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IntelliChoice Announces November Gold Star Lease Winners

11 November 1998

IntelliChoice Announces November Gold Star Lease Winners

    CAMPBELL, Calif.--Nov. 11, 1998--November is the month for Thanksgiving, but there are no financial turkeys on IntelliChoice's November list of Gold Star lease values.
    Heading the list of automotive lease values for the fifth consecutive month is the 1999 Saab 9-3 5 Door available at an effective net interest rate under three percent when all leasing costs are considered. These costs include lease term, monthly payment, down payment, end of lease purchase price, net capitalized cost, vehicle price, residual discount, fees and deposits, mileage penalty and maintenance discount.
    Every month, IntelliChoice announces the best deals (Gold Star Leases) across the U.S. for leased cars. Lease evaluations and reports are based upon information supplied by manufacturers and secured from nationally advertised lease offers. Each lease must meet two standards to receive designation as a Gold Star Lease recipient: it must be in the lowest 25th percentile of the lowest net interest rates of all evaluated leases; and the net interest rates must be at least two percentage points less than the average bank loan interest rate or average credit union loan interest rate, whichever is lower. This month, seven vehicles made the list.

              The November Gold Star Lease winners are:

Model                      Ttl Net     Ad Rate   Term   Up Front  
                           Int. Rate    Month            Costs (a)     

1999 Saab 9-3 5 Door         2.57%       $299     39     $2,048    
1999 Saab 9-3 Convertible    2.96%       $397     39     $2,846    
1998 Acura NSX-T             3.38%       $699     36     $9,349
1999 Chrysler Sebring JX     6.68%       $329     36     $1,954
1999 Chrysler LHS            6.98%       $399     36     $2,299
1999 Chrysler Concorde LX    7.29%       $289     36     $2,094    
1998 BMW 740I                7.58%       $739     36     $6,489    


Model                        Expiration         Availability 
                                Date

1999 Saab 9-3 5 Door          12.31.98            National
1999 Saab 9-3 Convertible     12.31.98            National
1998 Acura NSX-T              01.04.99            National
1999 Chrysler Sebring JX      01.04.99            National
1999 Chrysler LHS             01.04.99            National         
1999 Chrysler Concorde LX     01.04.99            National
1998 BMW 740I                 12.31.98            National

(a) Does not include tax, license or registration. Totals may be higher in some areas. Please see Gold Star Lease Evaluation for details.

    Founded in 1986, IntelliChoice is the only company that develops and distributes consumer automobile ownership and leasing cost data. Gold Star Lease evaluations and AutoLease evaluations are available at no charge in an easy-to-read format on the IntelliChoice web site (www.intellichoice.com).
    Ownership information can be found in the annual editions of The Complete Car Cost Guide and The Complete Small Truck Cost Guide and are available (at a suggested retail price of $49 each, plus shipping and handling) by calling 1-800-CARBOOK (227-2665). IntelliChoice also publishes Just the Facts(tm) reports which are new and used vehicle purchasing summaries available on paper or at IntelliChoice's web site. IntelliChoice is a Primedia company.