Best Way to Lease a Car Online
The best way to lease a car online is to pick a path that matches how you want to shop, instead of filling out one lead form and waiting for calls. On Drive Match you can browse live inventory yourself, take a deal that is already structured, or hire Concierge to run the search.
Most listing sites still work the same way. You click a payment, type in your name and number, and your information gets passed to dealers whose job is to follow up. That is generating a lead, not shopping.
What a good online lease process looks like
Before you pick a site, decide what you need from the process:
- Real inventory or structured deals, not teaser ads with missing due at signing numbers
- A way to compare options without every click becoming a sales lead
- Clear fees, so you know who gets paid and when
- Lease math you can check: money factor, residual, term, and mileage, not a single monthly payment in isolation
Shop Yourself
Best for buyers who want control and are willing to build their own payment.
Shop Yourself lets you browse live dealer inventory and build lease or finance payments from actual programs. Search, compare numbers, and use calculators without handing your phone number to dealers. Drive Match Pro adds payment grids, the Lease Deal Finder, and the Low Rate Finder.
Shop Yourself is free to browse. Drive Match does not take a transaction fee on this path.
Curated Deals
Best for buyers who want transparent, pre-arranged pricing instead of starting from a blank worksheet.
Curated Deals are offers that have already been structured with a dealer. Numbers are shown upfront. When you submit interest, your contact information is shared so that dealer can follow up. There is no offer-privacy layer here because you are opting into a specific deal.
A Drive Match fee is included in the due at signing amount shown on the deal. It is charged after you take delivery, not just for expressing interest.
Concierge
Best for buyers who would rather pay once than spend nights comparing residuals and chasing dealers.
Concierge is a one-time $999 service. After you pay and sign the service agreement, you schedule a call so the team can learn what you want. From there they search the market, identify matching vehicles, coordinate with dealers, and negotiate on your behalf. You choose from the options they present.
How to choose
- Want to browse inventory and build your own payment? Use Shop Yourself.
- Want a deal that is already structured, with numbers upfront? Use Curated Deals.
- Want someone else to run the process? Use Concierge.
You can also read more about how Drive Match works, browse lease articles, see current lease deals, or use the payment calculator and calculator help.
How a lease payment works
A lease payment has three parts: depreciation (selling price minus residual, spread across the term), the finance charge (set by the money factor), and tax and fees. Once you understand those, dealer quotes are easier to compare. The rest of this page walks through lease vs. buy, mileage, and common terms.
For sales professionals
If you quote leases for customers as a salesperson or broker, Drive Match desking is the professional quoting tool. See desking.
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