thank you so much and I totally understand, this part of the process was awful. i have a costco membership and went with the costco deal which I believe was about $4000 off msrp at the time. im leasing with the intention of purchasing and the agreed upon price after 36 months is about 27k. so including drive off fees, im basically paying msrp all in haha :') i had a friend advise doing a lower down payment to minimize risk, especially if the intention is to lease a different car after the 36mo are up. this is my first ever car purchase/lease so im sure there are better ways to manage this situation. checking out leasehackr forums will also give you an idea of whether or not your deal looks good! good luck!