Best November Lease Deals

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Automakers are offering surprisingly good lease rates this month, with payments as low as $159 on compacts and barely above $200 for high-value midsize cars. And it's not just the most affordable cars featuring leasing incentives -- BMW, Infiniti and Acura are championing rates that are low by premium standards. While Japanese and German automakers are the big players, the outlook is brightening among the domestic manufacturers, too.

Ford, GM and Chrysler have tiptoed back into leasing again after dropping it last year, but they haven't announced national incentive packages on a par with the Asians and Europeans yet. In some cases, Chrysler is tacking cash bonuses onto lease deals, however. Expect more brands to jump on the leasing bandwagon soon. If you are accustomed to keeping your annual mileage below an average of 12,000 miles a year, you may well come out ahead with a low-rate compact car lease -- the cost can be $100 or more below the financing rate. But when you exceed a specified mileage level, often 36,000 miles on a three-year lease, the per-mile charges begin to add up. They are often $.15 a mile (or as much as $.20 a mile on some luxury cars.)

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If you had to invent a car for consumers determined to save money in a recession, you could hardly do better than the Sentra. Nissan has routinely offered low lease rates on this model, but they are trending even lower this month: Depending on your region and the model you want, you could pay as little as $149 a month. But the Sentra doesn't just stand for affordability. The practical, relatively roomy model ought to serve the purposes of the typical commuter quite nicely, especially given its 34 mpg highway fuel economy. Its engines have ample power, ranging from a 2.0 liter (with 140 horsepower) to two 2.5 liter engines (with 177 or 200 hp). You get your choice of six-speed or continuously variable transmission on most trim levels, and it's possible to get high-end features such as Bluetooth as options. In the current environment, sales have been a bit sluggish. But they took off in August with a push from the federal scrapping bonus and nearly matched 2008 sales in September.

> In Pictures: 20 Great November Lease Deals

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