The recent TikTok video posted by Big Brother 26 contestant Brooklyn Rivera, criticizing the $1,700 monthly lease fee for a 2026 Ford Expedition Platinum Max, went viral, raising questions about whether Americans can now afford to upgrade their cars.<\/p>\n
According to Brooklyn\u2019s video, she visited Ford dealerships to learn about the leasing fees for a new Ford Expedition Platinum Max over a 48-month term. Her reaction after hearing the salesman was quite shocking.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeventeen hundred dollars,\u201d Brooklyn begins. \u201cThe same exact price that my four-bedroom, three-bath mortgage is, minus a couple of hundred dollars. What are they thinking?\u201d<\/p>\n
Brooklyn\u2019s story states that when she worked for a dealership in her teens, she could easily negotiate car prices. However, the car\u2019s current price left her frustrated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said, \u2018Sir Michael, I just want you to run some numbers ethically and tell me how much you can do it for,\u201d says Brooklyns. Michael allegedly replied, \u2018Yeah, yeah, yeah, no problem\u2019 on a 48-month lease at $1,700. I laughed in the man\u2019s face,\u201d she continues.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn feels as though she might have caught her off guard. \u201cMaybe they didn\u2019t think I could play ball,\u201d she says. \u201cYou\u2019re not gonna fool me once, fool me twice kind of thing. It\u2019s just an absolute no for a Ford.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brooklyn adds that the price range for leasing the cars was $550 to $750 per month previously. She felt confident negotiating the deal, as she was capable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a 35-year-old female who can walk into a dealership, test drive a vehicle, and ask for some lease numbers. How hard can it be?\u201d She adds, \u201cBoys do it, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Brooklyns says that she may not have been right. \u201cIn this economy, maybe that is the going rate,\u201d she continued. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know, man.\u201d She says, \u201cme and my 2018, that is paid off, we\u2019re just not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Based on industry data, Brooklyn might have been offered one of the higher quotes because, depending on the type of trim, the monthly lease for the same model starts at $1,100 to $1,300.<\/p>\n
Higher MSRP prices driven by inflation, technological advancements, and high interest rates, coupled with adjusted residual values that have made leasing unattractive to customers, have led to price increases since 2019.<\/p>\n
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