Sheesh. When I bought a Prius (admittedly, 2007), I was here on a fiancee visa. Toyota Financial had no problem okaying a three year lease even though my visa was (technically) three months (but available for extension).
Ah, interesting. A colleague had a similar experience to me getting an Audi (his lease doesn't extend beyond the H-1B expiration) so I wonder if the regulation is tightened up by now.
Then again, maybe statistically people on fiancee visas are more likely to end up with permanent residency than people on H1B?
Then again, maybe statistically people on fiancee visas are more likely to end up with permanent residency than people on H1B?