I leased a car once
Posted By: j on 2005-12-11
In Reply to: anyone have personal experience with leasing a vehicle - advice please
and I had no problems. When time was nearing to turn it in, I received a bunch of stuff from GM re damage assessment (cigarette burns, things they consider to be more than normal wear, dents, etc) and was nervous about turning it in, but when I took it to the dealer the guy walked around it, asked if it had been in any accidents, wrote down the $ amount of the damage and signed off on it. He never even opened the door and looked inside, nor did he check the mileage. Later I was talking to a salesman and he said they load up the leases and send them to auction and nobody really gives a ratz patoot about mileage or damage. Not sure if this is how it's *always* done, but that was my experience. I was over on mileage, but nobody ever said a word. So, while it was not a bad experience, I did sort of feel "raped" afterward for having paid all that time and then just turning it over and walking away from it with nothing. I haven't leased since. My payments were really low, though...much lower than if I had been buying. It was a 1999 Grand Am....nice car.
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