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Buy a car at the end of your lease.




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Buy a car at the end of your lease.

You’ve come to the end of your lease and you like you car enough you want
to keep it in the driveway. Just like buying a used car, there is some
research to be done to nail a good deal.

First, you need to know the cost of buying out your lease. Read the fine
print of your contract and look for the “purchase ”. This
price is set by the and usually comprises the residual
value of the car at the end of the lease plus a purchase-option fee
ranging from $300 to $500. When you signed on the , your
monthly payments were calculated as the difference between the vehicle’s
and its estimated value at the end of the lease, plus a
monthly financing fee. This estimated price of the at the end
of the lease is what is termed in leasing jargon “”. It is
the expected depreciation – or loss in value – of the vehicle over the
scheduled-. For example, a car with a of
$40,000 and a 50% residual percentage will have an estimated $20,000
value at lease end.

Now that you know the cost of buying out your lease, you need to determine
the actual value, also termed “market value”, of your vehicle. So, how
much does your car retail for in the market? To pin down a good, solid
estimate you need to do some pricing research. Check the price of the
vehicle, with similar mileage and condition, with different dealers. Use
online pricing websites, such as Cars.com, .com and Kelly Blue Book
for detailed pricing information. Gleaning pricing information from various
sources should give you a fair estimate of your vehicle’s retail value.

All you have to do now is compare the two amounts. If the is
lower than the actual retail value, than you’re into a winner.
Unfortunately, there is a a car coming off a lease is a little
on the high side.
Don’t despair though. know as much that
on their vehicles are greater than their market value and as such are
always on the look out for offers. You can knock down on the price of your
leased vehicle with some smooth negotiating tactics. Put forward a price
that is below your actual target and negotiate hard until you wind up near
that figure.

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  1. Nghiem
    January 28th, 2012 at 22:47 | #1

    Your understanding is incorrect. You pay for rent by the month, not the day, unless the lease specifically allows it. If the lease period ends at the end of the month then you need to give notice effective the end of the month. Unless your lease ends on the 13th of the month you can't just pick that day unless you're willing to pay for the entire month of December's rent.

  2. tom_gpp
    January 29th, 2012 at 16:57 | #2

    You are right, but different cars can have widely different residual values even if the prices are the same. Cars that hold their resale values well, such as Honda, Lexus, BMW, are better to lease than cars with low future resale values, such as Kia, many Fords, many Chevrolets. Here's an article with more details:

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  3. anuhyi
    January 29th, 2012 at 19:21 | #3

    You are right, but different cars can have widely different residual values even if the prices are the same. Cars that hold their resale values well, such as Honda, Lexus, BMW, are better to lease than cars with low future resale values, such as Kia, many Fords, many Chevrolets. Here's an article with more details:

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  4. BargainBriana
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  8. CarMan
    January 31st, 2012 at 10:25 | #8

    You are right, but different cars can have widely different residual values even if the prices are the same. Cars that hold their resale values well, such as Honda, Lexus, BMW, are better to lease than cars with low future resale values, such as Kia, many Fords, many Chevrolets. Here's an article with more details:

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  10. Daisy
    February 3rd, 2012 at 08:47 | #10

    Your understanding is incorrect. You pay for rent by the month, not the day, unless the lease specifically allows it. If the lease period ends at the end of the month then you need to give notice effective the end of the month. Unless your lease ends on the 13th of the month you can't just pick that day unless you're willing to pay for the entire month of December's rent.

  11. tom_gpp
    February 3rd, 2012 at 18:00 | #11

    You are right, but different cars can have widely different residual values even if the prices are the same. Cars that hold their resale values well, such as Honda, Lexus, BMW, are better to lease than cars with low future resale values, such as Kia, many Fords, many Chevrolets. Here's an article with more details:

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    I'm not sure what it stands for, but it's a railcar leasing company.

  13. Daisy
    February 4th, 2012 at 08:58 | #13

    Your understanding is incorrect. You pay for rent by the month, not the day, unless the lease specifically allows it. If the lease period ends at the end of the month then you need to give notice effective the end of the month. Unless your lease ends on the 13th of the month you can't just pick that day unless you're willing to pay for the entire month of December's rent.

  14. Nghiem
    February 4th, 2012 at 14:02 | #14

    Your understanding is incorrect. You pay for rent by the month, not the day, unless the lease specifically allows it. If the lease period ends at the end of the month then you need to give notice effective the end of the month. Unless your lease ends on the 13th of the month you can't just pick that day unless you're willing to pay for the entire month of December's rent.

  15. Doug
    February 4th, 2012 at 15:49 | #15

    The owner of a lease car is (drum roll please) THE LEASING COMPANY.

    If your car is from Honda, it is probaly something like "HONDA CREDIT CORP" or "HONDA ACCEPTANCE CORP"

  16. CarMan
    February 4th, 2012 at 19:39 | #16

    You are right, but different cars can have widely different residual values even if the prices are the same. Cars that hold their resale values well, such as Honda, Lexus, BMW, are better to lease than cars with low future resale values, such as Kia, many Fords, many Chevrolets. Here's an article with more details:

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  17. MelJ
    February 4th, 2012 at 22:57 | #17

    Is your name Hank Hill? LOL

    This reminds me of an episode from 'King of the Hill'…… whenever he would buy a car, the same dealer would treat him like a king and charge him sticker. So for 30 years he thought he was getting a "special" Hank Hill price which was nothing more than the sticker price. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    You definately should take someone who knows how to negotiate for you.

  18. loubean
    February 5th, 2012 at 22:25 | #18

    thats why i dont sign on the dotted lines. problem solved.

  19. Trouble
    February 5th, 2012 at 22:39 | #19

    According to what I see there, you put down 3K to secure the option of purchasing the house. If you can't purchase it, or just decide not to, you lose that 3K. This is why, as landlords on this list will freely admit, landlords like lease-purchase options. Very seldom does the person in one actually wind up purchasing the home, and the landlord gets to keep the deposit and offer the house to someone else as a lease-purchase. 3k is actually pretty small… sometimes its 10-20K.

  20. la428282
    February 6th, 2012 at 00:43 | #20

    Insurance companies use http://www.nadaguides.com and use the clean retail value of the car. They then deduct any damage not related to the accident from the value of the car and pay you that amount. For example, let's say your car is worth $5000 but has $1000 in hail damage, they will pay you $4000.

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    i appreciate that the $300 VDB voucher i got from rel=”nofollow” keeps residual value (as far as i can tell).

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    "As is" absolves the seller of any further responsibility the second the ink dries on the sales contract. You can go back to dealer and argue all you want, they have no obligation to do anything.

    "People" usually don't know what they are talking about. People here on YA! will advise others that a 13 year old used car is covered under lemon laws. There's no 30-day implied warranty when buying a used car.

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    No. The option price (at least fair value) is calculated usiing strike price, time value, volatility, interest rates. Obviously the option price is 'trying' to anticipate the underlying price.

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    February 16th, 2012 at 01:05 | #38

    Insurance companies use http://www.nadaguides.com and use the clean retail value of the car. They then deduct any damage not related to the accident from the value of the car and pay you that amount. For example, let's say your car is worth $5000 but has $1000 in hail damage, they will pay you $4000.

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  46. Your understanding is incorrect. You pay for rent by the month, not the day, unless the lease specifically allows it. If the lease period ends at the end of the month then you need to give notice effective the end of the month. Unless your lease ends on the 13th of the month you can't just pick that day unless you're willing to pay for the entire month of December's rent.

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