Advice on turning in lease vehicle

[fluff]

OK, we got bent over when we leased, how do I avoid it when we turn it in...We do not want buy it or re-lease it from the same dealership....Any advice is much appreciated!!!

 

[scottsins]

lease the next car before this lease expires and have them take care of it.

 

[Bernard]

There's an article about lease turn-ins in today's NY Times:Link

The trick is to stand in front of the damage while the inspector is looking over the car.

Bernard

 

[Smurfette]

Have you checked the blue book value and compared that to what your purchase price is? When time came to turn in my lease a while back, we were able to buy the car and actually make money by re-selling it.