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When you lease your vehicle, your contract probably
stipulates that you are responsible for "excessive
wear and tear" on the vehicle. Lease companies
have different ideas of what this means, but according
to our industry sources, the average lease return
will cost you around $350.00.
If you take care of this damage before you turn
the vehicle in, you should end up paying substantially
less. Most repairs that we perform can be completed
while you wait. This means that you can call us
just before time to turn the vehicle in. Just
be sure to give yourself enough time to follow
through with a backup plan if the damage is too
severe for us to repair.
We have even had sales managers at some large
dealerships pay us for their customers repairs
so the customer wouldn't have to incur the additional
expense during their new lease or purchase. Believe
us when we say that its almost ALWAYS cheaper
to take care of issues before a turn in, than
to be charged back for them!
If you have concerns that you might be charged
the additional cost at the time of your lease
turn in, you have two options that are available
to you. You can bring the vehicle to us for an
HONEST appraisal of your vehicles condition, or
most lease companies will allow you to bring the
vehicle to their drop off centers for an inspection
just prior to the return of the vehicle. The inspection
performed by the lease company usually costs about
$35-$50, but you can contact your lease company
for specifics. We have done many repairs on previously
leased vehicles, and know that the prior owner
was charged much more for the repair than what
we charge.
We will be happy to help with any questions you
may have, so feel free to e-mail us.
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