With the cars I've leased, we generally start getting mailed pieces from the dealer & manufacturer 6 months before lease end, wanting the car back, so even if we are "over" on mileage, we just turn it in early. I suspect they take the cars as trades and not as "lease turn ins" so there is no end of lease inspection and we just get another shiny new car with no money down, not even a first payment.
There's something to be said for driving a new car for 30-36 months (depending on how early you turn it in) and doing nothing but a couple of oil changes, tire rotations and wiper blades. Anything that breaks is under warranty.
I was doing the math the other day...lease a Jetta for 3 years for $200/mo or buy a Jetta for $250/mo for 5 years, owe sales tax on the purchase price, it'll need tires. brakes, etc during that period and at the end of it you'll have a car that a dealer will lowball at trade-in time. It's not worth the brain damage to me.
There's something to be said for driving a new car for 30-36 months (depending on how early you turn it in) and doing nothing but a couple of oil changes, tire rotations and wiper blades. Anything that breaks is under warranty.
I was doing the math the other day...lease a Jetta for 3 years for $200/mo or buy a Jetta for $250/mo for 5 years, owe sales tax on the purchase price, it'll need tires. brakes, etc during that period and at the end of it you'll have a car that a dealer will lowball at trade-in time. It's not worth the brain damage to me.
