CanI turn my lease in early?

[crazyjoe]

My lease ends in March, and everything is square with the car, but in an effort to be prepared, I located a replacement with a private seller a little earlier than I had anticipated. I’d like to avoid making 2 car payments for 3 months, if possible, but if not, then I guess I’ll take my lumps, b/c I got a great deal on the replacement vehicle.

The lease is an 07 Pontiac G6. Since pontiac is out of business, there isn’t another similar car that I am interested in purchasing or leasing at this point, so I just want to turn it in.

Is there a typical process for this, or does it vary wildly by dealer?

[legalsnugs]

@crazyjoe

My lease ends in March, and everything is square with the car, but in an effort to be prepared, I located a replacement with a private seller a little earlier than I had anticipated. I’d like to avoid making 2 car payments for 3 months, if possible, but if not, then I guess I’ll take my lumps, b/c I got a great deal on the replacement vehicle.

The lease is an 07 Pontiac G6. Since pontiac is out of business, there isn’t another similar car that I am interested in purchasing or leasing at this point, so I just want to turn it in.

Is there a typical process for this, or does it vary wildly by dealer?

Read your lease. The answer will be in there.

[Icarus]

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Terminating a car lease

It looks like turning in a leased car early is looked at as a default and would hit your credit report pretty bad.