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RodeoRed · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: anyone broken a lease before?

so the wife and i have come to a conclusion - with a kid on the way the rodeo may not be the best vehicle for her and the baby to cruise aroudn in during her mat. leave. and selling it ain't an option.

i since i have a 2005 leased VW golf TDI, i did the math and if we buy two $10,000 vehicles the monthly payments would be the same as the the VW. i leased for business tax purposes- and will never make that mistake again.

so now the only hurdle is to break the lease.

i know all about the lease takeover business, and have registered the car on a bunch of the sites already but do not hold my breath at all.

am i totally screwed? there are 21 months left on my lease.
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'99 Rodeo 3.2 V6 A/T w/ 8" lift, 4.77's, Aussie Locked Rear
33" TrXus MT's, trailgear sliders, pacer flares
CB, superwinch 8000 lb & custom bumper,ProComp lights, custom rack, dents...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794

cornfedp · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

I am reasonably sure you can buy your way out of the lease. Find out what the payoff is and go from there on your asking price. May have to kick in a few grand of your own. Confused

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RodeoRed · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:55 am Post subject:

yeah i read my contract and to break tyhe lease i will owe any unpaid monthly fees, minus interest, plus dealer fees and other stuff.

my remaining monthly fees alone are over 9000 though....

eeks. may have to keep it.
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'99 Rodeo 3.2 V6 A/T w/ 8" lift, 4.77's, Aussie Locked Rear
33" TrXus MT's, trailgear sliders, pacer flares
CB, superwinch 8000 lb & custom bumper,ProComp lights, custom rack, dents...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794

lowzone · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject:

cough cough burn it cough cough.....
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if i build it, it will scrape..........or catch on fire

I'm not a mechanic, but i played one in my garage......

RodeoRed · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject:

i think i may be okay - i owe my remaining lease payments + the buyout - what it can sell for. if that equals $0 then i owe nothing.

since i figure my car should go for a out what i owe and VW is not making deisels right now, i think i should be good....

heh heh heh. this means my truck may finally be mine. and only mine....

good god why did this have to happen only when i have a kid.... and no money. three years ago? i would have an SAS's rodeo.... now...bald mud tires. Crying or Very sad

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'99 Rodeo 3.2 V6 A/T w/ 8" lift, 4.77's, Aussie Locked Rear
33" TrXus MT's, trailgear sliders, pacer flares
CB, superwinch 8000 lb & custom bumper,ProComp lights, custom rack, dents...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794

lowzone · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

cough cough burn it still....cough cough.....
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if i build it, it will scrape..........or catch on fire

I'm not a mechanic, but i played one in my garage......

Gizmo42 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:17 am Post subject:

FIRE!!! FIRE!!! FIRE!!!

Hopefull all works out for you. I could never see the point in leasing a car. Get to drive new cars alot but then you are forever making payments and dont own anything in the end.
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lowzone · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:29 am Post subject:

RodeoRed · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:49 am Post subject:

yeah i leased as a lease is 100% tax write off, and the game in my world is reduce annual income as much as possible to pay as little tax as possible - i file once a year.

but i think the monthly cost vs the tax benefit is not working out. i would rather have an older car i can tinker with and learn, i am not afraid of that. i still have huge "maintenence" costs at the dealer to continue the wrranty. they charge $85.00 per hour. Shocked

i need to off it. i love it -0 and will no doubt get another TDI but an older, less expensive, and bought one.
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'99 Rodeo 3.2 V6 A/T w/ 8" lift, 4.77's, Aussie Locked Rear
33" TrXus MT's, trailgear sliders, pacer flares
CB, superwinch 8000 lb & custom bumper,ProComp lights, custom rack, dents...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794

lowzone · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:56 am Post subject:

id never buy a new truck again....well atleast a GM product. i paid for mine in full and its the biggest POS ever. i honestly hate the truck. i cant sell it as i will lose my shirt on trade in, its 18 months old. keeping it for another year or 2 then selling it, get some value out of it. GM gave me a great warranty but every time i bring it in, they say abuse. the seat track bar broke in my hand, they said abuse, i said F$# you!!! i ended up fixing it myself...good thing i have a warranty. anyway, older vehicles are fun to play with but they always break at the worst time.....well so did my 06 GMC Canyon...so there Smile

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if i build it, it will scrape..........or catch on fire

I'm not a mechanic, but i played one in my garage......

Dober · Mud King Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 506 Location: toronto

What if the dealership has something older that you like on their lot? Maybe they will be willing to help get you out of that lease and in to something that works better for you.
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Calmini 3" Suspension Lift

Blue · Mud King Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 525 Location: Denver

With all the jokes about having a car fire.... My brother had a lease on a Camry, late one night he hit a piece of angle iron in the road. Sliced his rear tire, bounced up and hit his gas tank somehow. He pulled into a parking garage only to find the flat tire was the least of his worries. He didn't have his cell phone, so he ran down the street to call from a 7-11. The fire trucks beat him back to his vehicle. It was a total loss. The parking structure had security cameras which showed him driving into the garage with his Camry on fire. To make a long story short. The insurance company claimed arson, Toyota took him to court and he wound up paying for the Camry himself. On top of that there were crimminal charges to fight.

There are these new Toyota adds where people are totalling their current vehicles to get into a Toyota....

There must be people who actually do this. Because the police, insurance and auto makers will come after you, even if it is not really your fault. So if you have this in mind or it happens to you by accident, you better have the same lawyers OJ had. It will certainly cost you more than the actual value of the car.
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2002 Rodeo LS 4X4
V6
Automatic
75k miles
Trooper coil springs
16 75 245 LTX
Monroe Sensatracs...that's right, I'm cheap!

lowzone · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject:

dsrtrat · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject:

i had an acciedent a year ago last mothers day. the asre in front of me was driving a 98 chevy 1500 with a 6 inch lift and 38's. he hit the center divider on the freeway ripping off his front driver wheel (brake caliper out). Which bounced down the side of my car hiting every panel on its way the police citied him at fault. his insurance company tried to fight by saying it was mech. failure and that they didnt cover that. so after 2 months of fighting they gave in only after i got a lawyer to call them.
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'02 Rodeo LS 3.2 4wd,pw,pdl,6 way pds, moon roof, ISC suspension,31" tires w/18" chrome rims and bars (chrome package),in-dash 6 disc changer, tint