What happens if you break a lease early?

I have a 2005 accord auto ex sedan. I have a 3 year 36k mile lease. I
have 18000 mi on it. Suppose I trade it in now and wanted to go into a
2006 civic ex, what would happen? Would I end up owing or needing to
put in additional money or is it not even possible? I am in New England
in the USA if that helps.

Al

 

It all depends on the terms of the lease, how much you got screwed on the
purchase price and how much trade in the vehicle is worth. Many people
don't know this, but you can negotiate the purchase price on a leased
vehicle, and if you don't, you --will-- get screwed at lease termination
time. The best way to find out the answer to your question is to take your
car and paperwork to a dealer who has the car you want.

Yes, this is possible. Sometimes there are early termination penalties, but
after all, if you want a new car, then Honda wants you to have it too.

Earle

 

Don't even think about it! You are generally responsible for all the
payments until the end of the lease period. Next time buy the car!

rj

 

I still want to lease in the future, but I was thinking of getting
something a little better in bad weather and the snow like the CRV LX
4WD, which should be good in the snow and has good comfort and cargo
room. I'm moving into an area which has a higher snow ratio and is more
wooded. I cannot afford the Pilot and the Element looks goofy to me.
Maybe I'll wait the 1.5 years until my lease is up.

Al

 

We got my wife a CR-V and she likes it. Go talk to the Honda dealer about
this. I am sure that they want you to have that new car too.

Earle

 

You can always try and find some one to take over the lease.

 

Jesus Christ, man, what does your LEASE CONTRACT say?

Do you have any idea what you're doing in life? Did you know that you
signed a CONTRACT with SPECIFIC TERMS?

Did you even READ the freaking contract BEFORE you signed it, or did you
just look at the monthly payment and scrawl an X on the line where the
salescreature pointed?

The CONTRACT you signed says EVERYTHING. NO ONE ELSE can tell you "what
happens if you break a lease early".

 

Is that why your name is "ShagNASTY"? You don't have to be
condecesending, I just asked a simple question.

Al

 

Is that why your name is "ShagNASTY"? You don't have to be
condecesending, I just asked a simple question.[/QUOTE]

No, you asked a question that showed you to be entirely ignorant.

You signed a contract, then a year later came to a newsgroup and asked
random people about that contract (that they've never seen, of course).

NOBODY can tell you, because every contract is unique unto itself.

I bet you don't even know where your lease contract is.

 

[/QUOTE]

No, it was an idiot question that shows your financial
irresponsibility. You will need to make a lot of money in order to
keep throwing it away . . . .

 

Why was it an idiot question?

If you and the shag guy want to criticize, then point out
that the subject line is misleading. The OP is not
"breaking" a lease but wants to try to renegotiate the
terms, if possible, as part of a new car purchase.

ISTM the OP has two options:
1. Review the terms of the lease carefully to see whether
it's even possible to end it early. One can often terminate
apartment leases early, though typically with some kind of
penalty. The OP does not seem to be out in La-La land,
AFAIC.

2. If the lease is with a dealership, go talk with them
about terminating in order to buy a new car. //However//,
Al, do not agree to anything, in words and certainly not in
writing. Just tell them you want to think it over.

Post numbers (such as penalty for terminating, price they'll
give you on a new car, etc.) here, and I'm sure people will
provide further input.

I thought leasing a car was not necessarily throwing money
away. How much luxury a person wants will determine whether
lease or buy is more prudent. E.g. some folks like a new car
every few years. In this case, IIRC leasing might make sense
financially.

OTOH, if the OP's intent is to try to terminate this lease
with as little penalty as possible, then buy a new car and
drive that puppy into the ground over the next 20 years,
then he may be making a financially savvy move as well.

These days the only stupid personal finance question is an
unasked one.

Also, Al's question is going to help others.

 

Why was it an idiot question?[/QUOTE]

That simply shows that YOU'RE an idiot.

 

Why was it an idiot question?

If you and the shag guy want to criticize, then point out
that the subject line is misleading. The OP is not
"breaking" a lease but wants to try to renegotiate the
terms, if possible, as part of a new car purchase.[/QUOTE]

It's an idiot question because only the lease contract can tell him the
answer.

The lease IS NOT with a dealership. Dealerships DO NOT sell money or
hold leases. They sell cars. They may act as a selling agent for a
leasing company, but they sell the car--PERIOD.

And yes, the OP is in la-la-land if he doesn't review the terms of his
lease contract but instead goes to a fucking newsgroup to ask random
strangers from around the world to tell him what he can and can't do.

You recall incorrectly. It's throwing money away, for a number of
reasons.

 

The lease IS NOT with a dealership. Dealerships DO NOT sell money or

Well excuse me for living! Not everyone is knowledgable about leases. A
person that leases cars most likely because they like a new one every
few years and like up to date luxury. I am one of those people.

News groups are for debating and for getting and sharing information. I
am sure you looked at my profile and saw that I go to the herpes
newsgroup because I have genital herpes. When you have a common
interest whether Honda's or Herpes, you can go and talk to strangers
about your situation. BTW you don't have to use vulgar language.

Depends how you look at something. Heres something to think about: You
could buy the civic lx for 17500.00 or the civic hybrid for 21500.00.
The 4000 dollar difference would take 10 years to recoup based on the
mpg difference and cost, and after 8 years you'd still need new hybrid
batteries, which would cost somewhere around 5000 dollars from what I
was told, so its not really a good deal.

Some people would rather spend slightly more and have a new car than
not.

Al

Ps. Elle, thanks for the information, I'll think it over more as far as
what I'm going to do. Good to find a civil person in this group!

 

Well excuse me for living! Not everyone is knowledgable about leases.[/QUOTE]

And yet you entered into one.

To think that you can vote.

By the way, this isn't a lease issue. This is a CONTRACT issue. You
don't have to be knowledgeable about leases; you have to know what a
contract is, and what a contract means. Then you read the contract, and
suddenly you're knowledgeable about what you held yourself responsible
for.

Only you can know, because it's YOUR contract.

Do you own a house? Did you take out a mortgage? That's a contract,
you know. Did you have a lawyer with you, or did you just blindly sign
all those documents that held you responsible for $500K?

OK, you want information? Here's some information: nobody can help you.
Read the lease CONTRACT which you're obligated to fulfill.

ummmm.....no....why the hell would I look you up? Oh, I get it--that's
something YOU do with people in newsgroups, so you assume everyone else
does it.

Yeah, but this isn't about Hondas or herpes or any other common
situation. This is about the lease contract that YOU signed--something
no one else can know anything about.

 

"Al437737" wrote

Going to that level is a sure tip-off that someone is angry
about things other than the previous post.

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Right. It's a matter of taste. I'm sure Shag guy or whoever
does things that others would call throwing money away but
which he feels is not.

Don't let the guys/gals having a bad day keep you from
asking questions. In these days when so many people are
making financial decisions of dubious wisdom, ISTM the only
explanation can be they did not ask enough questions in
advance.

I hang at a financial planning newsgroup, and yesterday some
guy over there was touting how U.S. real estate appreciates
on average around 10% a year. Not; it's closer to 2% a year,
as several of us pointed out. A closer examination of his
email addie revealed that he works for a company that will
provide anyone a loan ("no credit checks"), at the princely
rate of 15%(!) a year and for 5(!) points down.

If anyone is considering any financial deal and wants to
make sure s/he is not missing anything, then like you say,
online fora can be a great starting place.

 

Don't let the guys/gals having a bad day keep you from
asking questions.[/QUOTE]

Even if no one here can answer those questions, because the answers are
contained wholly and solely within his lease contract.

Yeah, that's good advice, Elle. Tell the guy to go get random crap from
random anonymous people, and then act on it. Yeah, superb advice.

 

Does that include "what happens if I break my lease early"? Is that the
kind of "financial advice" for which an online forum is a "great
starting place"?

You are so full of shit. Maybe when he takes this online advice and
gets royally screwed, he can come back to you for compensation?