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 Lease pay off question (long)



Hi, I am about to sign up for a lease through BMW FS. I am trying to figure what my options would be if I needed to end my lease. In the lease contract it says, "I may terminate the lease at any time by purchasing the vehicle, see section 25".

Section 25 says, "Prior to the end of the lease term, the purchase price will be the adjusted Lease Balance"
Definition of Adjusted Lease Balance is: "The Adjusted Lease Balance is determined at any given time by subtracting the scheduled Base Monthly payments received through the early termination date from the Adjusted Capitalized and adding to the difference the cumulative rent charge received through the early termination date".

So, let's say I terminate a lease by purchasing a car after one year into the lease, on a 36mts lease and my monthly payment is $460, this would mean that:
Adjusted Capitalized cost (purchase price of car minus down payment, etc.): $32000
Base Monthly payments received through the early termination date: 12 * 460 = $5520
Rent charge: approx. $100: 12 * 100 = $1200

So the adjusted lease balance should be (what I would pay to purchase the car): 32000 - 5520 + 1200 = $27 680

My question is:

Is my example calculation correct? Just want to make sure I understand it correctly.

Thanks,
David
   Reply » Lease pay off question (long)

Why go into a lease with the intention of trying to cancel it? Any way you slice it, you will take a huge hit by early termination.


Best bet is to sign up for a 24 month lease . . or not lease it at all.

   Reply » Lease pay off question (long)

I am just trying to think of all eventualities....I am not planning to sell it in a year, but if I for example want to move back to Europe,, etc.

   Reply » Lease pay off question (long)

Well, if you're planning to buy the car, you're correct.

However, if you'rehoping to return the car to BMW, know that BMW will buy it back at the market price.

For example, your Adjusted Lease Balance may be $27,680, however if your car is worth $25,000, you will owe BMW $2,680.

   Reply » Lease pay off question (long)

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Well, if you're planning to buy the car, you're correct.

However, if you'rehoping to return the car to BMW, know that BMW will buy it back at the market price.

For example, your Adjusted Lease Balance may be $27,680, however if your car is worth $25,000, you will owe BMW $2,680.

Really? A question then. My M3 lease is coming up in September. My ALB is around $31,000, but the car will be worth about $40k since I didn't use NEARLY as many miles as I thought I would. I'm guessing BMW wouldn't have to pay me the $9k difference, or would they?

   Reply » Lease pay off question (long)

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Well, if you're planning to buy the car, you're correct.

However, if you'rehoping to return the car to BMW, know that BMW will buy it back at the market price.

For example, your Adjusted Lease Balance may be $27,680, however if your car is worth $25,000, you will owe BMW $2,680.
Completly wrong...

If you want to buy the car early, you will owe your residual amount plus any payments that you have outstanding.

If you want to sell the car, you can sell it or trade it for any amount you want, you will still owe BMW FS the residual amount plus any outstanding payments that you have.

If you want to return the car early, you will pay BMW FS all of the remaining payments on your lease and then can return the car.

Hope this helps...


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