Originally Posted By: doublebase
A lot of people don't properly maintain their cars, half of them (or more) are leasing them anyway and they don't care.
Has anyone ever seen some of these cars that are turned in after a lease? I know this girl who maybe changed her oil twice in two years...had her brake pads down to the metal...and when the dealer told her she'd have to replace the brakes she went nuts! Brought it to me and had me pad slap it onto her destroyed rotors, the thing sounded like a cement mixer when I stepped on the brakes, but she didn't care...she was off to turn it in again and lease/destroy something else. I always kind of imagined people would somewhat care for their leases, but I'd say more than half don't...it may be worse than buying a former rental car because at least with the rental car Hertz or whoever it is takes care of the car. And I realize people beat on their rentals, but upon further review a lot don't...you have to be a certain age to rent them, and people are petrified of damaging them. And like I said they are maintained.
A lot of people think after they buy a car that maintenance is merely a suggestion, they don't trust mechanics, they don't have the money, they don't care, they won't keep the vehicle long, it runs great, it drives great, no lights are on the dash...it's all good. Then in a couple of years they sell or trade it in...brag about how they changed the oil (probably once). And buy another one...lease another one. Smile at the dealership...put a picture of it on Facebook. Repeat.
Year ago when the Miatis first came around (early 90s) was looking at a former lease model at the dealership. The car had 10,000 miles on it but the rear tires were bald. Even if the tires had not been rotated , I wouldn't think they would have been bald. My first thought was the guy was popping the clutch doing burnouts knowing he was going to turn it back in after the lease was over.
You would think the dealership would have replaced the rear tires before they put the car on the lot.
Just for that reason, I never consider a leased vehicle.
A lot of people don't properly maintain their cars, half of them (or more) are leasing them anyway and they don't care.
Has anyone ever seen some of these cars that are turned in after a lease? I know this girl who maybe changed her oil twice in two years...had her brake pads down to the metal...and when the dealer told her she'd have to replace the brakes she went nuts! Brought it to me and had me pad slap it onto her destroyed rotors, the thing sounded like a cement mixer when I stepped on the brakes, but she didn't care...she was off to turn it in again and lease/destroy something else. I always kind of imagined people would somewhat care for their leases, but I'd say more than half don't...it may be worse than buying a former rental car because at least with the rental car Hertz or whoever it is takes care of the car. And I realize people beat on their rentals, but upon further review a lot don't...you have to be a certain age to rent them, and people are petrified of damaging them. And like I said they are maintained.
A lot of people think after they buy a car that maintenance is merely a suggestion, they don't trust mechanics, they don't have the money, they don't care, they won't keep the vehicle long, it runs great, it drives great, no lights are on the dash...it's all good. Then in a couple of years they sell or trade it in...brag about how they changed the oil (probably once). And buy another one...lease another one. Smile at the dealership...put a picture of it on Facebook. Repeat.
Year ago when the Miatis first came around (early 90s) was looking at a former lease model at the dealership. The car had 10,000 miles on it but the rear tires were bald. Even if the tires had not been rotated , I wouldn't think they would have been bald. My first thought was the guy was popping the clutch doing burnouts knowing he was going to turn it back in after the lease was over.
You would think the dealership would have replaced the rear tires before they put the car on the lot.
Just for that reason, I never consider a leased vehicle.