End of Lease Questions

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My lease is coming up and I'm 100% certain I will be buying out my car. However I've been informed by my dealer that the car must go through a mandatory saftey check before they sell it back to me. With that said, do I need to remove my mods? Mods include exhaust, rims and non-rft tires.

Also will mods in anyway alter my negotiated buyout price, or is the safety check JUST that, to ensure the car is safe before they sell it back to me?

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by Dubbedown

My lease is coming up and I'm 100% certain I will be buying out my car. However I've been informed by my dealer that the car must go through a mandatory saftey check before they sell it back to me. With that said, do I need to remove my mods? Mods include exhaust, rims and non-rft tires.

Also will mods in anyway alter my negotiated buyout price, or is the safety check JUST that, to ensure the car is safe before they sell it back to me?

Are you buying a CPO warranty? If not, why is the inspection mandatory? Just tell BMWFS you want to buy direct from them and bypass the dealer. If you are getting a CPO, I would remove mods as this can be a basis for refusal of the CPO(with Audi anyway).

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by chickdr

Are you buying a CPO warranty? If not, why is the inspection mandatory? Just tell BMWFS you want to buy direct from them and bypass the dealer. If you are getting a CPO, I would remove mods as this can be a basis for refusal of the CPO(with Audi anyway).

Not buying CPO, just as-is. Reason I'm dealing with the dealer is b/c their buyout price is cheaper than the payoff quote given to me by BMW FS.

[chickdr]

I still don't understand the mandatory inspection. The car is still under factory warranty right? Why would it need to be inspected? Everything other than tires is covered by the warranty/service until 4/50K... I would not think mods need to be removed in your case.

[TopDown]

Originally Posted by chickdr

I still don't understand the mandatory inspection. The car is still under factory warranty right? Why would it need to be inspected? Everything other than tires is covered by the warranty/service until 4/50K... I would not think mods need to be removed in your case.

I went through the same thing when I bought out my lease. The dealer's buyout price was almost $12K below the BMWFS buyout price (and BMWFS would not budge). However, the dealer would only sell me the car after putting it through the inspection. For $12K savings I was not going to argue!

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by TopDown

I went through the same thing when I bought out my lease. The dealer's buyout price was almost $12K below the BMWFS buyout price (and BMWFS would not budge). However, the dealer would only sell me the car after putting it through the inspection. For $12K savings I was not going to argue!

Did you have to pay for the inspection? I just can't see the point since you are buying a car you already lease... Any problems would also likely be under warranty.

[TopDown]

Originally Posted by chickdr

Did you have to pay for the inspection? I just can't see the point since you are buying a car you already lease... Any problems would also likely be under warranty.

Yes, non-negotiable. Here were my options;

1. Buy the car from BMWFS for $40K, or
2. Buy the car from the dealer for $28K and pay for an inspection.

I don't see any point either, but for that kind of $avings, I don't care. BTW, the dealer detailed the car, topped off fluids, filled the tires, etc.

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by TopDown

Yes, non-negotiable. Here were my options;

1. Buy the car from BMWFS for $40K, or
2. Buy the car from the dealer for $28K and pay for an inspection.

I don't see any point either, but for that kind of $avings, I don't care. BTW, the dealer detailed the car, topped off fluids, filled the tires, etc.

Interesting. Guess it is just another fee the dealer charges to make extra cash on the sale. For 12K I would do it too!