2023 C300 End of Lease Help

Hello Pros!

I’m about one year at the end of my lease, which was a BAD DEAL btw. At $779 a month, I want out and at this point looking to jump into a finance to just get to the point of paying it off so as to not have a car note any longer. Of course the dealership has started reaching out to get me into a new lease in a new vehicle now. Really would appreciate some help, and willing to have a broker involved to get it right this time. Thank you for any and all insight and direction!

Leo

1 year…not much. 6 months out you can start asking about Pull ahead.

Yeah it was a horrendous deal. Your best option is to keep paying.

Does pull ahead exist if they finance the next car?

Currently 3 months LAP for most models. GLE, GLS, S-Class qualify for 6 months.

Available if you’re leasing or financing with MBFS. Outside financing would not qualify.

My recommendation would be exploring your equity, as it will only take 15-30 minutes to request a dealer payoff and exploring offers from EquityHackr, Driveway, Carvana and Carmax.

More than likely will have to wait it out if your aim is move on without paying out of pocket, but it’s worth it to see if an early buy-out is possible.

Thank you @bestautodeals. So that I’m clear regarding the dealer payoff request, is that going to be different from the lease purchase quote that I see in my MB finance app? (Like requesting a third-party payoff amount)

QQ. Does all MB cars accept Pull ahead, or does it differ dealer by dealer?

It’s model to model of MB, and it’s a Company promo, not a dealer