# Audi E-tron lease abandonment **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Hackrs\ **Tags:** ca-socal, suv, audi\ **Created:** [December 16, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089 "2020-12-16T17:45:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![getyourbiglobster](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/getyourbiglobster/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@getyourbiglobster](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/getyourbiglobster)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/1 "2020-12-16T17:45:46Z")
I got in on an e-tron deal during July when things were hot. Unfortunately, due to divorce and having to sell a house, I also need to get rid of the e-tron (new apartment doesn’t have charger). Looking for feedback on the following: 1. Buy out the remainder of the lease and then sell. Not sure where to sell? 2. Transfer lease? I have an inquiry into Audi Financial to determine if this is an option. 3. Other… I may have a friend who can take over and just pay me monthly. In addition to the above: What are other SUVs (need gas, not EV) that are in this range and leasing well? Looking forward to your input. ---
**Author:** ![max\_g](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/max_g/32/9426_2.png) [@max\_g](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/max_g)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/2 "2020-12-16T17:47:08Z")
In order to end your lease early, you would either a) have someone else assume your lease or b) have someone buyout the lease. **Lease Assumption:** Many brands will allow you to transfer out of your lease and assign it to someone else after paying a lease transfer fee and submitting required documentation. Those brands include BMW, Mercedes, Lexus etc. Some brands will not allow lease transfers at all such as Honda, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar, Hyundai etc. A select few brands, such as Audi or Infiniti, allow lease transfers, but keep the original leasee liable. It is generally not recommended to do a transfer as you would remain liable for the car after transfer. There are some other restrictions that can affect your ability to do a transfer such as remaining months on the lease and regional restrictions. It is best to check with your leasing company by calling them directly. Once you decide you want to transfer out of your lease, you can post your car for free under LH’s private transfer section: > **[Private Transfers](https://forum.leasehackr.com/c/private-transfers/12)** > > Reserved for private deals. No commercial posting please. Alternatively, you can list your car for a fee with [www.swapalease.com](http://www.swapalease.com) or [www.leasetrader.com](http://www.leasetrader.com) which are two large lease transfer marketplaces that have a large user base of people actively looking to assume leases. **Lease Buyout:** You can have a third party buyout the car. In order to do that, you would call your leasing company and get the current “dealer payoff quote” which is the amount of money needed right now to payoff your car which will satisfy your lease agreement. Once you have that number you can take your car to your local Carmax and see what they would offer to buy your car. If the amount is near or above your dealer payoff quote, then you can sell it to them and you would be out of the lease. Alternatively, you can get an online quote from [vroom.com](http://vroom.com) or [carvana.com](http://carvana.com) who will give you an instant online offer. If you accept the offer, they would come and pick up the car from you and pay you on the spot. Ideally you would get a quote from all sources as they may vary significantly. For more information, please see forum discussions: > [@Sold one to CARVANA!](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-carvana/68624): > > We got the VROOM topic going ([Sold one to VROOM! - #254 by SunshineOC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-vroom/56848/254)) but thought I’d throw in how easy it was with Carvana too, and why it’s important to check both. Put the wife’s Lexus data through both Vroom and Carvana, vroom was $2k under the payoff, Carvana was $45 over it. Submitted the paperwork for Carvana, got on the phone with them to discuss lease transfer stuff with Lexus in the state of MO (easy peasy). Setup a time for pickup to be 10am on a saturday. 10:02 am knock on the doo… > [@Sold one to VROOM!](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-vroom/56848): > > Not a lease deal, but I sold my prior lease to [Vroom.com](http://Vroom.com) today. I rarely plug companies, but holy cow it was easy! I also got a quote from Carvana, which was more than $2K below my payoff – Vroom was $1,600 over my payoff. Huge swing in my favor. For reference, the car was a 2016 Acura MDX with the tech package, black/black with just under 20K miles. My sense is that pricing is heavily driven by direct demand for inventory for the company, so pricing will be relative to demand for the color, o… For additional information, make sure to check out Leasehacking 101: How to End Your Lease Early > **[Leasehacking 101: How to End Your Lease Early — Leasehackr](https://leasehackr.com/blog/2019/6/9/leasehacking-101-how-to-end-a-lease-early)** > > Welcome to Contributors’ Column , where we feature content authored by Leasehackr members. Today’s article was originally posted by Trusted Hackr BoardWalkNJ . Last edited by the Leasehackr editorial team January 8, 2024 to reflect current... ---
**Author:** ![calbear](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/calbear/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@calbear](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/calbear)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/3 "2020-12-16T17:53:04Z")
Do you have an EA charging station nearby? Charge at work? Personally, I do have NEMA 14-50 plug at home, but I have used 3 times since getting my eTrons. I’ve been using my EA credits. You will probably eat $ if you were get out of your lease now and being kept on it as liabile would be a no-go for me personally. ---
**Author:** ![getyourbiglobster](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/getyourbiglobster/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@getyourbiglobster](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/getyourbiglobster)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/4 "2020-12-16T17:56:17Z")
The closest station is ~10 miles. I had a 220 installed at home so I could charge nightly. Love the car, but it’s only practical if I can plug it in at home. ---
**Author:** ![chrishs2000](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/chrishs2000/32/22367_2.png) [@chrishs2000](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/chrishs2000)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/5 "2020-12-16T18:24:28Z")
So question answered by @max_g and we can close? You can post your request regarding the next vehicle in the wanted ads thread. > [@Please keep all your "wanted" ads here - Part 2](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/please-keep-all-your-wanted-ads-here-part-2/237625/1511): > > Q5 / GLC / Stelvio - all need moonroof + heated seats in white ext / black int 10k per year NY 11365 PM Conquest Loyalty (have Q50 expiring soon, looking to move ASAP) Not willing to do MSDs, only want quotes showing rolled in price and only first month’s and DMV DAS. Thanks LH! ---
**Author:** ![Aznkevin320](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/aznkevin320/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Aznkevin320](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Aznkevin320)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/6 "2020-12-16T18:38:17Z")
Not sure i’m understanding your post. ---
**Author:** ![Mark.ca](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mark.ca/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Mark.ca](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Mark.ca)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/7 "2020-12-16T18:44:48Z")
Geez, max…give someone else a chance…lol. Great post…should be an auto reply to these types of posts. ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/8 "2020-12-16T18:46:17Z")
> [@Mark.ca](#): > > should be an auto reply to these types of posts. With some recent additions to the forum allowing canned responses by the moderators, this basically will be the auto reply to these posts. ---
**Author:** ![max\_g](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/max_g/32/9426_2.png) [@max\_g](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/max_g)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/9 "2020-12-16T18:53:30Z")
I’m not sure who wrote it, but credit to them. ---
**Author:** ![TypeSH](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/typesh/32/58696_2.png) [@TypeSH](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/TypeSH)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/10 "2020-12-16T18:54:25Z")
Just to add on to this, in addition to vroom and Carvana, check SHIFT as well. You never know who will give you the best value on a given vehicle until you check all 3 (plus perhaps Carmax and others). Also as max\_g said, Audi will keep you liable, so you may want to see about having your friend take over your lease (but do a formal transfer, don’t just do it under the table). ---
**Author:** ![vhooloo](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/vhooloo/32/3952_2.png) [@vhooloo](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/vhooloo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/11 "2020-12-16T18:58:06Z")
OP DM me. I like the etron and will take over your $350 a month lease. ---
**Author:** ![vhooloo](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/vhooloo/32/3952_2.png) [@vhooloo](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/vhooloo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/12 "2020-12-16T18:58:44Z")
Also, I may be interested in your house too… ---
**Author:** ![Mark.ca](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mark.ca/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Mark.ca](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Mark.ca)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/13 "2020-12-16T19:06:33Z")
Did he just divorced you? ---
**Author:** ![vhooloo](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/vhooloo/32/3952_2.png) [@vhooloo](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/vhooloo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/14 "2020-12-16T19:07:54Z")
One door closes, another one opens … ---
**Author:** ![getyourbiglobster](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/getyourbiglobster/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@getyourbiglobster](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/getyourbiglobster)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/15 "2020-12-16T19:15:35Z")
Haha - getting roasted! Looks like Vroom will give me $1,000 \> my payoff, so will likely go that route. ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/16 "2020-12-16T19:22:37Z")
> [@getyourbiglobster](#): > > Looks like Vroom will give me $1,000 \> my payoff, so will likely go that route. Don’t forget that Audi has different payout amounts for 3rd party banks. You’ll need to buy out the lease and then resell to vroom to get that value. I’d have a long conversation with your divorce attorney before purchasing and selling a 5 figure item. ---
**Author:** ![getyourbiglobster](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/getyourbiglobster/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@getyourbiglobster](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/getyourbiglobster)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/17 "2020-12-16T19:24:51Z")
Good point. Was curious about the sequence of buy-out and then sell to Vroom procedures. Assuming they don’t tack, on any additional fees and the payout is exactly as quoted. ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/18 "2020-12-16T19:26:12Z")
Be sure to read a lot about the California 10 day sales tax exemption window and what is necessary to fall into that. Also, did you claim CVRP or any of the other EV incentive programs that will need paid back for not running a long enough time? ---
**Author:** ![Gearhead](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/gearhead/32/22582_2.png) [@Gearhead](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Gearhead)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/audi-e-tron-lease-abandonment/319089/19 "2020-12-16T19:28:29Z")
No need - e-tron does not qualify for CVRP.