# Bad BMW Lease Return (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Ramp\ **Tags:** bmw, fl\ **Created:** [May 20, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814 "2019-05-20T21:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam\_Davis](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/adam_davis/32/25438_2.png) [@Adam\_Davis](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Adam_Davis)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/1 "2019-05-20T21:21:07Z")
Hi guys, Not sure if you guys saw the last [BMW Lease return I found at auction](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/had-to-share-how-bad-this-lease-return-is/125142), but I figure I’d bring another one your way: ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/6/b/6bf42fde641192a654225e0bbf7352fe7493386b.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/2/d/2dd92096ea0b6a6fea6b190b57accd0d411fdebc.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/5/1/51fe0997a9604fa7ed846a9da189b8948e52d63f.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/5/7/57f43f7ff26424ed98661462befbc1bc9df9391c.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/8/3/8317b82e4a91abd5822fe70c98309cd16a8c3754.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/d/7/d7bc2095527187c5d3cca667d6c2ea2b49dd54f1.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/1/4/142f7d836a80b7e9648860762d4e6af854f5c2f9.jpeg) ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/5/3/53507ef9de5978dada0c4304cd078649d02621f2.jpeg) Looks like the previous owner crashed it, taped it back together, cut the airbags and the seatbelt and kept on driving…it also hasn’t had an oil change in 26,000 Miles! ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/michael/32/162_2.png) [@michael](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/2 "2019-05-20T21:34:38Z")
“This is covered by my excess wear and tear coverage, right?” /s ---
**Author:** ![Cody\_Carter](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/cody_carter/32/17794_2.png) [@Cody\_Carter](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Cody_Carter)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/3 "2019-05-20T21:36:00Z")
I could only imagine the bill they will be receiving on this one… Probably won’t pay it though. ---
**Author:** ![instantfob](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/instantfob/32/9747_2.png) [@instantfob](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/instantfob)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/4 "2019-05-20T21:39:54Z")
Skipping service on a lease that usually includes prepaid maintenance … 🙈 ---
**Author:** ![Electrifi38](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/electrifi38/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Electrifi38](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electrifi38)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/5 "2019-05-20T21:41:24Z")
I am embarrassed that I am a fellow bimmer lessee. ---
**Author:** ![instantfob](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/instantfob/32/9747_2.png) [@instantfob](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/instantfob)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/6 "2019-05-20T21:47:06Z")
Surprised they didn’t return the car on fire. ---
**Author:** ![legendsauto](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/legendsauto/32/134085_2.png) [@legendsauto](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/legendsauto)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/7 "2019-05-20T21:57:14Z")
“If I get another BMW you guys will waive the damages right? XYZ dealer down the road said they would” 😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![Electric](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/electric/32/70040_2.png) [@Electric](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electric)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/8 "2019-05-20T22:01:20Z")
Maybe they assumed the lease from SAL. The least this guy could have done was regroove the tires before turn in. 🤣 Seriously though, I’d sooner take the bus than drive a trashed Bimmer. ---
**Author:** ![PandaMania](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/pandamania/32/20690_2.png) [@PandaMania](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/PandaMania)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/9 "2019-05-20T22:57:14Z")
how do you return a car like that… yeah that bill must be crazy high. SMH ---
**Author:** ![Mort](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mort/32/253905_2.png) [@Mort](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Mort)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/10 "2019-05-20T23:28:25Z")
Likely a repo. Used to see these all the time. In Riverside. They used to have a section by “the wall” specifically reserved for the inop tows. They would drag them through on a wrecker so they could attempt to pursue the deficiency. ---
**Author:** ![anon98469396](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/anon98469396/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon98469396](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/anon98469396)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/11 "2019-05-20T23:37:50Z")
I’ve leased high-end cars for years. I would absolutely hate myself and be ashamed if I ever returned a car like this. I know you are supposed to “drive them like you stole them”, because what do you care what happens after you turn them in, but this just makes you a giant asshole. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/12 "2019-05-20T23:38:13Z")
The sad part is, if they rotated the tires (or if staggered, replaced the fronts), maybe they would have been able to brake in time and could have avoided the collision in the first place. Some people’s children, right? ---
**Author:** ![Electric](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/electric/32/70040_2.png) [@Electric](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electric)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/13 "2019-05-20T23:39:23Z")
> [@anon98469396](#): > > I’ve leased high-end cars for years. I would absolutely hate myself and be ashamed if I ever returned a car like this. I know you are supposed to “drive them like you stole them”, because what do you care what happens after you turn them in, but this just makes you a giant asshole. Or someone who simply got in way over their head or lost their livelihood. It’s possible they were even driving without insurance as the damage was not fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Bjam](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/bjam/32/51487_2.png) [@Bjam](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Bjam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/14 "2019-05-20T23:46:45Z")
Is this just a parts car? (though not sure what parts I would want from it!) Because WHO in their right mind would touch this at auction? A 3 year old BMW with several thousand dollars worth of crash repairs that has probably never been serviced in it’s life. I cannot even imagine the financial pain this thing will cause for the rest of it’s life. Sometimes it’s just better to put a dog out of its misery. ---
**Author:** ![anon98469396](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/anon98469396/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon98469396](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/anon98469396)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/15 "2019-05-20T23:46:54Z")
> [@Electric](#): > > Or someone who simply got in way over their head or lost their livelihood. > > It’s possible they were even driving without insurance as the damage was not fixed. No. If they didn’t even bother to change the oil for 26,000 miles, they don’t get the benefit of the doubt. ---
**Author:** ![EC99](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/ec99/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@EC99](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/EC99)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/16 "2019-05-20T23:47:49Z")
I wonder if this car is totaled. Tons of damage plus no oil change in 26k miles which likely means there are some issues with the engine. I suspect the repair bill might be more than the car is worth, especially if all the repairs end up on the Carfax. ---
**Author:** ![Electric](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/electric/32/70040_2.png) [@Electric](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electric)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/17 "2019-05-20T23:48:14Z")
All we know is that poor decisions were made. One doesn’t know another mans shoe size until they try it on. Have a little empathy. ---
**Author:** ![joeblogs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/joeblogs/32/44022_2.png) [@joeblogs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/joeblogs)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/18 "2019-05-20T23:49:04Z")
They should have found a snowy off ramp or left it in a bad part of town ---
**Author:** ![Electric](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/electric/32/70040_2.png) [@Electric](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electric)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/19 "2019-05-20T23:50:58Z")
Lol, maybe that’s how this happened (snowy offramp) ---
**Author:** ![joeblogs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/joeblogs/32/44022_2.png) [@joeblogs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/joeblogs)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814/20 "2019-05-20T23:52:26Z")
I think you’ll have to follow up and let us know what it does across the block. [Next page](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/bad-bmw-lease-return-part-2/132814.md?page=2)