I am the same guy whose signature was forged by a dealer 3 years ago and there was a long thread about it.
Its time to return the same lease and during inspection I was told that I have wrong set of tires and will be charged $1200.
The dealer swapped the wheels before delivery from 18" to 19" because the car originally promised to me was sold to someone else and I they gave me another one. I had no clue that this will be an issue during lease return.
I have tried calling BMW, Lease return and nothing is helping. This should be an upgrade and BMW should have no issues with it but I think logic does not work.
Any suggestion here? UPDATE - Being persistent helped. BMWFS has waived my charges for the tires. I just got a verbal commitment but nothing in written
They swapped from Runflats to regular I assume? Thatās chargeable for you.
If so, well you wouldāve paid $1200 anyhow as runflats donāt last very long.
Or was it because the BMW Star wasnāt there? Or because it was low tread
Put a snapshot of the line of the inspection report.
I have stock run flats on it. Yes, the inspector assumed that I have wrong set of tires based on the sticker on the car(18 " wheel). But I have 19" wheels and the tires are correct for that wheel.
Ok so heās charging you for Wrong sized tiresā¦wow thatās a first for me. I heard BMW are sticklers for small details but if you change the wheels you get dinged? Wowā¦sorry to hear that.
He is returning the car without the original equipment listed on the window sticker. Even though it is an āupgradeā, OP is obligated to return the car with all the original equipment present, such as rims, 2-keys, or a cargo cover.
Send the bill to the original dealer, especially if OP has written proof that the wheels were swapped.
Otherwise, try getting BMWFS to waive the charge since it is OEM equipment and an āupgradeā. When they run it through Manheim or dealer auction, no one will care that the wheels are OEM 19s instead of 18s.
Read the forum thread I attached a link to. This is same unethical dealer who forged my signature and change my contract 3 years ago. I did reached out to them and they shove me off.
I have been taking to BMWFS but they are not helping. I sent then the email chain with dealer from 3 years ago. I am expecting a call from supervisor and will see.
Are you getting another BMW? I have found the loyality lease return department very friendly after the return on removing charges. Might be worth a call after if you cannot get it resolved up front.
This whole thing truly sucks, for sure. One thing to keep in the back of your mind- if you owe the money and donāt pay, it will be labeled delinquent and go to collections. That can really hurt your credit score.
Hopefully youāll get it resolved before that point, but be aware of this potential additional insult to injury. Protect yourself from getting hit twice from one bad situation. Its not worth taking a 100 point hit on your credit over $1k, especially if youāre in a credit dependant life situation.
