In my experience I had the plates well before the deal being funded. I met a runner from the dealer at Connecticut DMV (from an out of state dealer.) Signed the paperwork, went into DMV and registered the car, got the plates. Drove off with the registered car. I had the plates and was driving the car well before the deal could be funded. There was a small issue with CCAP when my sister did the same thing. She drove around for over a month without the deal being funded but with plates. She actually owed two payments by the time the deal was funded.
I believe this is how it would work if you walked into a dealer and decided to buy a car that day. Pre-Covid when dealers actually had cars in stock. You could sign the paperwork, do the credit check, etc. get plates and drive off with your new car. It would take a couple weeks before everything was finalized on the finance end and you would be able to log into an online account/buyout/make payments etc.
Iām in Connecticut, not sure how the process works in other states.
From my experience this week, I was on the 67th day till my lease end. CCAP will not authorize dealer buyout within 64 days of lease end even with extension (per CCAP customer rep).
Funny, I was just on the phone with CCAP and was told that if I extended the lease by 2 months, then I could sell to third party as I would have more than 60 days remaining.
With all this conflicting information from CCAP, I would certainly not give weight to what an individual rep at CCAP tells meā¦
Two CCAP reps told me this as well and then the 3rd one told me within the 64 day is by lease contract end date, not extension date. Yeah donāt know which is accurate unless someone has actually done the extension and try to sell to 3rd party. I didnāt want to take the chance so I sold the Jeep outside the 64 day rule.
I ended up selling my truck to a Chrysler dealership on the last day of my lease. It just made more financial sense to do that than to extend the lease.
Within 64 days, you can only sell to a Chrysler dealership. When I went to the dealership they told me to call CCAP and request a payoff letter but not to tell CCAP that Iām selling the car to a dealership, instead to tell CCAP that Iām purchasing the car. Then the dealership does some āworkaroundā on their end that enables them to purchase the car. They told me that once they receive the title from CCAP, that they would mail me the check for the difference between the purchase price and the payoff. I sold the car on March 16, and as of today, I have not received the check, but Iām not worried - itās a Chrysler dealer, not some shady 3rd party (Iāve been on vacation for the past week, so the check might already be in the mail, for all I know)
As an update, I received the check from the dealership last night (4/11) for the exact difference between the price I sold to them (on 3/16) and my payoff.
I used a dealership in Costa Mesa, California. Just try another Chrysler dealership.
Also check what Carvana and the likes will pay for your car - that way you know if youāre getting a fair deal.
I just sold to CarMax this week. The dealer payoff quote matched my payoff. I was 47 days out from original lease end but extended it a month to make it 77 days.
The guy I was working with did say CCAP was one of the worst to work with and warned me that it may come out way over the CarMax offer before we called CCAP for the payoff. So itās been happening.
