Does the leased car needs to be return to same dealership?

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If I leased a car in one state, can I return the car in any other state? Or does it have to be returned to the same dealership?

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No. I had one from Florida returned in California.

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thanks for the prompt reply.
Do I need to make sure by looking at any cause while signing lease or it’s by default allowed?

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No… people move all the time so included by default… to get a dealership to take the car is a different question since it’s added work for them with no revenue so they may try to avoid taking it if possible.

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thanks, its helps.

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3 years ago I leased a VW GTI at a dealership 45 minutes from my home. Yesterday I returned it to a Volvo dealer 15 minutes from my home. That Volvo dealer also has a VW dealer, but not the one I leased from. No questions or concerns, they landed the vehicle and had the form faxed from their VW dealer to fill out and sign.

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Call around in advance to make sure that the dealer will take your lease return. There are places that will tell you to kick rocks if you show up with a lease return without calling.

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ahem infiniti of englewood cough

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The general experience I’ve seen around here is that dealers will tell you to kick rocks if you call because they don’t want to ground a car for no business. Showing up would force them to take it.

I suppose they could still deny it. Would be very in-dealership like them.

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Infiniti dealers are notorious for this. manufacturers force dealers to buy out a portion of their lease returns. infiniti lease returns are never worth what the buyout indicates, so they don’t want other dealers’ lease returns

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Great advice here by Mike. My personal experience with returning a Hyundai lease.
I had leased a SUV from North Carolina, the lease ended and I was in New York. I called one dealer and they were not willing to take my lease return. Called the second dealer and they were very accommodating. The lease return process took approximately about 1 Hr.
I’d also recommend the vehicle inspection at least a 2-3 weeks in advance.

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I think i should ask dealer while leasing the car to give something in writing that car can be return to any dealership.

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Moved from MO to FL with a leased Corolla - I had to get approval from Toyota financial to drop it off at a different dealer. I wouldn’t think it would be denied for any reason, but it was definitely a step they made me take.

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Bought my Ford Escape in Ohio, returned it in California. No question was ever asked.

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Ive returned probably a dozen BMWs to a different dealership than from which they originated with never any issues (or even questions).

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Returned a VW a year ago in a different state from where I originally got it because the original dealership closed down. In and out in 10 min. I did have to call around to 3 different dealerships until I found one that would take the return. (Leased in NY, returned in NJ)

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My personal experience with a local GM dealership was that they did not want to take a lease that wasn’t leased from them. They gave me the run around, and then a voicemail of the lease manager who never returned my calls. I ended up returning it to the original dealership which as a little further away. My wife thought it was too far for me to come pick me up, so I had to take a Lyft back home.

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Looks like it’s all depends on brand… bmw being luxury brand allows that witth out any hassle but other may be giving some trouble.

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So how does a written clause from Dealer A make Dealer B accept the lease return? Dealer B doesn’t care what Dealer A told you.

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Does anyone know a dealer in nassau county that will accept an infiniti lease return?

Separately, can nissan dealers take back infiniti and do the grounding/odometer reading?

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