Any tips? What if they take your deposit and run? How do you know they actually have a car? And does communicating in the leasehackr forum reduce the chance of fraud? (They want to preserve their reputation in the community)

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@paranoidgarliclover Respectfully, that is BS. I posted screenshots of texts which proved my allegations and was forced to take it down as a private communication but he illegally recorded my phone call (where I yelled at him for refusing to take my PII off yelp) and posted excerpts of the private…

[image] HughJashol: posted excerpts of the private convo and you wouldn’t take it down If you’re referring to the broker posting how you swore them out, I don’t see how allowing that to stand is any different than leaving the post in which you disclosed that the broker told you the car you wa…

That’s a very creative interpretation. Here is the policy posted verbatim from that thread. *Forum Guidelines prohibit posting private messages without the other party’s consent." Doesn’t say images, doesn’t say recordings. Will spare you posting Webster’s definition of messages, I think you can…

What is the typical step by step process here? How long does it take before you typically sign the lease and get your car, assuming you are local and can pick up the car immediately? Do you apply through broker website? And is it ok to hand our SSN to do a credit check and application to broker web…

could not quite find a single thread with the whole process end to end. If there is it might be a useful thread to “pin” somewhere for everyone’s benefit

Broker agreement includes selling price = MSRP but the 1800 dollar discount is not listed anywhere, the DAS and monthly is also not listed anywhere. And it takes 2-3 days to conclude the deal so the usual CA cool off period would have expired. Also the expiry date for the broker agreement is left …

@IAC What’s the point of the website if it only has links to FB and Instagram pages :joy:

All these questions can be answered by the broker. [image] hackr11: could not quite find a single thread with the whole process end to end. If there is it might be a useful thread to “pin” somewhere for everyone’s benefit Impossible bc every brokers process is different. Some have the proces…

How to tell if leasehackr marketplace deals are scams?

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NegotiatingIsHard August 15, 2025, 2:43am 41

The answers to many of these questions are easily found with some quick searches.
And I suspect they’re also covered in a lot of the individual broker review threads.

Here’s a thing brokers apparently won’t do