# How to unwind brand new lease? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Hackrs\ **Tags:** ca, suv\ **Created:** [March 15, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622 "2021-03-15T22:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/1 "2021-03-15T22:10:54Z")
Is there a way to unwind a less than 30-day old lease in California with Audi Financial Services? ---
**Author:** ![forbs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/forbs/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@forbs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/forbs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/2 "2021-03-15T22:16:29Z")
From your side? - It’s a lemon (Many rules to invoke this properly) - You lied on your Credit Report and the Bank rejects it. - You let them repo it. (Well this one isn’t an Unwind) ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/3 "2021-03-15T22:16:36Z")
No In order to end your lease early, you would either a) have someone else assume your lease or b) have someone buyout the lease. **Lease Assumption:** Many brands will allow you to transfer out of your lease and assign it to someone else after paying a lease transfer fee and submitting required documentation. Those brands include BMW, Lexus etc. Some brands will not allow lease transfers at all such as Honda, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar, Hyundai etc. A select few brands, such as Audi or Infiniti, allow lease transfers, but keep the original leasee liable. It is generally not recommended to do a transfer as you would remain liable for the car after transfer. There are some other restrictions that can affect your ability to do a transfer such as remaining months on the lease and regional restrictions. It is best to check with your leasing company by calling them directly. Once you decide you want to transfer out of your lease, you can post your car for free under LH’s private transfer section: > **[Private Transfers](https://forum.leasehackr.com/c/private-transfers/12)** > > Reserved for private deals. No commercial posting please. Alternatively, you can list your car for a fee with [www.swapalease.com](http://www.swapalease.com) or [www.leasetrader.com](http://www.leasetrader.com) which are two large lease transfer marketplaces that have a large user base of people actively looking to assume leases. **Lease Buyout:** You can have a third party buyout the car. In order to do that, you would call your leasing company and get the current “dealer payoff quote” which is the amount of money needed right now to payoff your car which will satisfy your lease agreement. Once you have that number you can take your car to your local Carmax and see what they would offer to buy your car. If the amount is near or above your dealer payoff quote, then you can sell it to them and you would be out of the lease. Alternatively, you can get an online quote from [vroom.com](http://vroom.com) or [carvana.com](http://carvana.com) who will give you an instant online offer. If you accept the offer, they would come and pick up the car from you and pay you on the spot. Ideally you would get a quote from all sources as they may vary significantly. For more information, please see forum discussions: > [@Sold one to CARVANA!](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-carvana/68624): > > We got the VROOM topic going ([Sold one to VROOM! - #254 by SunshineOC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-vroom/56848/254)) but thought I’d throw in how easy it was with Carvana too, and why it’s important to check both. Put the wife’s Lexus data through both Vroom and Carvana, vroom was $2k under the payoff, Carvana was $45 over it. Submitted the paperwork for Carvana, got on the phone with them to discuss lease transfer stuff with Lexus in the state of MO (easy peasy). Setup a time for pickup to be 10am on a saturday. 10:02 am knock on the doo… > [@Sold one to VROOM!](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/sold-one-to-vroom/56848): > > Not a lease deal, but I sold my prior lease to [Vroom.com](http://Vroom.com) today. I rarely plug companies, but holy cow it was easy! I also got a quote from Carvana, which was more than $2K below my payoff – Vroom was $1,600 over my payoff. Huge swing in my favor. For reference, the car was a 2016 Acura MDX with the tech package, black/black with just under 20K miles. My sense is that pricing is heavily driven by direct demand for inventory for the company, so pricing will be relative to demand for the color, o… For additional information, make sure to check out Leasehacking 101: How to End Your Lease Early > **[Leasehacking 101: How to End Your Lease Early — Leasehackr](https://leasehackr.com/blog/2019/6/9/leasehacking-101-how-to-end-a-lease-early)** > > Welcome to Contributors’ Column , where we feature content authored by Leasehackr members. Today’s article was originally posted by Trusted Hackr BoardWalkNJ . Last edited by the Leasehackr editorial team January 8, 2024 to reflect current... ---
**Author:** ![AutoCompanion](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/autocompanion/32/90583_2.png) [@AutoCompanion](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/AutoCompanion)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/4 "2021-03-15T22:21:34Z")
Oh boi this gonna be either really short or a popcorn thread. 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍫 Edit: popcorn it is! ---
**Author:** ![Kctham18](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/kctham18/32/239135_2.png) [@Kctham18](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Kctham18)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/5 "2021-03-15T22:25:15Z")
> [@AutoCompanion](#): > > either really short or a popcorn thread. I’ll bite… it’s been a slow Monday 🙂 CA doesn’t have a cooling off period, and you probably signed something on delivery to that effect. Out of curiosity, what car is it? ---
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/6 "2021-03-15T22:35:48Z")
Thanks for the feedback. Audi SQ7 ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/7 "2021-03-15T22:43:02Z")
Why are you trying to unwind? ---
**Author:** ![Lgalv003](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/lgalv003/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Lgalv003](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Lgalv003)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/8 "2021-03-15T22:53:45Z")
Question. When they asked you for a work number on your credit application. Did you give them an actual HR number? Or a number of a manager you might be a little cool with? ---
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/9 "2021-03-15T22:56:35Z")
Save my marriage… ---
**Author:** ![TheBigTuna](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/thebigtuna/32/261077_2.png) [@TheBigTuna](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/TheBigTuna)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/10 "2021-03-15T22:57:21Z")
Keep the wife and repo the car. It’ll be cheaper ---
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/11 "2021-03-15T22:57:45Z")
@Lgalv003 Main number for the company ---
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/12 "2021-03-15T22:59:18Z")
@TheBigTuna I’ve heard its cheaper to keep her… ---
**Author:** ![Gao](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gao/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Gao](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Gao)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/13 "2021-03-15T23:06:47Z")
🍿 🍿 🍿 👀 ---
**Author:** ![Gao](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gao/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Gao](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Gao)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/14 "2021-03-15T23:07:22Z")
Curious… what do the numbers look like? ---
**Author:** ![mattevan](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mattevan/32/35327_2.png) [@mattevan](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mattevan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/15 "2021-03-15T23:08:14Z")
She hates fun things? ---
**Author:** ![GoMrB](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/gomrb/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@GoMrB](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/GoMrB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/16 "2021-03-15T23:13:15Z")
@mattevan Apparently not… She almost divorced me for getting a CTS-V ---
**Author:** ![sharksfan15](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/sharksfan15/32/104097_2.png) [@sharksfan15](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/sharksfan15)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/17 "2021-03-15T23:16:36Z")
You are still liable even if you transfer your lease if it’s an Audi. ---
**Author:** ![mattevan](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/mattevan/32/35327_2.png) [@mattevan](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mattevan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/18 "2021-03-15T23:17:22Z")
Have you considered looping her in to your car purchasing decisions? Might be easier than constantly making her unhappy. ---
**Author:** ![chrishs2000](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/chrishs2000/32/22367_2.png) [@chrishs2000](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/chrishs2000)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/19 "2021-03-15T23:25:20Z")
![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/3/3/332cab86680ea19dfcb3247ab2a6b5ec125ba6b0.jpeg) Solo road trip to the Rockies. Drive fast and take chances. ---
**Author:** ![Batistuta](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/batistuta/32/70364_2.png) [@Batistuta](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Batistuta)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622/20 "2021-03-16T00:25:54Z")
If she didn’t divorce you after the Cts-v you will be fine with the SQ7. [Next page](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/how-to-unwind-brand-new-lease/342622.md?page=2)