As I was searching this thread. I saw a lot of success stories (i.e. lease deals that they were proud of), which was great in differentiating a good deal vs a bad deal. However, I learn best from my mistake, so I’m posting this to learn and hopefully others can learn from my mistake too… Intro To …

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[image] heiyo: Also, my credit score is in the mid 600s You need to wake up and get out of the cycle of making bad financial decisions. You’ve done yourself no favors on this new lease, and you’re also paying for your prior mistakes.

+1 for each of these: [image] ElectricEliminator: How many payments were left on the car you turned in? and [image] boozinix: I still don’t see the numbers lining up To the OP, were you desperate to get out of your last lease, for some reason? Nov and Dec also have an end of the mon…

[image] heiyo: However, I learn best from my mistake, so I’m posting this to learn and hopefully others can learn from my mistake too… Intro To set the stage: I’m in SoCal and I currently have a lease that I was looking to trade in that has the following: $1497 left on the lease 2200 miles o…

As he stated, he increased from 12k to 15k miles and added the protection. The 2 deals are nowhere near comparable. Several people already mentioned cancelling the protection. That should get them closer at least.

The bummer is you were in a perfect bargaining position…you had a ride, were in no real hurry, and could have negotiated from a ‘take it or leave it’ attitude, owing to not NEEDING it (esp, ASAP). I doubt you’ll again be in this position, but I would have handled the dispo entirely separately from t…

@Jon Yea… I realized it after waking up from my nap… And you putting it more bluntly hurts more. :sob: :sob: :sob:

Not much you can do now but enjoy the vehicle. Look at it this way- at least now you have 2-3years of lease hacker learning to do before you hack your next lease w/more experience.

[image] paranoidgarliclover: +1 for each of these: [image] ElectricEliminator: How many payments were left on the car you turned in? The lease matures on Feb 2021 (so 3 payments left). [image] boozinix: I still don’t see the numbers lining up If you change the mileage from 12,0…

There’s some exceptions when it comes to “last day of the month” unicorns, but most of the time the last day of the month doesn’t mean that much. Either a dealer would have met their sales goal beforehand, or it’s so out of reach that it doesn’t matter. You’re better off pushing and laying groundwor…

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You could get a 3 series or Giulia for less. My $45K Giulia was $260/mo, granted with loyalty.