Safe-Lease Package?
06-16-2008, 02:26 PM
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Safe-Lease Package?
Has anyone heard about or bought the vehicle excess wear & tear option for your leased car? The dealership gave me a booklet about it and I guess it's called Safe-Lease and it covers excess wear & tear charges at the time of lease turn in that includes a bunch of stuff for an extra $900.
Any comments about this or opinions?
Any comments about this or opinions?
06-16-2008, 02:31 PM
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we had it on a leased ranger i had as my first car, they'll basically over look minor dings and scratches on a lease return. Most of the time at least in my experience they were really forgiving, i had a key scratch about 12 inch long and a dent via my sister bumping the car in the driveway. We didn't fix either and they didn't charge us or have us repair the damage.
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06-16-2008, 08:00 PM
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I guess I am more or less talking about the general wear and tear of a car over 2-3 years. Tires get worn, sometimes a scratch in a seat, maybe even a scratch or dent in the car may occur. Sometimes this can be over $900 worth of damage, despite how "well" you take care of your car.
I consider myself someone who takes very good car of my car, however those things can always happen and are usually out of my control. So I guess I am directing this question at people who know what this package is and has either purchased or denied it and why? Along with anyone that has had misc smaller scratches/dings and what their experience was at the end of their lease term.
I consider myself someone who takes very good car of my car, however those things can always happen and are usually out of my control. So I guess I am directing this question at people who know what this package is and has either purchased or denied it and why? Along with anyone that has had misc smaller scratches/dings and what their experience was at the end of their lease term.
06-16-2008, 08:15 PM
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How exactly does Infiniti define as excessive wear and tear? If they would be covering ALL external and internal damages then it would be deffinately worth the $900 fee. I've never leased a car but spoke to many people who have, mostly BMW/Lexus owners, and said they get a few hundred towards turn in fees (excessive mileage, damages) I would assume Infiniti would do the same. In any case, the car will be 2-3 years old and it can only hold up so much. $900 isn't bad but I'd have em reduce it to $450 to even consider it myself.
06-16-2008, 10:15 PM
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Pat and myself both are buying the same car, at the same time, from the same dealer.
We're debating back and forth if it's worth it or not. I say no, he says yes but he's not 100% (hence the start of this thread).
With that said, the thing they gave us says it covers any dwear and tear to the car at the time of turn in. This primarily includes dents, scratches, tires if they're less than 1/8th" thread remaining, curb rashed wheels, basically anything that would hinder the resale price of the car but not so bad that insurance needs to come in to play.
As it stands right now, we're allowed only 2 effects to the car. Either 2 scratches that are less than 1" long or a dents/dings less than 2" around.
Hope this clears things up.
We're debating back and forth if it's worth it or not. I say no, he says yes but he's not 100% (hence the start of this thread).
With that said, the thing they gave us says it covers any dwear and tear to the car at the time of turn in. This primarily includes dents, scratches, tires if they're less than 1/8th" thread remaining, curb rashed wheels, basically anything that would hinder the resale price of the car but not so bad that insurance needs to come in to play.
As it stands right now, we're allowed only 2 effects to the car. Either 2 scratches that are less than 1" long or a dents/dings less than 2" around.
Hope this clears things up.
06-17-2008, 05:38 AM
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They offer this at the price with knowledge based on previous leasing history (in this case, the G35's history). That means that based on Infiniti's experience, they expect the avg owner to turn in the car with much less than $900 in damage. On avg, in the long run (eg over many leases), you'd be better off not buying it. It's highly unlikely you'd turn in the car with much more than $900 in damage, most likely you'd turn in the car with either less or about $900.
Also, I assume they'll roll that $900 into your lease payment, meaning you pay interest on it. Consumer Reports advises folks to not buy such pkgs, & say that they're usually big profit makers for the manufacturer &/or dealer.
Also, I assume they'll roll that $900 into your lease payment, meaning you pay interest on it. Consumer Reports advises folks to not buy such pkgs, & say that they're usually big profit makers for the manufacturer &/or dealer.