Buy another car to avoid mileage charge on lease

LandyAndy

kmb500 wrote: »

Costs of handing it back:
- Replacement spare key - £130
- Replacement rear bumper - £200
- Replacement fog light - £60
- Fix front wing dent - unknown cost (got a quote for £700 last time car was in dealership LOL nothanks)
- Alloy wheels refurb - £200
- "Admin fee" of removing registration plate - £42

You certainly need to get those things done before handing back because the lease company will charge you more, almost certainly.

kmb500 wrote: »

As for my desire to drive a shed, yes I just want some very cheap motoring. I have spent a lot of money on my car in the last 3 years, spent lot of money on modifying and track days etc and £7000 or whatever the lease has been. So now I just want to spend as little money on cars as possible, even if it only for 6 months or a year or so.

Does the leasing company know? Are you planning to demodify it before hand back?

kmb500

LandyAndy wrote: »

You certainly need to get those things done before handing back because the lease company will charge you more, almost certainly.



Does the leasing company know? Are you planning to demodify it before hand back?

I'm aware that I need to get those sorted, that's why I said in the previous post, these are the things I need to get sorted.

And yes I will be removing mods and selling them before I hand it back.

Have you got any advice pertinent to the actual point of this thread, or are you just here to patronise?

username901

If you've been willing to mod the car which is probably against the terms and conditions, you might as well find someone willing to clock the car! Some cars need specialist software and equipment, not like the good old days sadly

LandyAndy

kmb500 wrote: »

I'm aware that I need to get those sorted, that's why I said in the previous post, these are the things I need to get sorted.

And yes I will be removing mods and selling them before I hand it back.

Have you got any advice pertinent to the actual point of this thread, or are you just here to patronise?

Oh! I thought I was just being politely helpful.

My advice: Pay the excess mileage.

alan_d

kmb500 wrote: »

Costs of handing it back:
- Replacement spare key - £130
- Replacement rear bumper - £200
- Replacement fog light - £60
- Fix front wing dent - unknown cost (got a quote for £700 last time car was in dealership LOL nothanks)
- Alloy wheels refurb - £200
- "Admin fee" of removing registration plate - £42
Above are just guesstimates.

They seem far too cheap.
For reference I've paid:
- Replacement spare key - £130 (Volvo, key + programming was £300+ a few years ago)
- Replacement rear bumper - £200 - i'd expect the part alone to be over that, then cost of paint and labour.
- Replacement fog light - £60 - right ball-park figure
- Fix front wing dent - unknown cost (got a quote for £700 last time car was in dealership) - for a new wing with paint and fitting that's pretty good. For a body-shop to repair a wing, i'd expect more like £500
- Alloy wheels refurb - £200 - I've had 2 sets of wheels professionally refurbished in the last year. One set was £320 and another closer to £500 as some wheel repairs were needed also.
- "Admin fee" of removing registration plate - £42 - Can't you do that yourself?

kmb500

username901 wrote: »

If you've been willing to mod the car which is probably against the terms and conditions, you might as well find someone willing to clock the car! Some cars need specialist software and equipment, not like the good old days sadly

Firstly, modifying the car is not against the lease terms,
Secondly, I'm not willing to clock the car as it's a criminal offence.

alan_d wrote: »

They seem far too cheap.
For reference I've paid:
- Replacement spare key - £130 (Volvo, key + programming was £300+ a few years ago)
- Replacement rear bumper - £200 - i'd expect the part alone to be over that, then cost of paint and labour.
- Replacement fog light - £60 - right ball-park figure
- Fix front wing dent - unknown cost (got a quote for £700 last time car was in dealership) - for a new wing with paint and fitting that's pretty good. For a body-shop to repair a wing, i'd expect more like £500
- Alloy wheels refurb - £200 - I've had 2 sets of wheels professionally refurbished in the last year. One set was £320 and another closer to £500 as some wheel repairs were needed also.
- "Admin fee" of removing registration plate - £42 - Can't you do that yourself?

- I'm not gonna get a key from a dealer, way too expensive. I've had quotes for £130 from third party companies.
- Can get a used bumper for £100 & does not take long to fit.
- The front wing is a very small minor dent on the corner. I would like to think it will not need a new wing but who knows.
- I see adverts for local garages doing alloy refurb for £200 all the time near me. They aren't that bad but probably bad enough to go over the guidelines in the BVSA or whatever its called.
- I can't remove my private reg myself as I do not have the V5

AdrianC

kmb500 wrote: »

Firstly, modifying the car is not against the lease terms,

I'd be very surprised at that.

- I'm not gonna get a key from a dealer, way too expensive. I've had quotes for £130 from third party companies.

Is that just cloning the existing key, or is it removing the lost one from the security and adding a new one?

- Can get a used bumper for £100 & does not take long to fit.

So do it before the car goes back.

- The front wing is a very small minor dent on the corner. I would like to think it will not need a new wing but who knows.

So do it before the car goes back.

- I see adverts for local garages doing alloy refurb for £200 all the time near me. They aren't that bad but probably bad enough to go over the guidelines in the BVSA or whatever its called.

And is the "refurb" good enough to pass the return standard?

Here is the standard, if you've not seen it.
https://www.pikeandbambridge.co.uk/uploads/tinymce/Fair%20Wear%20Tear%20Guide.pdf

- I can't remove my private reg myself as I do not have the V5

So how did you get it on there?

BTW, it's not currently your reg - it belongs to the registered keeper of the car it's on...

kmb500

AdrianC wrote: »

I'd be very surprised at that.


Is that just cloning the existing key, or is it removing the lost one from the security and adding a new one?


So do it before the car goes back.


So do it before the car goes back.


And is the "refurb" good enough to pass the return standard?

Here is the standard, if you've not seen it.
https://www.pikeandbambridge.co.uk/uploads/tinymce/Fair%20Wear%20Tear%20Guide.pdf


So how did you get it on there?

BTW, it's not currently your reg - it belongs to the registered keeper of the car it's on...

- Key: don't remember what it was before but not like they will check about lost keys, as long as it has two keys, I think that's all they will care about
- The two points about doing before handing back... yes... that is what I said in the first post, i have costs that I need to sort out at the end of the lease. I don't have any intention of paying ripoff prices by the lease company, I will pay for these all these things to fix myself.
- I had to pay £42 fee to put my private plate on (on top of the £80 dvla fee). The lease company charges £42 administration fee to change plates on the car. Because they send off the paperwork to DVLA. I have to pay £42 again to remove it, I think.

Thanks:)

AdrianC

kmb500 wrote: »

- Key: don't remember what it was before but not like they will check about lost keys, as long as it has two keys, I think that's all they will care about

Check.

- I had to pay £42 fee to put my private plate on (on top of the £80 dvla fee). The lease company charges £42 administration fee to change plates on the car. Because they send off the paperwork to DVLA. I have to pay £42 again to remove it, I think.

Yep - you're paying to give them the rights to your vanity plate, then you pay for them to give it you back again. On top of the DVLA fees.

Car_54

kmb500 wrote: »

Firstly, modifying the car is not against the lease terms,

Do your insurers know about the mods?