When to reject a lease car?

svens

Hi all, I’m leasing a new car for the first time. After 4 months it arrived. I noticed upon receipt one of the rims had a small 5mm chip which I pointed out. The driver said I could outright reject the car over it, or request a repair. Both options seem kind of overkill for such a small cosmetic issue, but it is a brand new car. I’m overthinking it I know, but I decided to just accept as is and they recorded the damage. What would you do? When is it worth rejecting?

Car_54

"I decided to just accept as is and they recorded the damage" Isn't it too late to seek advice?

Mark_d

Leasing the car is equivalent to buying the car on finance.  It is costing you a fair amount of money over the 3 year term.  Your financial position at the end off the three years might depend on the condition of the car.
When you're paying a lot of money for a new car most people would want it to be perfect.  Rejecting the car would probably be overkill but why not request the repair?

paul_c123

Before 14 days starting from the day after you receive the copy of the signed agreement or the day after you take possession of the vehicle, whichever is later. That's assuming you are a consumer (ie its not a business lease) and it was a distance sale.

svens

Spoke w/ the leasing company and they said I could probably still get it repaired despite signing the delivery doc - they'll call me tomorrow with options. Let's see what happens. Worse case, I have to live with the tiny mark until more marks appear .

Ectophile

Mark_d said:

Leasing the car is equivalent to buying the car on finance.  It is costing you a fair amount of money over the 3 year term.  Your financial position at the end off the three years might depend on the condition of the car.
When you're paying a lot of money for a new car most people would want it to be perfect.  Rejecting the car would probably be overkill but why not request the repair?

No it's not.  A lease is a long term rental.  At the end of the period, you hand the car back, as it was never going to be yours.

Arunmor

Mark_d said:

Leasing the car is equivalent to buying the car on finance.  It is costing you a fair amount of money over the 3 year term.  Your financial position at the end off the three years might depend on the condition of the car.
When you're paying a lot of money for a new car most people would want it to be perfect.  Rejecting the car would probably be overkill but why not request the repair?

Under certain circumstances leasing may be the cheapest option yo buy a particular model especially if you normally upgrade your var every few years.