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021 Lease Library

Car leasing, answered.

Straight answers on leasing a car in California, from your first lease to the day it ends.

Start with your situation

Mercedes-Benz G-Class with a red bow on delivery day

My lease is ending

Five quick questions, then your options, best first.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class with a red bow on delivery day

My lease is ending

Five quick questions, then your options, best first.

021 Auto Leasing specialist in a red 021 jacket

I have a dealer quote

Check it for add-ons, extra fees and missing lines.

021 Auto Leasing specialist in a red 021 jacket

I have a dealer quote

Check it for add-ons, extra fees and missing lines.

White Mercedes-Benz with a red delivery bow

I’m new to leasing

How a lease works, from the first quote to the last day.

White Mercedes-Benz with a red delivery bow

I’m new to leasing

How a lease works, from the first quote to the last day.

021 Auto Leasing specialist next to a BMW

My situation is different

Credit, co-signers, business leases, a move to California.

021 Auto Leasing specialist next to a BMW

My situation is different

Credit, co-signers, business leases, a move to California.

Lexus with a red bow on delivery day

I’m buying, not leasing

Sales tax for your city, DMV fees and the out-the-door price.

White Mercedes-Benz GLB with a red bow on delivery day

I’m registering a car

DMV fees for a new or used car, and your yearly renewal.

Your lender’s rules, brand by brand

Returns, buyouts and selling the car work differently with each lender.

Mercedes-Benz GLE

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

BMW X5

BMW

BMW

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

Lexus RX

Lexus

Lexus

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

Toyota RAV4

Toyota

Toyota

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

Audi e-tron GT

Audi

Audi

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

Porsche Cayenne

Porsche

Porsche

Lease-end rules, buyouts and returns

Lease end

Returning, buying out, selling or ending a lease early, and each lender’s own rules.

Your lease-end options

Returning your car

Buying out your lease

Third-party buyouts

Lease equity

Ending a lease early

Transferring a lease

Extending your lease

Going over your miles

Wear and tear charges

Disposition fee

Tesla lease end

Honda lease end

Hyundai lease end

Kia lease end

Your situation

Credit, co-signers, business leases, moving to California and working with a broker.

What a broker does

What a broker does

Broker or dealership

Broker or dealership

Leasing with bad credit

Leasing with bad credit

Your first lease

Your first lease

Leasing with a co-signer

Leasing with a co-signer

Leasing for a business

Leasing for a business

Moving to California

Moving to California

Leasing an electric car

Leasing an electric car

Military and graduate offers

Military and graduate offers

Loyalty and conquest offers

Loyalty and conquest offers

Vehicles over 6,000 lbs

Vehicles over 6,000 lbs

G-Wagon tax write-off

G-Wagon tax write-off

Costco program vs a broker

Costco program vs a broker

EV rebates in Los Angeles

EV rebates in Los Angeles

How leasing works

Every part of a lease, from the money factor to California sales tax, in plain words.

How a car lease works

How a car lease works

Lease or buy

Lease or buy

Money factor

Money factor

Residual value

Residual value

Capitalized cost

Capitalized cost

Lease fees

Lease fees

Sales tax on a lease

Sales tax on a lease

Due at signing

Due at signing

Choosing your mileage

Choosing your mileage

Choosing a lease term

Choosing a lease term

GAP and insurance

GAP and insurance

Reading a lease quote

Reading a lease quote

Negotiating a lease

Negotiating a lease

Dealer add-ons

Dealer add-ons

Lease glossary

Lease glossary

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