North Dakota Volkswagen Car Dealers

Re: Volkswagen Jetta: Lease Questions [Car_man] by denibeans63 on Mon Aug 27 07:49:35 PDT 2007

HI. I am a new member and really need help! My lease (balloon - I am in NY state) is up on my jetta GLX V6) in December (last payment due). As I understand my options they are : 1) sell (which I am trying to do via kelly bb and e bay (useless!), and craigs list 2) trade in (not an option - we have 2 other cars 3) buy (no way, never again with a VW) 4) turn in (I would like to fo - but have questions) My understanding of turning in based on what I have read is that they are very picky about condition of car when it is turned in. My dealer has informed me that I need to meet with them for a pre-inspection and that VW also will have an inspection about 2 months before turn in date. My first problem is that I was allowed 48,000 miles and I have driven as of now 61,000 - so .15 per mile over. My other concern is about the car itself: windows are tinted and have some light scratches in the back from dogs, the driver side rim is bent slightly, someone did a "brush and run " in a parking lot nd there are light paint scuffs on the back by the rear tire (no body damage, just paint), the fuse that turns on the door light when it is ajar is not working ($ 267.00 to fix), and the hinge from the center console is missing). The car itself mechanically is in good condition, and has been regularly servied and maintained by the dealer. I am just worried how much aI am going to get "dinged" (to use a nice word) by the dealer or VW for all these other things on top of the mileage overage? Is it better to have them fixed first or does it not matter? I owe $ 12,700 on the car. I am thinking about turning it in now (I would still have to pay on the outstanding lease), because I don't want one more thing going wrong before december that I would have to pay for (it seems every month something has been going on - $ 500 here, $ 600 there.... And, do they bill you for all this and you can pay it off, or do you have to pay all at once before you turn it in? Thanks and sorry for such a long post! PlEASE HELP!!! My husband just lost his job and I am really concerned that we are going to come out of this owing a ton of money....

cliffyb, brentwoodvolvo, vwguild, etc.... by xweb on Mon Jul 30 13:40:37 PDT 2001

Yikes! I go on vacation and my thread maxes out in my absence. Thanks so much for all the thoughtful replies. I don't think I'll be buying a beautiful new Passat until I've worked out from under the rest of my debt. Now I just have to figure out what to do with my leased Saturn that I'm about to run out of mileage on -- 1 year early. PS. Off topic -- but Teddy Roosevelt National Park in ND is incredible! Drive your Passat up there next summer :--)