The car is in good shape regardless of the crap that has went on. There are quite a few rock chips but that is common for this area because of all the gravel they put on the roads in the winter. I will also be under my mileage. Any experience with tire wear? I still have the origianl tires on. THey haven;t worn out because I change them over to snow tires in the winter. I was just wondering what they expect the shape of the tires to be in for a 4 year old car.

 

They do require a minimum tread depth on the tires or they will charge you for a new set - or you can put new shoes on the car before you turn it in. It should be stated in the fine print of the contract, but it likely 4/32 or 3/32 of an inch. I think the wear bars at at 2/32 and at that point the tire is deemed to be unsafe on worn out.

In some lease contracts you are required to replace with similar tires, but I would doubt they would care if the tread is OK. Trouble is, in the OEM 18" size the cheapest would be just over $100 delivered + install from TireRack or DiscountTire.

Get out your magnifying glass and see what is in your fine print, that will prep you for what you can expect.

Dennis

 

just bought my 2005 Base at the end of a 24 month lease

around 5k miles and only $16k residual, doubt I could find one FS as nice for the money, plus I know exactly what I'm getting

got a CU loan @ 5.7%

 

Za zam!