Originally posted by sigma:
I hope he never takes it to the dealer with those modifications. They'll make a note in the record and they'll refuse to take it back at the end of lease term.



When I leased my 'dub, they told me that I could modify the car to my hearts extent, however I would pay for any modifications that were "detrimental to the resale value of the car."

good tinting=ok
bad, peeling tinting= not ok.
new grille=ok
new lights: gray area, but probably ok as long as they're tasteful.
performance chip: not ok. Why? Nixes the warranty, which kills the resale.

So they will take the car back, but can conceivably ding you with a few $k in charges. In which case, you get bridge financing, buy the car off the dealer, and flip it to someone else to pay off your loan. Simple!

Diesel owns you