Comments on: Car Leasing Industry Is Hurting

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:24:36 +0000

@Richard Brown: Yes, I agree, swapalease.com is pretty good also, I know a lot of people that use it. I wish they would be more active in the blog world and educate the people on what their options are. Also, I was under the impression that you can write off a percentage of your car payment also, not just a lease. Am I wrong?

By: John Herdez

John Herdez — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:19:33 +0000

haha… funny… I’m driving a Dodge Avenger rental after my 330ci was totaled on a rear-end accident on the fwy.

These cars ARE a total piece of garbage. I removed the chrome piece around the gear shift because of the sunlight reflection!

By: Richard Brown

Richard Brown — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:50:00 +0000

Swapalease.com is another site you can use to trade your lease. I traded with a gentleman in Connecticut my Lexus SC430 for his BMW X5. It was a pretty straightforward process, and surprisingly easy to do.

It’s a shame about the changes in the industry. I prefer to lease my higher-end vehicles, some because I can write a percentage off, but mainly because I get bored with cars at about 3 years and I’m ready to move onto another one.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:15:28 +0000

Chrysler-Doge better watch out….I say this because of the rental car I have been driving for several weeks, which is a Dodge Avenger…..this car is a piece of total garbage….from the cheap cloth seats, the the REALLY cheap and poor molded plastic dash, to the crummy square of chrome that is around the gear shit, which, at certain times of day, reflects sunlight into the driver’s eyes to a degree that is downright dangerous..let’s not forget the lovely orange peal paint job….

Then there is the lovely lack of low end grunt, only average cruising speed, soft and mushy ride, barely adequate brakes and terrible radio reception…..

If Chrysler/Dodge makes it very difficult to LEASE one of the these duds, then the ONLY people who will buy them are the car rental companies….and then Detroit will wonder why they cannot sell cars and then expect the US Government to bail them out….again…

End of rant….