Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
Thread created 04-03-2012 by gabe23111
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Normal wear and tear items tires are usually your responsibility. However, depending on the miles on the car one could possibly argue premature wear and let it be a bumper to bumper warranty...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
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They will do an inspection and give you a list of things to fix or a price to have them fix it themselves. If your breaks arent squealing you should be ok. Same with tires and other things, if they...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
Thread created 04-03-2012 by gabe23111
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Tires and brake pads have wear indicators built in. You or a friend should inspect these yourself before turning the car in, and maybe photograph them for your protection. If the groove is still the...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
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When you say "fixed" what do you mean? Are the pads just worn? If so I'd say this is a maintenance/wear item and probably would not be expected for you to replace them unless it is metal on metal and...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
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I believe the key word is "excessive" in that statement. If you bring back the car with warped rotors or they find that the brakes are completely worn beyond what should be expected given the...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
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that pretty much sums it up if you had 30,000 miles on the car and the brakes were supposed to last 60 then in theory the brakes should be at 50%. I did find a clause one time that said tires had to...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
Thread created 04-03-2012 by gabe23111
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Every lease we have turned in, it was basically just a visual inspection. Nothing mechanical was looked at. Seemed all they cared about was no large scratches/gouges in paint, terribly curbed wheels,...
Who's responsible for "brakes" on a car lease?
Thread created 04-03-2012 by gabe23111
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I have a Nissan lease which is due to expire soon.
Am I responsible to have the brakes fixed before returning the car? Are they going to charge me for brakes if they deem it needs replacing?
Is...
