Honda CRV - return lease 4 months early and pay the remaing payments?

gjm10001

Can I return the leased 2015 Honda CRV 4 months early? I will pay all the remaining payments. I will be going over the 36K miles soon so I rather return it early since I will buy a 2018 CRV. Is this allowed? I figured if I leave the car parked unused for 4 months while making payments, I will still have to pay auto insurance on it.

Do I have other better options?

Mr_Shiftright

You could ask Honda Financial Services if they sponsor any kind of "Lease Pull Ahead" program, that would get you into a new Honda lease and get you out of your old one early.

kyfdx

gjm10001 said:

Can I return the leased 2015 Honda CRV 4 months early? I will pay all the remaining payments. I will be going over the 36K miles soon so I rather return it early since I will buy a 2018 CRV. Is this allowed? I figured if I leave the car parked unused for 4 months while making payments, I will still have to pay auto insurance on it.

Do I have other better options?

If it turns out they won't take it back early without penalty, you can still turn it in, just one day after the last payment is due, and drop the insurance then.

CR-Vs have great resale... As @Mr_Shiftright suggested, contact a dealer and see if they'll take it in trade. You may even have some equity in it.

Mr_Shiftright

Or if you think you have equity, you can pay it off and then sell it privately--of course if you only have access to the one car, that's not very convenient. People are always looking for used CR-Vs.

isellhondas

Why not just buy it at the end of the lease? You'll have a great car with low miles that you know all of th history on. Not a whole lot of important upgrades between the 2015's and 2018's that I can see.