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      04-01-2018, 09:02 AM   #89
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After reading this thread I am very happy I didn't buy used. My biggest concern especially with tuning a leased car would be engine troubles not being covered by warranty wether it was the tunes fault or not. But I'm probably more paranoid than most.
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      04-01-2018, 09:28 AM   #90
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Knowing you're going to be turning the car in in a few years, how much did you do to it?

Just some simple stuff like black grills, spoiler, etc or expensive stuff like MPE, xpel etc? How many bothered with more expensive paint protection vs normal polish?

On my current 435 I mostly just added window tint, some CF parts and black kidneys, most of which I can easily remove at the end and sell to recoup a little money and I'm thinking I'll probably be similar on my upcoming M4.
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      09-18-2018, 05:42 PM   #91
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I feel sorry for whoever gets my lease vehicle after I turn it in. I might tow it back to dealership.
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      09-19-2018, 09:15 AM   #92
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On the contrary, I take care of my leased cars as if I were keeping them forever. The 2nd owner of my lease cars are always very lucky. Always follow break-in. OEM or Dinan dealer-installed mods only. Always tint.

My latest 2018 M3 has full-front Xpel PPF and ceramic coat including the wheels. Don’t mind the expense as you never know if you might keep it.
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      09-19-2018, 09:35 AM   #93
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intake, exhuast, cosmetic mods on my 335i. ended up buying the car tho
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      09-19-2018, 12:37 PM   #94
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On the contrary, I take care of my leased cars as if I were keeping them forever. The 2nd owner of my lease cars are always very lucky. Always follow break-in. OEM or Dinan dealer-installed mods only. Always tint.

My latest 2018 M3 has full-front Xpel PPF and ceramic coat including the wheels. Don’t mind the expense as you never know if you might keep it.
I haven't leased but if I did I would do the same. I don't understand the trash it mentality. Lease or own it's still your car and something an enthusiast should take pride in.
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On the contrary, I take care of my leased cars as if I were keeping them forever. The 2nd owner of my lease cars are always very lucky. Always follow break-in. OEM or Dinan dealer-installed mods only. Always tint.

My latest 2018 M3 has full-front Xpel PPF and ceramic coat including the wheels. Don't mind the expense as you never know if you might keep it.
I haven't leased but if I did I would do the same. I don't understand the trash it mentality. Lease or own it's still your car and something an enthusiast should take pride in.
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The second owners of my leased cars are the luckiest buyers. There's no difference whatsoever in how I treat my leased cars vs. owned cars.
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      09-19-2018, 02:47 PM   #96
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I've modded every one of my cars including my leased M3. In fact, it's so modded (full coilover suspension, full stereo system w/ amps and subwoofer, full exhaust, ECU tune, etc.), I decided to just buy it out since it would have been too much of a PITA to de-mod and sell everything.

I used to buy my cars with cash thinking I would keep the car for a long time but I ended up only keeping my last 4 cars for 2 years each. in 3 of the cases, I had to eat the full 8.25% CA sales tax on the entire purchase price which I never recouped when I sold the cars.

So, I got smart and leased my last 2 cars and advoided the sales tax hit. I sold my last lease 2 yrs into the 3 yr lease and got back my full MSDs + $1K. My current leased M3 I bought outright.

I see no difference btw leasing and buying so I mod all my cars regardless of whether they're bought or leased. Like most of you, I also take really good care of my leased cars because, who the heck would want to drive a beat up, ragged out car even for 3 years of a lease? Rental cars on the other hand...
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      09-20-2018, 07:42 AM   #97
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On the contrary, I take care of my leased cars as if I were keeping them forever. The 2nd owner of my lease cars are always very lucky. Always follow break-in. OEM or Dinan dealer-installed mods only. Always tint.

My latest 2018 M3 has full-front Xpel PPF and ceramic coat including the wheels. Don’t mind the expense as you never know if you might keep it.


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The second owners of my leased cars are the luckiest buyers. There's no difference whatsoever in how I treat my leased cars vs. owned cars.
I fall in this camp as well
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      09-20-2018, 02:30 PM   #98
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I haven't leased but if I did I would do the same. I don't understand the trash it mentality. Lease or own it's still your car and something an enthusiast should take pride in.
Not to mention that treating it like crap can lead to reliability and maintenance issues, for which you will be responsible regardless of whether you lease or own.
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      09-20-2018, 03:22 PM   #99
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I'm currently building my F80 for SEMA this year...

Everything should be able to go back to stock I hope lol
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