EUROTECH'S END OF TERM LEASE GUIDE: INCREASE TRADE VALUE!

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This guide is ideal for anyone nearing lease-end or considering trading-in or selling their vehicle.

Don’t let minor dings and blemishes keep you from turning in your leased vehicle. If your lease is near termination, we can get your leased vehicle into shape for a stress free turnover. Let our team of skilled technicians brighten your cars exterior.

Who knows… After you see how we have spruced up your leased car or truck, you might just want to keep it.

If you are nearing the end of your lease, then you may be considering returning your vehicle to the leasing company. Besides any applicable mileage penalties, "excessive wear and tear" can cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars at lease-end. Use this handy guide to help you determine if your vehicle exhibits signs of "excessive wear and tear". If so, Eurotech can repair these blemishes at a fraction of the costs charged by leasing companies.

This guide is intended to assist you in understanding charges typically assessed by leasing companies if your vehicle has sustained any "excessive wear and tear" during the course of your lease. It will help you prepare your vehicle for inspection and help keep you from being hit by excessive "excessive wear and tear" charges.

INTERIOR EXTERIOR
 

UPHOLSTERY

 

BODY DAMAGE / PAINT
 

CARPETING

  BODY DAMAGE / DENTS
 

WINDOW TINTING

  WINDSHIELD, GLASS & TAILLIGHTS



Below are things you should know when turning in a leased vehicle.

INTERIOR

The following are examples of normal vs. excessive wear and tear regarding the interior of your leased vehicle.

Leasing companies expect some wear on their lease returns.  The following examples should give you a good idea of what to expect. Always refer to your lease contract or contact your leasing company for specific information.

UPHOLSTERY

Normal:
  • Seam separation not caused by negligent use.
  • No more than 2 small singes (NOT HOLES).
  • Dirt and stains easily removed by normal reconditioning.
Excessive:
  • Visible tears, rips or cuts in upholstery.

  • Three or more singes, or burns that create holes in the upholstery.

  • Stains unable to be removed by normal reconditioning (ex. bleached areas or ink stains - any 
colored stains).

  • Holes created by removing accessories (cell-phone or iPod mounting brackets, tv screens, etc.)

Eurotech can repair tears and rips, remove or cover stains and patch holes in most upholsteries.

CARPETING

Normal:
  • Dirt and stains that can be removed easily during reconditioning.

  • No more than 2 small burn marks or singes that do not go completely through the carpet binding.

Excessive:
  • Stains unable to be removed by normal reconditioning (ex. bleached areas or ink stains - any colored stains).

  • Three or more small burn marks or singes.

  • Burns that go all the way through the carpet binding.

  • Visible tears, rips and cuts.

Eurotech can repair burn marks, mend torn or ripped carpets, and remove the appearance of bleach, ink or colored carpet stains by painting or dying the carpeting to match the unstained areas in most carpets.

WINDOW TINTING

Scratched, peeling, or poorly applied window tinting (bubbles) is considered excessive wear and tear to most leasing companies.

Eurotech can remove, or re-apply window tinting in your leased vehicle without damaging your leased vehicle's interior and without damage to your defrost elements in the rear window.

EXTERIOR

The following are examples of normal vs. excessive wear and tear regarding the exterior of your leased vehicle.

Leasing companies expect some wear on their lease returns. The following examples should give you a good idea of what to expect. Always refer to your lease contract or contact your leasing company for specific information.

BODY DAMAGE / PAINT:
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Normal:
  • Small or minor bumper scratches that do no break the paint.

  • Surface scratches easily removed by normal reconditioning or polishing.

Excessive:
  • Scratched, damaged or gouged plastic bumpers.

  • Surface scratches that are deep into the paint (you can feel them with your finger).

  • Poorly completed past repairs: sanding marks, mismatched color, paint runs or sags, "orange peel" paint, dirt in paint, solvent "pops" or "pinholes in painted areas, "birdseyes" or "craters" in any painted surfaces.

  • Excessive scratches any location on the exterior of your leased vehicle.

Eurotech can repair damaged bumpers to like-new condition. We also specialize in covering and smoothing surface scratches. In many cases, a simple wet-sanding followed by an expert high-speed polish can remove most moderate surface scratches or damage caused by previous repairs.

BODY DAMAGE / DENTS:

Normal:
  • Door dings and minor dents smaller than a half-dollar coin, and difficult to see - on no more than 2 body panels or doors.

Excessive:
  • Dents and dings on more than 2 body panels.

  • Dents or dings that have caused damage to the paint.

  • Poorly repaired Dents or dings (rippled panels).

  • Highly visible Dents or dings on horizontal surfaces (hood, roof, trunk-lid).

  • Excessive scratches in any location on the exterior of your leased vehicle.

 

Eurotech can repair all types of body damage, dents and dings. Damage to your leased vehicle's paint caused by dents or dings can be air-brushed and blended by our artisan automotive painters. Paintless dent removal can remove most minor body damages. In many cases, your automobile insurance will cover excessive damage with your only expense being your deductible.

WINDSHIELD, GLASS & TAILLIGHTS:

Normal:
  • Small chips in glass not in the path of windshield wipers are usually considered normal wear and tear by most leasing companies.
Excessive:
  • Glass chips in the windshield.

  • Bulls-eye or running cracks in any window.

  • Scratched Glass.

  • Cracks in any lens cover is considered excessive wear and tear by most leasing companies.

Eurotech can repair or replace any glass or marker lens on your leased vehicle. In many cases this damage may be covered by your automobile insurance with your only expense being your deductible

Our leased vehicle and car return services in Columbus, Ohio can save you hundreds to thousands!

 


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