dclarke

you may recognize this thread from is300.net...

i leased my car for the cheaper payments...12g miles a year. i got it last september. i have about 25-26g on it now. it wasn't a problem when i was positive i would buy at the end of the 3yr term. but, now i'm seriously thinking of trading in for a 5sp. two questions: 1-how anally raped will i get for the miles? and, 2-do i have to wait until the end of the term? do i get charged for breaking the contract? if so how much?

i wanna throw a supercharger on this thing, BAD. but i figure, if i'm gonna have this bad-*** powerplant, i want my 5spd. if i did(put an S/C on), i'd keep her as long as i could.

another part of me thinks...this is your 1st car out of college. buy it at the end of the lease, live with the auto, get your 6spd M5 when you're ready. what-to-do-what-to-do!

(sorry about the "anally" thing to all who might be offended...)
thanks to all for responding.

DevilDog

What I would do is call the bank/leasing and find out the pay-off for the car. Then find out how much the whole sale bluebook is on the car with that many miles. You may be "upside-down". Owe more than the worth. You can always roll that money into your new 5spd payment. But that payment will be high to start with. New model and all. Then make your decision. You may just have to wait a little longer to lessen the "upside-down". Unfortunately their are no official bluebook values for the IS300 yet. Guess you will just have to ask the dealer, or sell private party.

Good Luck!!