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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, our income is similar to yours and last year my spouse leased a USA-built Volvo PHEV for 3 months then purchased the car in full immediately after the third monthly lease payment. If the credit/discount had not existed, we would have bought the same car in cash.

We ended up saving half or less of the $7500 credit. The resale value of the car is also probably lower due to being the “second owner” vs. a one-owner vehicle even though the car never left our possession, but we plan to keep it for 10 years, so that’s not a big concern for us.

We had done very well negotiating the lease ($10K+ off MSRP) due to qualifying for multiple discounts (loyalty, Costco, etc) in addition to the $7500 credit, but the lease buyout was much higher than projected. They would not commit to a buyout amount at the time my spouse signed the lease. Red flag #1.

I would only go through this process if it was for the exact vehicle that you would purchase even without the discount due to the credit/discount and if you’re not concerned with resale value. It didn’t save us as much as we thought that it would. It might work for someone who planned to lease anyway, just by reducing the cost of the lease due to lowering the initial “price” of the vehicle.

Red flag #2: At the time of lease signing, the dealership said that they would help us with the paperwork to buy out the lease, but they didn’t; we ended up having to do everything online and by mail directly with Volvo Cars Financial Services. We also had to go to the DMV ourselves for a new title and registration unlike when I purchased my new ICE (gas) Volvo in cash.

We love the car and would buy it again, but we were disappointed in the loophole process and it would not have been worth it to us if it had not been for a car we planned to purchase anyway.[/quote]

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