Decided to purchase my leased Pilot today

Apr 16, 2008 2 Replies

The car has been great to drive for 3 years, and has less than 8,000 miles, so I decided to purchase it for about $19,800, the buyout amount at lease end.



It's a 2005 EX-L with Navi, Leather, everything but DVD entertainment.



Certified, they're running $25-$26,000 with much higher mileage, so I think I stole it. Dealer wasn't too happy that I preferred to keep it, rather than lease a new one.



Their loss...


$13,536, including taxes (36 x $376). It was the best lease deal I've ever had, and that was without any cap reduction cost. For some reason, Honda really needed to move some Pilots back then, and I got in.

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