I got a REALLY good deal so told him I would give him some good reviews online. 

Cheers,Jon

I am also in the Bay Area, and my lease expires in a month.  Based on Jon's post, I contacted Lou Supan from Nissan Sunnyvale.  After spending two days on trying to sell me a new 2018 Nissan Leaf, Lou finally gave me the price for keeping the leased car.  It is the residual value specified in the contract.  In Lou's view, this a great deal for these simple reasons: "Other dealers normally charge $500-$1000 over residual plus fees to buy out cars, I'm just working for free here trying to get you a fair deal." 

I tried to negotiate with Lou whether he would give me something better.  He offered to waive the disposition fee if I purchase the new 2018 Nissan Leaf.  That's right, Lou made me a very generous offer agreeing to waive fees that the dealer is already obligated to waive under the express terms of the lease contract. 

I am wondering whether the disposition fee waiver is all that he did for Jon.  I asked Lou this question, and still waiting for the response.  It appears this is all Lou did for Jon and this waiver is what Jon characterized as a "REALLY good" deal. 

What bothers me, through, is how come salesmen at Nissan Sunnyvale work completely for free? 

Rhetorical question: a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. 

Here, a person represented he obtained an unspecified "REALLY good" deal from a particular salesman who says that he works completely for free.  The rhetorical question calls into question credibility of the salesman as well as the credibility of the person who highly recommended him. 

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What are folks doing about damage?  I dented in the bottom corner of the rear hatch and have a 1 inch crack in the bumper.  Body shop quoted about $1000 and advise I use the comprehensive on my insurance to avoid ins rate increases. 

Do the work prior to lease turn in inspection or take it in as is and compare penalty costs to repair? 

Phatcat73 wrote:What are folks doing about damage?  I dented in the bottom corner of the rear hatch and have a 1 inch crack in the bumper.  Body shop quoted about $1000 and advise I use the comprehensive on my insurance to avoid ins rate increases. 

Do the work prior to lease turn in inspection or take it in as is and compare penalty costs to repair? 

Never leased before so don’t know what to expect upon return. 

Get the end of lease inspection ASAP and see if the charge for the damage meets or exceeds the estimate from the shop.  If not, just pay the damage charge. 

My lease on 2015 Nissan Leaf is ending next month and here is my frustrating story trying to do get a good deal on buyout -

I reside in Austin TX and have been having really tough time explaining to multiple dealerships what a buyout incentive is.  I spoke to Nissan finance but they asked me to deal with these lame dealerships. 

After talking to about 5 dealerships around here and insisting them to talk to Nissan and get me a quote.  Here is their response -

Dealership1, 2 and 3 - Bring your car here, we will ground it and then find out the final buyout number from NissanDealership4 - 10,800 + 395 (disposition) + TTLDealership5 - 10,550 + TTL