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or avoid lucid, period.

the residuals are usually set quite high which allows the manufacturer to offer a lower lease rate. the high depreciation usually makes buying out the car at the end of the lease foolish. for example my Ipace lease ended in may, the residual value was almost $20K higher than the street value of...

if you are seeking buyouts, maybe leasing isn't for you.

my experience in my air gt is that I don't try to get the max range from it. I drive 70-80 mph, usually below 75. I always have the hvac running and I use the lower regen setting which is really a moot point on longer interstate driving. my rule of thumb is to deduct about 20% of the range...

your comment is correct for some people but I will always lease an EV because of the huge depreciations that hit EVs hard. the rapid changes of the tech is also a reason to lease vs. buying. my first tesla model S, 2013, was functionally obsolete in a year after I purchased it, my second one...

make a video of the car and take a lot of pics to document the car's condition

no issue with my '23, it is usually garaged so it gets less UV exposure than cars that are exposed more

a car salesman is not usually going to be of help solving a charging issue, try calling the service number next time you have issues with charging

regardless of the cost differences, I only lease my EVs, I've taken too many "baths" with owning a few teslas, the rapid changes in tech can make an EV functionally obsolete in a flash and if you own the car you can get dinged hard, if you lease they are on the hook. I turned in my taycan 18...

every leasing company hires third party inspectors. the windshield charge is not unusual, but some of the other ticky tack charges are a bit egregious

while on trips that require l3 charges my goal is to arrive at that charger with as low of an SOC as possible. I can get my air gt up to 70% in about 20 minutes and almost always that will be enough to make it to another charger on the route I am taking.

without trying to antagonize you but your "facts" regarding charging are not very good.

topping off like this is not the best method for speedier charging while on road trips. there is a method that I employ that has served me well in multiple 1k+ mile trips. it is known as driving the bottom of the battery. doing this maxes out the charging speed and gets you back on the road...

FWIW: many manufacturers use third party inspection companies. Lucid "sells" the car to bank of america who is probably the driver of the return process. lucid is really out of the picture. what I am taking away is that when turning in the car you should make a video of the entire car and take...

wouldn't they be able to charge at the chargers that are replacing the tesla chargers? or am I missing something about universal?

why is the replacement of the tesla chargers a big concern for a lucid driver?

I guess that I am extremely lucky because in coming up on 18 months of driving my '23 air GT I have not had any issues that required any servicing, in fact I have done no servicing. the only thing that needed attention on the car is the tire pressures and windshield washer fluid filling. My...

if you drive in areas with poor roads avoid the low profile wheels and tires. they will always be prone to problems

can all of this be done in one visit? the closest service center to me is 140+ miles each way and I'd rather not have to make that trip twice.

if you pay the 8k for miles it is money down the drain. I was in the same situation once and I did buyout the lease and while I did loose a bit when I traded the car in it was not as much as I owed on the overage. the only with the lucid is that few if any other car dealership are willing to...