I was able to exit one lease using leasetrader.com when a car I had ordered was manufactured six months earlier than planned. It was a Mustang Shelby GT 350 I still regret selling.
I looked into all of the various options and they all sucked. When they lock you into the lease, you are essentially paying a reduced amortization of the difference between the price and fees and the buyout price plus interest on the entire amount you borrowed. It’s very difficult not to be severely underwater on a lease. Unfortunately, with the used car market returning to its usual crappy self, and all the price reductions on new cars we’ve seen it is unlikely you would get a better deal selling it to a local dealership or even an individual.
One of the lease websites is probably your best bet but plan on having to make a huge upfront cash payment to entice someone to take on the responsibility. I had about six months left on the lease and had to put several thousand as an incentive for a BMW 335. This is why I swore I would never do another lease until Lucid offered this 0% money factor deal on the GT.
