Lease Buyout Shenanigans?

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sfdrupalgirl

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Hi, all, my lease on my 2021 LEAF is up and I've decided to exercise the buyout . I got the at-home inspection report , the payoff letter from Nissan, financing from my credit union. But... the dealership where I got the car wants to do a "safety inspection" for "liability purposes" before we complete the transaction, and oh, by the way, that will cost an additional $225 on top of the $300 end-of-lease fee. I smell bullshit, but they say if I want to skip the inspection I have to complete the sale online with Nissan and then do all the DMV stuff myself, which I'm happy to do except I don't see any way to do that online.

Has anyone here been through the process? Any advice?

Thanks!
Kassie
 
I found a couple of older threads and apparently this extra inspection fee is not uncommon, so I'll go with it. I'm still curious about the option of buying online directly from Nissan, though.
 
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