And here is a personal example... My wife's lease will be up in May - we are going to purchase the car. So, I called the dealer to find out what all was involved with a buyout, and the dude says, "piece of cake, we do them all the time". So, I asked if there were any fees involved and he answered no, but we do have to run it through the shop to inspect it before we can delver it back to you. I said, that won't be necessary, can't we just do the paperwork and be done with it? Nope, got to go through the shop. I asked, so, how much is that? He says, usually around $2k. They could hear me laughing all the way down the street. I then called the leasing company, and they said - no fees, but you have to deal with the registration stuff on your own - done deal!