Road Trip III

by John Koehler Comment Closed
**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.**   Over the summer we had a couple of articles about road trips to consider if you're far under your mileage limit on your leased vehicle, and you are not considering purchasing the vehicle at the end of the lease term.  We setup the conditions that we would consider road trips of up to 1,500 miles (city to city) that get you back to where you started from.  We also promised that there would be six trips total, and we only provided four in the summer - so year-end holiday week seems like a good time to describe the other two trips. As a reminder, in the initial road trip article we outlined a seven-state trip to see baseball games in seven cities in the Midwest as well as a tour around New England.   In the subsequent road trip article we described...
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Road Trip – II

Road Trip – II

by John Koehler Comment Closed
**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.** We continue the summer series focused on great road trip ideas, depending on what part of the country you find yourself in, and with the goal of visiting 5+ states and traveling around 1,500 miles.  Obviously, if you are already leasing, you want to watch the mileage you put on the vehicle, but if you're just a few months from turning it in and you're thousands of miles under the limit, these ideas may be for you.  Last time we covered New England and the midwest. This time the focus will be on the incredible natural beauty of the southwest and the amazing music created in the southeast. A Day (or Week) at the (National) Parks There's a number of great national parks (as well as forests, seashores, wilderness areas, conservation areas, etc.) across the 48 contiguous states.  Picking out a few...
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Road Trip!

Road Trip!

by John Koehler Comment Closed
**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.** It may be surprising to have a publication called "Lease Wizard", which provides information about auto leasing, publish an article about road trips, but we're full of surprises around here.  Basic advice provided elsewhere on this site explains that leasing is best suited for those that drive below average miles (1,000/month | 12,000/year) and don't have lots of unexpected trips. All of that holds true, but what if you're now in the last 3-6 months of your lease, you're on pace to complete the lease term quite a bit below your mileage limit, and you don't have interest in purchasing the vehicle? Obviously, one option is to simply turn the car in, and the dealer and lessor will sing your praises for years to come and even name their children after you...  Coming back to reality, they will be nice to...
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