2010 Prius purchasing questions

I can't speak for what US Bank does. But, I can describe the process I went through with Honda Finance when I turned in my Accord.

1) Called and scheduled an inspection. An independent guy contracted with Honda came to my office and inspected the car. He went over it with a fine-toothed comb (not literally) noting mileage, dings, scratches, tire wear, etc. and checked that everything in the car worked. I had heard others say that I might need to provide maintenance records, but he didn't ask.

2) He filled out a form to send to Honda and gave me a copy. In a couple of weeks, I received a statement/invoice from Honda listing items for which I was being charged (in my case, it was only excess mileage).

3) I scheduled an appt. at my local dealer, dropped the car off, handed them the keys, signed a receipt and walked away.

In your case, I can tell you that if the tires are worn beyond the limit (don't recall exactly what it was), you will either have to replace them (be careful that all 4 tires match per mfr and model) or they will do it and charge you. Also, you will not be credited for miles not used.

Whether you should sell, trade or simply turn in your car depends on its market value and the purchase option price in your lease.

 

if you need some 'insight', you'll have to go to a honda dealer
... sorry(!)
i'd buy the cheapest, but acceptable by your contract, tires that i could and plan for a r/t to california to use up some miles b4 oct.

 

I got my best deal in town (all of SoCal) by emailing 30 dealers and negotiating there first. Some salesman/dealers are hungier then others. Know what you want - color, extras, and go to edmunds or a few other sites to see the avg.prices paid - and try to do better!
Good luck ... Bart