Unusual lease-end circumstance
Our lease ends mid-June and we were going to return the car. Don't want to keep it, as the residual value ended up being higher than current market value.
Here's the problem: It was caught in a massive hailstorm a couple of weeks ago and local auto body shops are literally booked months out for repairs. Insurance wants to repair rather than total, and that won't happen until long after lease-end. So we're trying to figure out what our options are without being forced to buy the thing and be immediately upside-down on it. I've called the finance company and they were no help at all, and the dealership isn't exactly sure what to do either -- they said they'll try and figure it out but it might not be until next week.
Has anyone been in any sort of similar circumstance? What did you do?