Today I went from an S to an R! I have enjoyed my 2015 IRR S for a little over two years and made the decision to "step-up" to an R. Here is the link that shows her inside and out https://www.jaguarpasadena.com/new/J...84fd93beaf.htm

It was a difficult decision as I really enjoyed the IRR color however, life is short and variety has become a priority. I was able to get out of the lease early and obtain the new car a discounted (20%) price. I'll pick her up on Wednesday in San Francisco.

Cheers!

 

Congratulations! Welcome to the R!

 

Congratulations!

 

congrats! ill be pondering similar move in a year. curious to see how you feel about the change after having it a few months

 

I'm always surprised to hear about someone getting out of a lease early without taking it on the chin

 

Fabulous combo of exterior, interior colors and wheels. Congratulations!

 

Gorgeou!

 

Looks great. Have fun

 

I think that wicked red interior will make up for the lack of IRR on the outside!

 

Congrats to the OP but man...that is TOO much red for me!

Here's what the interior on my incoming S5 coupe looks like, just the seats and red stitching.

 

congrads! The color combo is pretty amazing, I gotta admit.

 

Love it! That's my S vert with glorious red interior.

 

To OP; nice and congrats!

 

Great color combo - I love ammonite.

 

It's all about the math.

You owe the remaining payments + residual. That's the buyout price.

Let's say those figures add up to $60k.

A dealer can take your car on trade if they want, for $60k. If it makes sense, they will, if it doesn't, they won't (or you'll take it on the chin as you said).

If your car is worth $65k you can trade in your lease early AND have positive equity too! However, if your car is worth $55k and the dealer only offers you that, then you'd take the $5k negative equity hit. It can go either way, and trading in a leased car is no different than trading in a car that was "purchased/financed/etc".