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🚗💸 Should you buy your leased car now or wait until the RV payoff? Here's the full breakdown.

Overview: The decision to buy out early vs wait is a financial calculation about flexibility and value. This analysis challenges the instinct to pay off a lease early and shows why waiting typically preserves options and may save money in the long run.

Comprehensive summary:
The core question is whether a lease buyout made 16 months before the contract ends is worth the immediate depreciation and higher loan costs. The article emphasizes that the decision is not about convenience but about risk, opportunity cost, and hidden costs. Key points include:
Market risk and flexibility: Waiting preserves the right to walk away if the used-car market sours. If market values decline, your RV could exceed what the car is worth on the market, leaving you with an underwater asset. An early buyout, by contrast, commits you to depreciation and potential post-purchase issues.
Opportunity cost: Keeping the lower lease payment (for example, $375/month) and investing the difference can yield a better financial outcome than an early buyout that might require a higher loan payment (potentially $500+/month). When the buyout equals or only narrowly exceeds the sum of remaining payments (e.g., $26,000 buyout vs. $19,668 RV + $6,000 in payments), the net gain from buying early is typically small or negative because you forgo investment returns.
Hidden costs: Taxes and extra fees on the payoff can push the actual loan principal higher than the quoted payoff. A $24,651 payoff can effectively become around $26,000 after taxes and fees, increasing the cost of the buyout immediately.

Controversial insight: Unless your current market value is significantly higher than the buyout price (i.e., you have substantial equity now), preserving flexibility and delaying risk is financially sound. The recommended stance is to wait until 2–3 months before the lease ends, then reassess the used-car market and your finances with fresh numbers.

What to do next:
Do the math: Compare RV, remaining lease payments, and the after-tax cost of a payoff. Build scenarios for different market conditions and interest rates.
Consider your opportunity costs: What could you do with the cash difference if you don’t buy out now (investing, paying down other debt, etc.)?
Time it right: Reevaluate in the 2–3 month window before lease end to capture the most accurate market outlook and personal financial picture.

Bottom line: Early buyouts are often a costly way to gain a little certainty. The financially safer move for most borrowers is to preserve flexibility and wait until closer to lease-end when you have a clearer view of depreciation, market conditions, and your cash flow.

Related topics: car leasing, RV, residual value, auto financing, personal finance, investment strategy, opportunity cost, depreciation, used-car market, taxes and fees, lease-end planning.

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00:00 Big Choice
00:24 Agenda
00:49 Disclaimer
01:13 What’s At Stake
01:46 Early Buyout
02:24 By Numbers
02:59 Decision Flow
03:45 Pros/Cons
04:21 Opportunity
04:55 How To Decide
05:36 Hidden Costs
06:00 When Decide
06:26 Quiz 1
07:00 Answer 1
07:14 Quiz 2
07:44 Answer 2
07:56 Cost Pie
08:16 Takeaways
08:44 Summary
09:05 Finale