Recent content by GladstoneCoach

Had to turn in the Red 2LT on 21 July as the residual on the lease was over $14k @ 31k miles. (+ no DCFC) Wife & I had decided on a White 2LT to replace the departed Red Spark. We had stopped by our local EV-only dealer (Greg Platt @ Platt Auto Group) in mid-July to tell him what we were...

What was in the package from GM Financial? Did they have a process for purchasing the car / making an offer to purchase? We also leased through GM Financial. Our 2015 goes back in July & we'd like to purchase it - just not for the residual value which is ridiculous. I'm hoping someone w/...

I finally got going on repairing my daughter's "4X4 incident" damage. I followed a YouTube video on removing the bumper cover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01nhzvPlVyo After removing all the screws as described in the video, it was still attached to something at the bottom that I couldn't...

I finally got going on repairing my daughter's "pick-up incident" damage. Turns out that in addition to the adhesive pads, the bowtie is clipped into the bumper cover and secured by two screws. Here's a back side view.

We went to the local Discount Tire location (https://www.discounttire.com/) and they could still get the original EP150 tires. They quoted us ~$250 installed & out the door. We went with the Bridgestone EP422Plus. They were less expensive (~$230 OTD), had more tread, a better traction...

How far out are you from your return date? I am hopeful they'll get more interested in an offer as they get closer to the lease expiration date. According to KBB, these things are valued below $7,500 at dealer trade-in rates (similar or less than at auction?). I'm curious who takes the bath...

Echhh! That does not sound like fun. Daughter #3 rear ended a lifted 4x4 "just a little" - bumper cover puncture, dented hood, scraped bumper inserts (silver grill bits & bowtie). It didn't look TOO bad & appears there was no structural damage underneath - I ordered a hood & bumper cover from...

The thing that's really confusing about all this charging rate BS is why it's on the "What is being offered at end of lease?" thread. Your comments should be moved to a "Charging Rates" thread under the "Batteries & Charging" section. Has anybody purchased their leased car from GM Financial...

This topic has assumed a new level of importance for me - Daughter 3 rear-ended someone in a large truck and now I need to replace some front end pieces. The car is a lease so I'm paying for this one way or another - buying the vehicle or repairing before turning it in. I have NO confidence...

While it's true that leasing is a form of renting, most leasing companies sell returned cars at auction or to the "leasing dealership" at a cost lower than retail prices. I find it surprising that they wouldn't even entertain an offer. Who is your leaseholder?

Sorry - I don't have any final resolution regarding this issue. It only happened the one time and I didn't witness it first hand - it was my daughter in her vehicle. She did have it into the dealer shortly thereafter for a seatbelt software update, but they couldn't find anything in the...

I installed a back-up camera using the padavos method this past weekend. Everything looks pretty good, back-up camera in reverse, radio in all other shifter positions. I have a couple questions for others who have installed a back-up camera using this technique: 1) the fidelity of the image...

I assume she's here in Portland as well? Who was her leaseholder - Bank? / Dealership? / GM Financial? / Other? I've been doing some research to try and get prepared for an attempt to purchase at a discount from the residual (~$14k? - NO WAY) at the end of our lease.

We haven't had any issues with brakes or braking. Our Red 2015 had an intermittent issue with a high voltage cable early on that took the dealer a couple weeks to diagnose and fix (they flew some technician out from Michigan to look into it) and it also needed a new OnStar receiver module for...

Daughter 1 was driving her 2016 Spark EV to work this morning when the car died. Immediately turned of and tried to re-start. Multiple attempts to re-start were unsuccessful. "Initializing wait shift" message on panel Started after 10 minutes She'll run it to the dealer later this morning - I...