I bought my car at the end of the lease, it was to become our second car, and I was to get a new one.
All things considered I think we got a reasonably good price. Considering I paid for options on the car at the start, which you never get back (the second owner appreciates you being option-happy).
Paid market value for the car, just before COVID. It was something like 8.4k.
You had to pay with debit card though. I did have a dream of getting the airmiles but I think they saw through the plan lol.
Anyway, the benefits are that you know the car, it has been serviced meticulously (right?) and fixed as necessary. You know where all the scrapes came from. Time it right and you don’t have to buy tyres for a while too.
"Come on BYD Seal!"