Monthly payment can vary wildly depending on the length of loan, interest rate, down payment.
I'd assume with depreciation that most people are upside down after 1-3 years of payments, so I don't know how the lease payment could be less and the OEM still makes money.
Obviously there are exception with market changes but that swings the other way too.
Also i don't think it'd be a wise plan to charge the hell out of everyone for every little damage found, this industry isn't that big where there's endless customers and it'd be a pr nightmare that wouldn't be worth it on the long run.
Also what about the guy that open trailers every weekend, which a lease guy would be the most likely to do. And every hardware piece has corrosion and now the dealer/OEM is stuck with something nobody wants and they have to take a loss. There's a lot of things like that which could happen. It's not as simple as cars, when a car lease gets turned in the salesman takes a walk around the outside and takes a look inside, usually a couple minute process. Tops. As long as maintenance history of a car is done and no physical damage it's good to go. There's a lot more wear and tear parts to a sled that can affect value and make it way more costly to recondition. Imo.
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