# Scion IQ Lease **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298 "2012-05-07T10:45:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scion\_iq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@scion\_iq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scion_iq)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/1 "2012-05-07T10:45:49Z")
Hi, I live on the Big Island of Hawaii. A week ago I signed a lease for a Scion IQ. I love the car and the lease was seemed like a good deal. The problem is the finance person at the dealership called and said he needs me to sign a new lease. He told me the main problem with the lease I signed is the payment due date and that they had miscalculated the total cost of the car. He said it was actually in my favor. When I received the new lease, the cost of the car had been lowered, but a refundable deposit of $163 that was on the first lease was not there and the rent charge had changed from $145 to $1,383. Do I have to sign this new lease? It’s not as good a deal and I don’t want to sign it. If I don’t sign it, will I still be able to keep the car? I have a copy of the lease I signed a week ago and I’ve been charged for the down payment. Please help. I’m being pressured to sign the new lease. This is a small island and this is the only dealership I can lease this car from. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/2 "2012-05-07T15:09:58Z")
I don’t see why you have to sign a new lease legally. I can’t really advise you without reading both leases. I think you need to see a lawyer, or a CPA. ---
**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/3 "2012-05-07T16:05:06Z")
Sounds like a common scam that I read about a few months ago. Don’t sign anything until you talk to a lawyer and Toyota corporate offices. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/4 "2012-05-07T16:49:00Z")
Agree with others…This is a scam. I’d get out of the deal and go to another dealer. As for leases…I’ve yet to see a lease that is worth it. I’ve never leased a vehicle and never will. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/5 "2012-05-08T03:41:46Z")
Agree with the others, lawyer up before you do anything else ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/6 "2012-05-08T05:04:01Z")
You might talk to offices of the Hawaii Attorney General. They may review the issue for free. [http://hawaii.gov/ag/](http://hawaii.gov/ag/) ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scion-iq-lease/72298/7 "2012-05-09T21:04:18Z")
Ditto to what everypone else has said. Something isn’t right here. I smell a rat. Contact the AG’s office and, if need be, a lawyer ASAP. Sincere best.