# Surrender a vehicle before lease term ends **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** odyssey, honda\ **Created:** [September 22, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992 "2009-09-22T15:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dezmondz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dezmondz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dezmondz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/1 "2009-09-22T15:26:50Z")
I wanted to know if I can surrender (return) my Honda Odyssey before lease ends. Is there any negative impact on my credit? Do I have to buy their (Honda) car when I return my vehicle? What happend to unpaid amounts? I am not satisfy with my Honda, and thinking about getting Toyota. However, I still have 2.5 years to go before the lease ends. What can I do? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/2 "2009-09-22T15:34:24Z")
Read the fine print in your lease…They will not let you terminate the lease unless you pay a HUGE penalty, making this the most expensive cost-per-mile vehicle you have ever owned…Leasing a car is bad enough as it is…Terminating a lease is 4 times as bad… ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/3 "2009-09-22T19:55:11Z")
Reason #7 why not to lease a car. ---
**Author:** ![Dezmondz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dezmondz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dezmondz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/4 "2009-09-22T20:15:27Z")
I guess I am stuck with the vehicle for another 2.5 years. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/5 "2009-09-22T20:16:35Z")
I’m afraid so. What don’t you like about it? Some things can be improved. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/6 "2009-09-22T20:44:35Z")
What makes you think the Toyota is going to be any better? They’re both reliable, boring minivans. If you covered up the badges, I probably couldn’t tell you which was which. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/surrender-a-vehicle-before-lease-term-ends/36992/7 "2009-09-22T23:48:32Z")
You might be able to let someone assume your lease. Read your leasing document for guidance. You can do a web search for “auto lease trader” and find several sites that make a market in lease trading. I’m sure that they have valuable insights. Just be sure that you know what you are getting into.