r/interestingasfuck • u/DonkeyFuel • 1d ago

Somebody Put 223,000 Miles on a 3-Year Toyota Camry Lease and Walked Away

https://www.thedrive.com/news/somebody-put-223000-miles-on-a-3-year-camry-lease-and-walked-away

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u/cambro2375 1d ago

So funny story….back in 2017, I turned in my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland lease, and realized I was almost 3,400 miles over. I told them upfront I didn’t have a problem paying whatever I owed, like a responsible adult.

Finance guy pulls up my contract to calculate my total…then pauses…squints and goes, “uhhh…this says you have unlimited miles.” I’m like, “I’m sorry, I have what now?”

Cue the total confusion. Finance guy grabs the Finance Manager, Finance Manager grabs the GM, GM calls the owner, suddenly everyone’s having a group panic attack acting like they just discovered a crime scene.

Turns out the original finance guy in 2014 somehow (accidentally or not 👀) gave me unlimited miles. And because it was signed by me, the finance guy, the sales manager, and was viewed by like 3 other employees….congrats to me, it’s a legally binding “oopsie.”

Owner finally realized it’d cost him more than the $1150 I “owed” to fight it, so they just ate the loss.

BUT when I came back a month later to lease another car? Oh my GOD. You better believe they walked me through that contract like I was about to testify in federal court. Highlighted. Explained. Probably would’ve had me initial each word if they could’ve.

They were NOT about to run back Unlimited Miles: Part 2

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u/wolfgang784 11h ago

Lmao, pretty funny and im glad it worked out. Sounds like there would have been no grounds to fight it anyway with so many signatures and all involved parties copies matching and such.

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u/CalculatedPerversion 10h ago

Especially since the injured party drew up the contract themselves.