So I was pissed when 1 month or so into my lease I took my car to the regular car wash I always used and was always reputable in an upscale area with lots of nice cars going through etc-well after taking it there 3 times or so I took a close look at my rims and was reallllly pissed to see 2 of them on the side that it goes into the "track" chipped/scraped up along the outer edge-one of them is probably 3inches of chipping right on the outer edge. You gotta get down and look to notice it since it is not in the middle and blends pretty well with the edge

However the car is leased and will they charge me for a new set of rims or what kind of "wear and tear" is allowed/ how hard to they inspect? I heard if you trade in on another bimmer they are a lot more lenient and I definetly am trading on another bimmer.

Thanks in advance!

 

Your a goner, your gonna end up paying 800$. Its insane.

 

You may be okay -- they are supposed to charge you if there are "cracks" or "structural bends" but it doesn't say much about scratches...

Take a look for yourself:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=38375

 

Thanks that was really helpful-they should give you that BEFORE you drive home your lease. That would be kind of ridiculous to charge for scruffed up rims along the edge-not that it is everyday wear and tear but those painted rims are super easy to chip and do not seem to be of very high quality for how easy a few of the chips came.

Anyway all it specifies is structural damage or cracks in the the face-so dont feel so bad.

Where did you get 800 bucks from and I am a goner? another source-please do tell-guess you can wheel and deal a bit if your signing up a new bimmer-probably hed rather have the sale than screw you on your old lease and lose a sale. thanks

 

My salesman told me they are much more lenient if you are buying another BMW, so I wouldn't worry much if you plan on remaining in the fold.

 

Im joking, they dont care as long as it doesnt look like u slammed into a wall with the wheels. A scuff isnt going to mean much