Car contract hire - can I ask to offer to buy at end of agreement??

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Hi there, I currently have a personal contract hire agreement for my car. I pay a lease fee every month and the car is due to be returned April. We really like the car and would actually consider buying one when this one goes back. DH has suggested I contact the finance company or broker to see if they could approach the garage to give us a price to buy it from them rather than returning it- do you think they would entertain this and might they offer it to us on a deal? Has anyone ever done this? TIA

I'm sure they'd be happy to consider it - they usually have to sell the car on when you return it, and they don't get anything like the market value for them. You might find the paperwork even has something about it, but if not then phone them up and see what they say.

If you can, it would be a good idea, as you know the full history of this exact one, whereas if you bought another car the same age and model, you don't really know how many problems it might have had, or how it's been treated.

We asked for a purchase price for my previous company car and they quoted rather a high figure. However, I am sure that the car would have gone into an auction and I can't imagine that it made the amount they quoted.

Thanks for your responses. Would I contact the finance company directly, Honda finance, or the vehicle management company who brokered the deal?

I'd start with the finance company and see what they say. The car is probably legally their property during the contract.

Thanks again, I'll see what they say.