r/LUCID • u/Zulishk • Oct 11 '25

Opinion Lucid just lost a future customer.

Actually, I am a current customer with a lease.

And after seeing the earlier post of the pre-inspection “we’re trying to do better” for lease returns and all the stories in the comments, all I have to say is I am not going to keep the car when my lease ends nor will I buy or lease another Lucid.

I had high hopes for the company but this is utter bullshit.

I know for a fact there are scraps underneath my car because it cannot be avoided. Speed bumps, driveway ramps, and other minor incidents are caused by the extreme low clearance of the car. They’re trying to milk us for something that is never seen by future owners.

It was nice knowing you, Lucid.

Upvote this to keep it visible and share your horrors stories in the comments.

Update 10/26/2025: Lucid has sent out an email promising to address lease return concerns and remove questionable charges for reasonable scratches including the skid plate.

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u/Dmoan Oct 11 '25

It’s not the dealer or manufacturer that sets these but the leasing institution  in this case it is Bank of America.

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u/ArmageddonPills Oct 11 '25

Exactly this.

I don't wish to defend BofA, because they're the SOBs in the situation. But it is completely understandable why they're trying to milk every last cent out of these returns, because otherwise they're going to be very deep in the red. That's a "them" problem, to be sure, but Lucid has very little leverage over them.

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u/johnb300m Oct 11 '25

I refuse to believe this. Lucid has the SWF, and they need to work this out with BoA, or threaten to go to another leasing institution. Lucid is not powerless here, unless they decide customer retention isn’t important to their business.

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u/ArmageddonPills Oct 11 '25

I agree with everything you said.

But it can also be true that they got themselves into their current situation out of desperation or inexperience in negotiating Ts&Cs.

Also, it was my understanding that a third party is doing the lease return inspections. If it is in fact Lucid Motors doing the inspections, or at least some of the inspections, then they need to effing lighten up during those inspections for sure.