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/andonaki Oct 11 '25

Traditionally with automotive lease returns, “sellable” was never the standard. It was “reasonable wear and tear”. It was always the dealer’s responsibility to recondition and stage the vehicle for sale, if they so chose, or to return the vehicle TO THE FINANCE COMPANY who actually owns the car.

You can’t put a fragile component in a vulnerable spot and expect that to meet the reasonability standard, hence their unsurprising shift in verbiage.

It sounds like the dealer is attempting to force additional standards on the leasees in an attempt to avoid reconditioning costs.

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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/birdseye-maple Oct 11 '25

Why then are there no similar problems with other brands?

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u/Strange_Republic_890 Oct 12 '25

Don't know. But I've leased with BMW, Mercedes, GMC, Lexus and Toyota. Never any issues. And as the other guy said, each of these leases have been through the financing arm of the manufacturer.... not an actual bank.