Leasing a Lexus: mileage, wear and an easy return

Your Lexus lease, from the first mile to the return

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1. Choosing the mileage allowance from the driving you already do

Your driving around Hardeeville	Your mileage tier	How it adds up
Local errands and school mornings	5,000 miles a year, on a term of 33 months or longer	We read last year's mileage from your service record.
A commute into Savannah	7,500 or 10,000 miles a year	Your working days, with the weekends added.
Regular weekend trips out of town	12,000 miles a year, the top low mileage tier	The long trips, added to the daily count.
Family a few hours away	The standard 15,000 miles a year	Two or three long trips a month add up to this.
Two cars in the household	The tier for the car that does fewer miles	The lease goes on the car that stays local.
Part of the year away	A lower tier, with the return date in mind	The miles stop while the car sits. The months in the term keep running.

Your mileage allowance follows one clear rule. The allowance is the months in the term divided by twelve, times 15,000 on a standard lease. On a low mileage lease, the multiplier is 12,000.

The low mileage tiers run 5,000, 7,500, 10,000 and 12,000 miles a year. The 5,000 tier is written only on terms of 33 months or longer.

The right tier is a step above what you drive, and your current car already holds the number. We read it from your current car and its service record.

A commute into Savannah, a weekly run to Charleston or a monthly visit to family in Columbia adds up. The total climbs faster than the daily drive suggests.

The terms we write show the per-mile charge beside the allowance. You can then weigh a tier up against going over.

If your household runs two cars, the lease suits the one that stays local. If you spend part of the year away, the months keep running while the car rests. A lower tier fits, and we mark the return date with you before you sign.

2. What normal wear means on a Lexus

Where to look	What Lexus counts as excessive	What helps
Paint and body panels	A single dent greater than the size of a credit card	Chips touched up early.
Wheels	Gouges, scratches, dents or cracks greater than a credit card	A look at each wheel with us before the return.
Seats and trim	A cut, tear, burn or stain greater than a credit card	Mats and seat covers, for the beach days.
Tires	Exposed cords or sidewall damage	Rotation on schedule, and pressures checked as the seasons change.
Windshield	Cracks, stars or a bullseye	A chip repaired the week it happens.
Keys and accessories	Missing items sit outside the waiver	Both keys and every accessory, kept with the car.

A returned Lexus is judged against normal wear and use, and damage beyond that is excessive. The test is the same for a dent, a wheel gouge, or an interior cut, tear, burn or stain.

The mark must be greater than the size of a credit card to count. If it hides behind a card, it is normal wear.

Two items have no size test: the tires and the windshield. Each is quick to put right early.

On leases written after January 27, 2026, excess wear and use charges are waived up to $500. Missing equipment, parts and accessories sit outside the waiver, including keys and remote entry devices. The second key and every accessory belong with the car at return.

The standard is easiest to understand on the car you drive now. We are glad to walk around it with you, look at each wheel and check the glass.

What we find shows how a lease would end. We then talk through the return inspection before you sign anything.

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3. How the lease ends, decided before it starts

Lease end	How it works	What to consider
Buy the car	The option to purchase your vehicle at the end	Whether you might want to keep it. If you buy it, the allowance is less of a concern.
Lease another	Lease another vehicle when this one goes back	Suits a driver who expects to stay with Lexus, and replacing the car waives the disposition fee.
Return it	Return your vehicle	Whether you can live inside the allowance and the wear standard.
The disposition fee	Applied at the end to cover selling the vehicle on	Waived when you replace it with a new or certified Lexus through us.
Leaving early	You can return the vehicle at any time; early termination charges may apply	A term that matches how long you want the car.
The notice	You tell us which ending you want, a few months out	We plan the next car before this one goes back.

Each ending is yours to choose, and it is in the agreement from the first day. At the end, you can purchase the vehicle, lease another, or return it.

The useful question is which one you lean toward today. It changes how we set the mileage and the term.

Keeping the car at the end makes the allowance a lighter concern, and a car you keep is not inspected. If you expect to return it, the allowance and the credit card test are the two to plan around.

A tier with room in it is then the better choice. If you expect to lease another Lexus, we would like to hear it early.

We are glad to plan the next car with you a few months before the end.

We choose the term with you carefully. A term that ends near a known change costs less than one that runs past it. That change may be a move, a retirement or a child leaving for college.

4. The Lexus that suits your days, on a lease

The Lexus	What it is	What to ask about
RX 350h and RX 350	The mid-size SUV, in hybrid or gas	Whether the hybrid or the gas RX fits your tier and your driving.
NX 350 and NX 350h	The compact SUV, a natural second car	A low mileage tier on the car that stays local.
NX 450h+	The plug-in hybrid, for a home with a charger	The plug-in on a lease, and where the charger goes.
TX 350 and TX 500h	The three-row SUV	How the wear standard reads on a three-row SUV.
ES 350h	The hybrid sedan	The standard allowance for a daily highway run.
GX 550 and IS 350	The body-on-frame SUV, or the sport sedan	The same 24 to 60 month terms as the rest of the range.

Whichever Lexus suits your days, we write the lease on it. We lease the new RX 350h and RX 350. We lease the NX 350, NX 350h and NX 450h+, and the TX 350 and TX 500h.

The ES 350h, GX 550 and IS 350 can be leased too.

The RX, and the RX 350h in particular, suits days spent between Hardeeville and Savannah. The NX is the same idea in a smaller car.

The NX 450h+ is the plug-in for a home with an outlet by the drive. The TX is the three-row Lexus for families.

Leasing reaches beyond the new cars. Qualified L/Certified pre-owned vehicles can be leased over the same 24 to 60 month range of terms. An L/Certified Lexus also carries its next four factory-recommended services.

They run for two years or 20,000 miles after the lease or purchase date. We are glad to write a certified RX on the same term as a new one.

Once you choose, we write the terms on that car at your tier. Then we arrange a drive on roads you know.

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5. What comes with a leased Lexus while you have it

What is included	The term	What it means on a lease
Complimentary maintenance, new Lexus	The first and second scheduled services, at 6 months or 5,000 miles and 12 months or 10,000 miles	The early visits cost you nothing but the time.
Complimentary maintenance, L/Certified	The next four factory-recommended services, two years or 20,000 miles after the lease or purchase date	Most of a shorter lease is covered.
New-vehicle Limited Warranty	Four years or 50,000 miles	A covered repair during the lease is ours to look after.
Hybrid Battery Warranty	Ten years or 150,000 miles on hybrid models	The RX 350h, NX 350h, TX 500h and ES 350h are all covered by it.
Roadside Assistance	Four years, unlimited mileage	Help on the road, 24 hours a day.
Service history	Stored in the Lexus National Service History database	The record travels with your Lexus.

A leased Lexus is looked after from the first visit. Within LexusCare, the first and second scheduled maintenance services are complimentary on a new Lexus.

An L/Certified Lexus arrives with complimentary services of its own. Those visits keep you ahead of the wear standard, since tires and pressures are checked each time.

Every new Lexus carries a four-year, 50,000-mile new-vehicle Limited Warranty, and hybrid models carry their own battery coverage. When something needs attention during the lease, our service lane takes care of it.

Every visit with us joins the national service history of your Lexus. With the car kept on its schedule with us, the record is complete when the lease ends. When you book, we tell you what is due.

6. Your lease terms, written on the Lexus you choose

What you share	What it does	How it works
The model and trim	The terms are written on that car	We confirm the car for you.
The mileage tier	It sets the allowance and the charge for each mile over it	Read from your current car's mileage.
The term	24 to 60 months. It sets the end date and the allowance	Set around what might change in the years ahead.
Your trade	Its value is shown separately on the terms	We estimate it from local market data.
The credit application	The numbers then reflect your own credit	Our online finance application, which covers a lease as well as a purchase.
How you expect it to end	It shapes the tier, and whether the disposition fee is waived	One sentence in your message.

Lease terms mean the most when they are written on one specific Lexus. You choose the car, and we confirm it for you. With your term and your tier, we write the terms on that car.

The terms are itemized. They carry the vehicle, the term, the allowance and the charge for each mile over it. They show what is due at signing, the disposition fee and the ending options.

If the tier looks tight against your odometer, we write the next one up on the same car.

Two things make the figures exact: your finance application, and the trade value we agree on.

Then we would be glad to have you drive the car. We are at 540 New River Parkway in Hardeeville. The roads around us give you the highway and a two-lane stretch in one loop.

For the drive, we need your license and proof of insurance. When the car and the numbers match what you read at home, the decision is yours. It can wait for a night's sleep.