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alan wrote:
On 09/09/2012 09:19, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


It doesn't take 5 grand to valet a car so there is no trace left of it
being smoked in.

The lease company wouldn't spend more than 5 minutes examining it and
then sending it to auction in the same state it was returned.

Quite.

The 5 grand would be a combination of the reduction in the resale value
and a (previously stated) penalty for breaking the terms and conditions
of the lease.

I once attended lots of car auctions where ex least cars were sold. Even
bought a couple myself. It would have been pretty obvious if a car which
hadn't been smoked in was worth a big premium over one which had.

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