Nancy,

Before turning your lease in, you should first find out what the purchase price is. Used car prices are at historic highs right now so it's likely that your end of lease purchase price is below market value.

you can potentially make a profit by buying and selling your leased vehicle. Most states allow a 10 day grace period on paying taxes if you buy and sell a car within this time period.

Here is more detail on this process:
http://www.realcartips.com/leasing/0...e-buyout.shtml

A lot of people are leaving money on the table with leases these days.