Tips on Buying Cars: When turning in a lease, loyalty discount, smile on my face

Question
I will be turning in a leased CRV in July 2008.  I know we will not want to keep it and will want an Odyseey or other mini-van and not lease.  What is the best strategy to take?  Do I turn in the leased car and do they give me a good deal (loyalty discount so to speak) on the new car?  Or do I buy the CRV and then try to trade it in for the mini-van?

Answer
Your statement " loyalty so to speak " put a smile on my face... There is no loyalty in the industry when it comes to profit.

You turn in the lease and start fresh, you have plenty of time to investigate all your options, and you will get a valid deal with study and learning the process how to buy a vehicle, check out my website and bookmark it for when the time comes   http://www.usedcartips.org/   

If you wanted to buy out the lease to keep the CRV, then it would be simple to compare market value, as for you buying out the lease and then trade, I am 99.9% sure this would not work in your favor

Regards
Ray