boytoys - benefit is you then own the vehicle (not Honda Leasing). The Cost is whatever your payout at that particular time is plus applicable sales taxes in full. The only downside is that you have to lay out the cash (wasn't the lease a result of not wanting/being able to do that in the first place). Leasing is NOT cheaper than buying and if your intent originally was to pay off the lease, why did you not just buy in the first place?