Originally Posted by d-null

bottom line is this is a lease deal, different from a purchase deal, in a lease, the vehicle never was owned by you, the leasing company is the owner, any contract they made with you was for you to have possession of the vehicle for the length of time of the lease, after that you are in possession of someone else's vehicle with no permission, which isn't a case of simply defaulting on a purchase payment

whether they are actively chasing you isn't the issue, it is the fact that you are in possession of a vehicle that doesn't belong to you and never did belong to you... imagine going to a car rental place, renting a car for a weekend and then never taking it back