Car City review: Bogus Lease Agreement 4

About 8 months ago I was shopping around for a new vehicle as needed third row seating. Car City had a truck that would fit my needs and the price was only $1000 above the listed blue book value so it seemed reasonable. I explained to both the sales rep and the person I worked with in signing the paperwork that this would something I wanted to do short term as the car note was extremely high for a 10 year old vehicle. I was told that I was not buying rather leasing and it was similar to a month to month lease and I could end the lease agreement at any time. I am paying $457 a month for a 2003 vehicle. I recently wanted to get a much lower car payment which my credit supports and when I found a vehicle I wanted and spoke to the dealership the sales rep asked who my current vehicle was financed through. I explained it was a lease through Orbit Leasing. He told me good luck with that as in the past 5 1/2 years he has been unable to get anyone out of the lease. The blue book value on the vehicle is less than $5, 000. I called to get the pay off and the pay off amount is more than the so called lease agreement...the pay off amount is $14, 955. Now I have been paying $457 for the last 8 months and put $1, 000 down. So to date I have already paid $6, 000+ on a vehicle that is worth less than $5, 000 per its current trade value. I want out of the lease and into a vehicle with payments much lower. I understand that vehicles depreciate and I understand that the company needs to make money, but the amount of money they want to make on this deal is ridiculous and the fact they want $14, 955 to get out of the lease is beyond ridiculous.