Honda Civic lease question

Good evening,

I hope it is ok to post this question here. Please advice me of where to correctly post this if this is not the right place on the forum.

I have a 2002 Honda Civic which is leased. The lease is up next May. I just found out there was a known issue with the suspension but I am 5 months past the warranty time to get it fixed. My mechanic will fix it but not with a Honda part. He says he will use a better part. My question is if I decide to give the car back when the lease is up will they refuse to take it back if a Honda part was not used?

If I decided to get another Honda do you know if giving the leased one up counts towards getting a new one? Will I get a break on a new Honda from the same dealership? I really like my Honda and would like to get another one. I am way under on the km's and the car is in good condition. I would probably buy next time and not lease.

Any help with these questions would really be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

1. check your lease agreement

2. isnt the purpose of the lease to turn it back in? they expect you to turn it back in.