Net Lease THIS OPERATING LEASE SHALL BE A NET LEASE, AND EACH LESSEE’S OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL RENT AND OTHER SUMS HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ABATEMENT OR REDUCTION FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. The obligations and liabilities of the Lessees hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected (except as may be expressly provided in this Operating Lease, including, without limitation, the right of a Lessee to reject Vehicles pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Base Lease) for any reason, including without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, merchantability, quality or fitness for use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iii) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Vehicles or any part thereof; (iv) any defect in or any Lien on title to the Vehicles or any part thereof; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of a Lessee or the Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Lessee, the Lessor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Operating Lease by any trustee or receiver of any Person mentioned above, or by any court; (vii) any claim that such Lessee has or might have against any Person, including without limitation the Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of the Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other agreement; (ix) any invalidity or unenforceability or disaffirmance of this Operating Lease or any provision hereof or any of the other Related Documents with respect to any Series of Notes or any provision of any thereof, in each case whether against or by such Lessee or otherwise; (x) any insurance premiums payable by such Lessee with respect to the Vehicles; or (xi) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not such Lessee shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing and whether or not foreseen or foreseeable. This Operating Lease shall be noncancelable by any Lessee and, except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate or surrender this Operating Lease, or to any diminution or reduction of Rent payable by the Lessee hereunder. All payments by a Lessee made hereunder shall be final (except to the extent of adjustments provided for herein), absent manifest error and, except as otherwise provided in this Operating Lease, no Lessee shall seek to recover any such payment or any part thereof for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error. If for any reason whatsoever this Operating Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by operation of law or otherwise except as expressly provided herein, each Lessee shall nonetheless pay an amount equal to each Rent payment at the time and in the manner that such payment would have become due and payable under the terms of this Operating Lease as if it had not been terminated in whole or in part. All covenants and agreements of each Lessee in this Operating Lease shall be performed at its cost, expense and risk unless expressly otherwise stated.
