May 2008 Lease Rate for 08 7-Series

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2008 BMW 750i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 25% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 750Li Sedan
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 25% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 760Li Sedan
24 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 28% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 23% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW Alpina B7 Sedan
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 33% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 27% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

* Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year. Add 2% to Residual for 12k mi/yr and 3% for 10k mi/yr on all terms
** Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: You know, I never really liked the 7-series. I always found a lack of elegance in the design of the 7-series. In contrast, nothing says “I got money” like the S-class Benzo. Surprisingly, the 7-series has a better lease rate than the 6-series, but all that is offset by the icky residual. Recommendation is to buy it instead of leasing. You might get a pretty sweet deal out of it considering the fact that BMW will be redesigning the 7-series very shortly.

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