My Take: Good news is that the 3-series leases have improved somewhat, specially compared to the 1-series. Lets see how things look, shall we?
- 328i + Premium + Sport
- MSRP $38,575
- Invoice $35,505
- Standard inception fees + tax
- Lease rate in BOLD
24mo Payment: $494 at invoice, $626 at MSRP
36mo Payment: $457 at invoice, $547 at MSRP
The payments are obviously higher than the 1-series. That is primarily due to the fact that the car is more expensive. It is a bigger car after all. The key here is that the 36mo lease is more attractive and the car could be had for a “close to invoice” price. So essentially, you could be in a 3-series for around the same price as the 1-series. More is better.
- 335i + Premium + Sport
- MSRP $44,575
- Invoice $41,030
- Standard inception fees + tax
- Lease rate in BOLD
24mo Payment: $589 at invoice, $742 at MSRP
36mo Payment: $545 at invoice, $649 at MSRP
So what do you get for another $100 per month over the 328i? 300hp twin-turbo engine that is remarkably potent and fuel efficient. Couple of things to note is that the .00150 MF may require a security deposit if you are not a current BMW owner. For this kind of money the G35/G37 are probably the better bang for the buck.
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2008 BMW 328Ci Coupe
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328xi Coupe
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00125 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00125 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00125 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00125 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328i Wagon
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328xi Wagon
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
2008 BMW 328i Convertible
24 Month – Residual 68% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate
2008 BMW 335i Coupe
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00170 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00170 Base Rate
2008 BMW 335xi Coupe
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00170 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00170 Base Rate
2008 BMW 335i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate
2008 BMW 335xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate
2008 BMW 335i Convertible
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
2008 BMW M3 Coupe
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
2008 BMW M3 Sedan
24 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
2008 BMW M3 Convertible
24 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00270 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00270 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
part of me wonders if infiniti might step up soon and lower the mf to make the g a little more competitive. lexus just lowered the money factors again — .00065!
I highly doubt infiniti will drop their MF, even if they did, the low residual would wipe out a lot of the savings you would get on the lower MF. I think it would help if they threw some lease cash at us.
Is the .00065 for the IS? I originally wanted an IS350, but high MF and low residual made it impossible to get a IS350 for a high-$300 monthly + tax payment, with standard inception fees. The IS250 shouldn’t be considered a G35/G37 competitor since performance wise, its in a class below. It is more in the Acura TSX category, same goes for the 328, c300.
i think that mf is for the ES actually, not positive on the IS. i wish the IS350 had an AWD option. i don’t understand the value for the IS250, it seems so overpriced for what you get.
SEPT RATES for ALL BMWs
http://www.bimmerfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bmw0908lease.pdf
Awesome find Jake. Thank you very much. I’ll get cracking on the analysis for the BMW lineup! I wonder how this info got leaked so early, seems very legitimate. I just noticed that it’s missing all the MF for the 1-series. I’m guessing the MF stays the same as last month then (.0027), with the residual dropping 2%. Ouch. Looks BMW is pulling a GM/Ford now.