2010 BMW 5-Series Lease Rates – February 2010

Published 2010/02/082010/02/08 by G

logo_bmw My Take: I’m not feeling the 5-series this month. The residuals are not bad compared to other brands, but by BMW standards, they aren’t very high. Typically, you would expect BMWFS to drop the money factors to compensate for a lower residual, but not in this case. With no rebates in sight, I would suggest taking a pass on the 5-series, for now. But if you must have one, please be advised that a newly-redesigned model is in the horizon, which means that there should be a “fire sale” at some point before 2011 model arrives.

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2010 BMW 5-Series

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2010 BMW X3, X5, X6 Lease Rates – February 2010

Published 2010/02/082010/02/10 by G

logo_bmw My Take: Sorry Danny, I said a few minutes, but it turned into a few hours. Internet has been pretty slow today, so I had to resort to mooching off 3G wireless off my phone (yes, my home network is THAT bad right now). Anyway, the only lease I would consider off this list is the BMW X5 xDrive 48i and the 2010 BMW X6 xDrive50i. The residuals are high and the money factor is low (relative to their model). I would still recommend some MSDs on these rides since the price tag on these puppies are pretty steep.

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2010 BMW X3

2010 BMW X5

2010 BMW X6

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2010 BMW 1-Series Lease Rates – February 2010

Published 2010/02/082010/02/10 by G

logo_bmw My Take: Moving on to the 1-series. I feel these past couple months have been very solid months for the 1-series. Remember last year, around this time the MF was a whopping 0.00265! And the residual was 1% less than it is now! So for those who leased last year around this time, I’m sorry for say this, but you overpaid. Personally, I wouldn’t mind going for the 1-series if they had the 5-door hatch I saw on my trip to Uruguay, but they don’t, so these rides aren’t on my shopping list this year.

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2010 BMW 1-Series

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2010 BMW 3-Series Lease Rates – February 2010

Published 2010/02/082010/02/10 by G

logo_bmw My Take: I just got the new lease rates for BMWs, so I am going to kick things off this year with the 3-series. Keep a few things in mind, I got these numbers from LeaseCompare, therefore, you will be seeing a lot of reference links to that site as part of the deal in order to redistribute the numbers. Hopefully everyone can live with them from now on.

Anyway, this month’s take of the 3-series is simple, the coupes look pretty good. There may be a higher price tag now, but the residual values are strong and the money factors are fairly low. The sedans need a little love from BMWFS thought. Final verdict? The numbers have improved since December so if you plan to lease one of these, it might not be a bad idea.

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2009 BMW 3-Series

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The Wall: E.O in Cali’s 2009 BMW 335i Coupe

Published 2010/01/272010/11/13 by G

Name: E.O in Cali
Location: California
What He’s Got: 2009 white BMW 335i coupe.
What It Cost: Details, details, details!

$700 over true invoice (without any MACO or training fees)
$725 bank acquisition fee (lowered from $925)
7 Multiple Security deposits to lower the money factor down to 0.00116 (from .00165)
Plus license and taxes.

My Take: No MACO, no training, lower bank acquisition fee = WIN! A .00165 MF is actually pretty decent so MSDs were not exactly necessary, but it certainly didn’t hurt. Overall, I like it. Fast car, sharp looks, good price. No complaints here. It is important to point out that BMW doesn’t have a holdback, therefore $700 “over” invoice price (when no rebates can be had) is actually a pretty solid price considering no extra fees were paid.

PS – I know where you got it from! 😀

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The Wall: MWGuy’s 2010 BMW 135i

Published 2010/01/212010/01/27 by G

Name: MWGuy
Location: Indiana
What He’s Got: 2010 Space Gray Metallic BMW 135i, equipped with Premium Package, Sport Package, Cold Weather Package, iPod, Steptronic Auto Transmission w/ Paddle Shifters. Gray Boston Leather, Gray Poplar Wood Trim.
What It Cost: Here are the intimate details of the deal…

Terms – 15K / 36 month / Residual 59% / MF .00200

MSRP = $44,170.00 (Invoice $40,680.00)
Cap Cost = $42,228.51 – $1,500 holiday cash = $40,728.51
Int/Dep = 541.03
Lease Payment (7% sales tax) = $578.90

Due at signing
1st payment = $578.90
Security Deposit = $600
Acquisition Fee = $725
Doc Fee = $150
Sales Tax = $105 (7% on Holiday Cash)
Cap Reduction = $141.10
Total = $2300

(I had already paid a $1,000 cash deposit and had $1,300 in trade equity)

My Take: The monthly payments are about 1.22% of the MSRP, which is equal to “GOOD” rating on my book. What I feel makes this deal solid is the fact that MWGuy didn’t get hammered with excessive fees, such as the MACO, Training and a “fluffled up” Acquisition fee (which some folks have gotten hit with in the past). Two thumbs up!

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Happy New Year!

Published 2009/12/312010/09/30 by G

Happy New Year everyone! As you all know, I will be going on vacation tonight and I will not be returning until the weekend of the 16th. This means that there will not be posting any lease rates until I return. I know you will miss having all the information all on one website, but don’t feel bad, you can still find it floating around the web. In any case, remember that the price tags for practically ALL BMWs are going up starting January 1st, so today IS your last day to snap up 2010 models for a lower price tag. The lease cash is still available on all BMWs right now so don’t sleep on this.

Other notable promotions that will also end come January 4th:

Lexus December to Remember (No idea what the deal is here)
VW (Sign-then-drive, waiving 1st monthly payment)
Audi (waiving security deposit)
Mazda (Sign-and-drive)
Infiniti (Limited Winter Engagement; really attactive lease numbers for the G37. 2010 G37s are coming next month, so the deal could be extended OR become less attractive)
Honda (Happy Honda Days; for the most part, the lease rates are pretty good on the more popular models like the Accord)
Toyota (Camry is a REALLY good deal right now)
Acura (The $1500 and $2000 rebates will probably disappear come January 5th on the TSX V6 with and without Tech).

Now before I head out, there will be some temporary changes that I plan to implement starting today.

New users cannot register in the forums. During my absence, I will be disabling the new user registration approving new users MANUALLY because I’ve been slammed with spammers these past couple weeks and I do not want to come back to a bunch of spammers peddling their viagra, cyalis, ringtones or webcam girls. Since I won’t be able to moderate the forums on a daily basis I felt this was the best option while I am away. New users will be approved upon my return.
Current users will still have access to the forums. This means if you have already registered, you can post as you please.
You may use this blog post as your general Q&A post. Since the blog part of the site handles spam much better than the forums, you may ask your questions here if you like. Just remember that using certain explicit language or hyper linking to other websites will get your comments flag as spam, so it would have to be approved manually.

That is all folks! Enjoy the New Year, hopefully we get some really good lease rates this year (I know I need it because my TSX has about 4 payments left).

See you all when I get back!

What’s Going On – Mid-December 2009

Published 2009/12/142009/12/14 by G

Hello all! I am back from my drive up to Utah and I have to say, it was COLD (for me anyway). I managed to leave a little early Friday afternoon to get ahead of the incoming storm, which was a good thing. It did get a little snowy up there, but overall, it wasn’t too bad. The G handled itself admirably in snowy and wet conditions so I can’t complain. I was a bit nervous about how a RWD would handle in the snow, but there wasn’t enough slush to cause any problems. I did had some issues with my tire pressure dropping on one of my tires, but other than that, everything was fine.

While I was gone, I noticed a lot of questions and comments posted on the site. I haven’t had much time to read over all the comments and questions but I will try to address them as soon.

Now on to the important news. Word on the street is that BMW will be raising the base price of ALL 2010 models starting January 1st, 2010. Some increases are minor, like $50 on the 335d. Others are more significant, like $1,545 on the 7-series. However, most price bumps will hover around the $200-300 range, which I still feel is fairly significant. There will also be increases on the options such as auto transmission, DCT and Comfort seats found on the X5 and X6, which is in addition to the bump on the base price.

What this means to you…

Things will get more expensive next year due to the price increase (and this is for the same exact 2010 model they are selling now), so if you were planning to wait until January to pull the trigger, you may want to reconsider. With the holiday cash (that’s set to expire at the beginning of next month), you are better served trying to cut your deal in the next couple weeks instead. I would personally hate leasing the same exact car next month and lose out on the holiday cash AND get hit with a price increase.

If you are curious as to what the price increase for the model you are thinking of getting is, leave me a comment.

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