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May 2008 Lease Rates for BMW 5-Series

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2008 BMW 528i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 67% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 30% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 528xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 36% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 29% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 535i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 30% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 535xi Sedan
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 36% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 29% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 535xi Wagon
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 25% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW 550i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00230 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 24% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate

2008 BMW M5 Sedan
24 Month – Residual 68% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00258 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 28% 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: This is actually my favorite BMW sedan (no I don’t really like the new 3-series or even the 7-series). In terms of styling, its perfectly balanced, looks good enough for Honda to clone it on its Accord sedan, so it’s definitely got something people like. The rates are a bit high while the residual value is rather low. There definitely isn’t any lease assistance going on this month.

May 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Acura TL

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Acura TL Base
24mo/12k miles/yr – residual 64% – money factor .00171
36mo/12k miles/yr – residual 54% – money factor .00171

Acura TL w/ Navigation
24mo/12k miles/yr – residual 63% – money factor .00171
36mo/12k miles/yr – residual 53% – money factor .00171

Dealer Cash $1000

My Thoughts: The rates have gone up it seems. Congrats to those who picked it up last month. 2008 inventory is starting dwindle a little bit. I’m pretty sure production has effectively stopped for all 2008 TL, so grab them while you can. The $1000 dealer incentive should help offset some of the loss in residual value and increase in the rate.

April 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Lincoln MKX

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36mo/12k miles/yr – residual 50% – money factor .000937

There should be a $2,000 lease incentive here (to offset the crummy residual)
I’m sort of allergic to Ford (yeah i know Mazda is partially owned by Ford, but its not a complete hostile take over so to me, Mazda is still mostly Japanese) so I can’t find it in me to recommend Ford brands.