E90Post
 


TNT Racewerks
 
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum > BMW E90/E92/E93 3-series General Forums > New & Preowned BMW Ordering / Pricing / Tracking Information Forum (including European Delivery) > 325i Lease Help



Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      12-09-2005, 01:22 PM   #1
ZenDriver
Do Not Taunt Zen Driver.
ZenDriver's Avatar
12
Rep
466
Posts

Drives: 325i w/ MT, ZSP in Graphite
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Portland, OR

iTrader: (0)

325i Lease Help

Could some of you lease expert types give me a hand?

I am down in Palm Springs and I need to get a short term (24) month lease on a 325. I called around and found a few cars with the option packs I want (Xenon and Sports). I've got $2k to put down + driveoff and I can take delivery in Oregon where there is no sales tax.

My timeframe is around Tuesday, so I really don't have time to go figure out the intricacies of leasing. I was hoping you guys could tell me what you leased your 325s for or if you have one of those lease finance packages, you could run some numbers...

Thanks!
Appreciate 0
      12-09-2005, 02:09 PM   #2
noflash
Captain Caveman
noflash's Avatar
148
Rep
1,715
Posts

Drives: '06 325eyeyiyi
Join Date: May 2005
Location: midwest

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2006 325i  [0.00]
The 24 month lease deal right now is pretty good. It is at least AS good and probably much better than anyone here got in the past.

Just remember the lease deal is on MSRP of a car with auto as the only option.

Negotiate on the final price of the vehicle.

I was lucky, I got a 325i with sport, xenon, and cold weather package (which I HIGHLY recommend, esp for Oregon; GET the heated seats are you crazy?!?) for $1000 over invoice. They said they couldn't sell the car without power seats.

With my trade-in (I don't remember exactly what I got $2k?) and b/f taxes my lease is like $378/month (12kmiles/36 month).

Good luck!
Appreciate 0
      12-09-2005, 02:34 PM   #3
petesamprs
Lieutenant
petesamprs's Avatar
United_States
34
Rep
519
Posts

Drives: .
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: northeast

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenDriver
Could some of you lease expert types give me a hand?

I am down in Palm Springs and I need to get a short term (24) month lease on a 325. I called around and found a few cars with the option packs I want (Xenon and Sports). I've got $2k to put down + driveoff and I can take delivery in Oregon where there is no sales tax.

My timeframe is around Tuesday, so I really don't have time to go figure out the intricacies of leasing. I was hoping you guys could tell me what you leased your 325s for or if you have one of those lease finance packages, you could run some numbers...

Thanks!
the mighty ZenDriver brought to his knees by a simple lease analysis?

j/k. assuming no metallic paint, looks like MSRP / Invoice is $33,995 / $31,180 including destination. A good price on the car would be $1k over, or $32,180. Current base MF and residual on a 325i 2 yr, 12k/yr lease is 74%/0.0025. Assuming all that, and $0 down, you're at about $440/month. That's a good target to shoot for.

oh- and this should probably be in the New Car forum

EDIT: typo - wrote $340 instead of $440.
__________________
'14 535i (ED)

Retired: '08 M5, '08 550i (ED), '06 330i
Appreciate 0
      12-09-2005, 02:41 PM   #4
petesamprs
Lieutenant
petesamprs's Avatar
United_States
34
Rep
519
Posts

Drives: .
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: northeast

iTrader: (0)

One more thing. That assumes you pay your acquisition fee ($625) up front. If you roll it into your lease, your monthly payment will be about $460.
__________________
'14 535i (ED)

Retired: '08 M5, '08 550i (ED), '06 330i
Appreciate 0
      12-10-2005, 02:17 AM   #5
ZenDriver
Do Not Taunt Zen Driver.
ZenDriver's Avatar
12
Rep
466
Posts

Drives: 325i w/ MT, ZSP in Graphite
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Portland, OR

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
the mighty ZenDriver brought to his knees by a simple lease analysis?
Notice that I never bitch about people in financial threads? I'll yell at people for idiotic mods, stupid driving tricks or holding onto mechanical myths, but when folks start talking about prime rates and residual values, I let the money people take over.

I also cannot park a vehicle to save my life...

Having said all of that, your help has been valuable. I wanted to know what rates others were getting to see if I was getting screwed or not. Tomorrow, I'm pulling the trigger on a 325i, black/black, aluminum, sports, xenons and I'm getting it for $800 over invoice, $2k down, $400 per month for 36 months and 15k miles per year. Since the new contract is paying for it, that seems like a good enough deal to me!

Thanks guys!
Appreciate 0
      12-10-2005, 11:01 AM   #6
DTDREW
Guest
0
Rep
n/a
Posts

Drives:


325I Auto/leather/premium/sport/navigation/xenon. total msrp 40170.
lease 500 a month with 8.375tax included 24mo lease 12k miles with 1600 total outa pocket
Appreciate 0
      12-11-2005, 10:15 PM   #7
noflash
Captain Caveman
noflash's Avatar
148
Rep
1,715
Posts

Drives: '06 325eyeyiyi
Join Date: May 2005
Location: midwest

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2006 325i  [0.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZenDriver
I also cannot park a vehicle to save my life...
...better get PDC

&

HEATED SEATS MAN!!!
Appreciate 0
      12-11-2005, 11:25 PM   #8
Paddy
Captain
Paddy's Avatar
72
Rep
664
Posts

Drives: 18' M2, AW
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: San Diego

iTrader: (1)

Sales Tax

Won't matter that you bought it in Oregon... you pay sales tax on your monthly payment. If your address is in CA, you will end up paying CA sales tax.
Appreciate 0
      12-12-2005, 12:36 AM   #9
BayAreaBMWFan
Enlisted Member
United_States
0
Rep
46
Posts

Drives: E93 328 2013
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Francisco Bay Area

iTrader: (0)

FWIW, a 24 month European Delivery on a basic 325 with Steptronic will be in the low $300s with $800 dealer profit.
Appreciate 0
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:49 PM.




e90post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST