August 2008 Lease Rate for 08 BMW 3-Series

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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

5 thoughts on “August 2008 Lease Rate for 08 BMW 3-Series”

  1. 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!

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  5. 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.

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