09 BMW 3-Series Lease Rates for March 2009

Published 2009/03/082009/03/11 by G

logo_bmw My Take: These are the same rates that were revised in the middle of February, so the verdict is that the March lease is worst than the “early” February lease. Not sure what BMW was thinking when they pull the good old “switch-a-roo” on us during mid-February, but I can surely tell you that isn’t going to help their sales figures for March. Whatever, it is still an “okay” lease, but I’d look for other alternatives.

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			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 BMW 328i Sedan	$31,735	$34,425	$498	$426	$615	$505

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 BMW 1-Series

DO NOT LEASE

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09 BMW 1-Series Lease Rates for March 2009

Published 2009/03/082009/03/11 by G

logo_bmw My Take: There’s a slight improvement on the money factor (.0001) compared to February’s mid-month revision. The bad news is that it is still more expensive than before the mid-month revision ($381 to $408, which is around $1000 more over the course of the lease on the 128i). I’ll let you decide if this qualifies as a DO NOT LEASE vehicle, but I am inclined to recommend that you approach this lease with caution.

			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 BMW 128i Coupe	$27,875	$30,225	$437	$408	$512	$451

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 BMW 1-Series

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February DO NOT LEASE List

Published 2009/02/252009/02/24 by G

February 2009’s DO NOT LEASE list. What qualifies a car on this list? Simple, the residual value needs to be dip well below 50% over 36 months, the money factor needs to be higher than .00200 or 4.8% APR and cash rebates are either nonexistant or only available to a select few. Check this list often because I will be adding more models as I encounter more and more crappy lease rates.

2009 Mercedes SL550

* Money factor too high, residual too low, car too expensive.

2009 Mercedes S

* Money factor too high, residual too low, car too expensive.

2009 Honda Ridgeline

* I don’t think Honda is looking to move the Ridgeline through leasing any time soon.

2009 Mercedes R350

* This isn’t actually too bad, but I don’t like the pricetag or the residual.

2009 Mercedes ML

* The ML350 is nice, but the ML320 is nicer. I’d skip these or just buy them.

2009 Mercedes GL

* The GL450 isn’t too bad actually, but skip the GL550

2009 Mercedes G

* BUY IT, otherwise, look elsewhere.

2009 Mercedes E

* Residuals are horrid. I recommend buying.

2009 Mercedes CLS

* CLS550 a borderline MAYBE. AMG model would be a BUY recommendation.

2009 Mercedes CLK

* CLK money factors are low, but so are the residuals. BUY.

2009 Mercedes CL

* Money factors too high, residuals too low. BUY candidate.

2009 Audi TT

* I’d buy a TT, not so sure about leasing one unless there’s a lot of discounts.

2009 Audi Q7

* If there a lot of discounts to offset the low residual, I wouldn’t touch this car with the “leasing” stick..

2009 Audi A8/S8 3.6

* Just buy it already…

2008 Cayman

* Buy it, its a Porsche anyway, you might get some decent cash discounts since its a 2008 model.

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09 Mercedes Benz ML320 Lease Rates for February 2009

Published 2009/02/24 by G

My Take: The ML320 isn’t a bad lease this month since the residual is higher than the rest of the MLs and the money factor is the lowest of all MLs as well. The problem is that since it’s a diesel, availability may be a problem. For example, my local dealer only has one. There is a “special” lease offer going on right now where the dealer contributes $1,589.06 and you pay $4424 at signing to get $579 per month payments for a 36 month lease/10k miles per year. If you don’t already know how I feel about “lease specials” then this is what you should know, they RARELY work out the way they are advertised. If anything, that’s just a way to get you into the dealership. Considering this car’s availability, you probably won’t find one equipped exactly as advertised in order to get those payments. So what would I do it? Use that as a rough guide to give you an idea as to how much the dealer is willing to contribute to lower your sale price.

			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
2009 Mercedes ML320	$46,073	$49,475	$673	$594	$487	$819

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 Mercedes ML320

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09 VW Passat CC Lease Rates for February 2009

Published 2009/02/24 by G

My Take: There is $1000 cash back on the CC unitl March 2nd, 2009 so be sure to take advantage of that. The money factor is fairly low , just shy of 3%. The residual is pretty good as well, so be sure to consider the VW Passat CC Sport. The only downside I see here is that the Sport model doesn’t have a lot of options.

			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 Volkswagen CC 4dr Sport	$26,814	$28,640	$409	$322	$487	$375

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 Volkswagen CC

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09 Toyota Prius Lease Rates for February 2009

Published 2009/02/242012/01/10 by G

My Take: The money factor is terrible on the Prius, but the high residual value makes up for it. Remember, when you lease, you are paying for the estimated depreciation of the vehicle for the term of your lease. So the higher the residual, the lower the base payments. Ideally, you want a lower money factor (interest). If you don’t mind paying 6.84% interest on the depreciation of lease, the Prius isn’t a bad choice for a lease. Of course, I’d rather have the MINI Cooper S. There is $500 cash back on the Prius, so be sure to factor that in during your negotiations.

			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
2009 Toyota Prius	$22,478	$24,095	$364	$322	$436	$371

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 Toyota Prius

DO NOT LEASE

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BMW Revises Lease Rates for February 2009

Published 2009/02/18 by G

My Take: In an unusual move. BMW revised some of their lease rates for February. I haven’t really gotten around to look through everything in detail, but at first glance, the 3-series seems to have gotten hit with a higher money factor. OUCH! This is rather unexpected since most lease rates change from month to month, not twice in a month. This does put a damper on the hopes that the next few months will bring better rates. Hopefully some of you were able to jump in on the lower rates.

Anyway, my laptop died tonight, so I will not be able to address any questions you may have until tomorrow night or Friday.

09 BMW 6-Series Lease Rates for February 2009

Published 2009/02/17 by G

My Take: Just because this car is not on the DO NOT LEASE list, doesn’t make it a cheap ride. We’re looking at an $80k+ price tag, so if you are shopping around for one of these four-digit monthly payments shouldn’t come to you as a surprise. Anyway, the residual values are pretty good for the most part and the money factors could be better, but they certainly aren’t ridiculous.

			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 BMW 650i Conv	$80,600	$87,425	$1280	$1063	$1575	$1263

NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:

Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
Local Taxes not included.
24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
All cars are stock, without any options.

2009 BMW 6-Series February Lease Rates

DO NOT LEASE

The residual values are high enough to keep every trim in this model lineup away from this list. Just stay away from the 48-month leases. They pretty bad.

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BMW Revises Lease Rates for February 2009

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