My Take: For the most part, the 3-series got hit with a lower residual value (1%-2%), while the money factors went up for some trims and down for others. The 328 and 335 coupes got a money factor reduction, while the sedans either stayed the same (328) or went up (335). The wagon’s money factor carried over from last month. Overall, the 3-series seem to have stayed around the same price range as last month. I’m not seeing much in terms of customer cash rebates, but low APR financing is still available, so buying seems to be the better option right now on the 3-series since you pay less in interest over the life of the loan. If you are still fixed on leasing and want to get into a coupe, the 1-series is a significantly better lease than the 3-series coupe right now. For those shopping for the M3, the sedan stayed the same as last month; the coupe and convertible experienced a drop in residual value, making the car that much more expensive to lease.
UPDATE: There is $1k dealer cash available on the 328iz for this month.
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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 | $525 | $426 | $615 | $505 |
| 09 BMW 328i Coupe | $34,405 | $37,325 | $585 | $438 | $711 | $523 |
NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:
- Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) due at signing.
- Local Taxes not included.
- 24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
- All cars are stock, without any options.
- No rebates/incentives applied
2009 BMW 3-Series
2009 BMW 328i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00175 base money factor
2009 BMW 328xi Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00175 base money factor
2009 BMW 328i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00150 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00150 base money factor
2009 BMW 328xi Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00150 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00150 base money factor
2009 BMW 328i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00180 base money factor
2009 BMW 328i Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00215 base money factor
2009 BMW 328xi Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00215 base money factor
2009 BMW 335i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00215 base money factor
2009 BMW 335xi Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00215 base money factor
2009 BMW 335d Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00215 base money factor
2009 BMW 335i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00175 base money factor
2009 BMW 335xi Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00175 base money factor
2009 BMW 335i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00180 base money factor
2009 BMW M3 Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00250 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00250 base money factor
2009 BMW M3 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00250 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00250 base money factor
2009 BMW M3 Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00250 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00250 base money factor
My Take: Much like the MINIs, the Subary Forester has a very low base price, but when you start adding the options, the price starts to skyrocket. What’s great about most Subarus is that the residual values are pretty high, which makes them solid leases. This months rates, which should carry over into the 1st week of April has a sweet spot of 36-months. If you are careful with the options you want, you can have yourself a nice Subaru Forester in the $300s per month range with just inception fees upfront.
My Take: The long-awaited Hyundai Genesis Coupe is here and doesn’t seem to disappoint. The sweet-spot on this lease is the 36-month term. The car has been getting fairly good reviews and dealers seem to be able to sell them, even in this economy. Now, those of you who read about my post on the “LA Auto Show” know I’m not thrilled about the fact that Hyundai pretty much got the Genesis styling by cloning the G37. However, I can’t deny the that the car looks promising performance-wise and it also goes easy on the pocketbook. Not a bad time to jump into the coupe if that’s what you are looking for. The question is, can you get over the “Hyundai” logo on your steering wheel? I think a few laps around the block during your test drive should answer that question.
My Take: Mike, this one is for you…Since we’ve been discussing alternatives to the 3-series, 5-series, C-Class and E-Class, I proposed a couple of choices such as the Acura TL, Audi A6 and Infiniti G37 sedans. However, if those are not to your liking, here are some rates for the M35 I came across, which seems to be getting some decent discounts. It might be worth looking into since Infiniti is offering $2000 loyalty cash on both the 08 and 09 models, plus another $1500 on the 08 model. It’s about the same size as a E-Class and the crash test results came out to be “good” on the government’s 
My Take: Must be a Ford Credit thing to charge outrageous money factors for cars that don’t hold value well. I guess that’s one way to let other banks assume the risk and to encourage people buy vs lease. NEXT!
My Take: Haahaa, NEXT!