2011 MINI Lease Rates – May 2011

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If you were expecting the Countryman to lease well, think again. A base model already starts in the low $300s, so once you add on a few options, expect to pay upwards of 400s. Not sure I would recommend this, specially since the RWG rating is so crummy. I’d give it a pass for now. The Cooper seems much more promising since it has a lower mf and a much higher residual.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Countryman
MSRP – $22,350
Sale Price – $22,117
Monthly – $319+ tax
RWG Rating – 75.7

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2011 Cooper
36-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00170 base money factor

2011 Cooper S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00180 base money factor

2011 John Cooper Works
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00185 base money factor

2011 Countryman
36-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00185 base money factor

2011 Countryman S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00185 base money factor

8 thoughts on “2011 MINI Lease Rates – May 2011”

  1. hi there G
    i know this doesnt belong here but i would like to know the mf and res% on a porsche panamera

    i already got a dealer demo 328i last night as a second car for wife

    and i was trying for a maserati but i got shot down ,my car credit is just to low.

    so i spoke with a dealer on a panamera not TO bad of a price.
    I dident ask him what the % and mf was i will def ask tomorrow and make sure they match up with you.. thx

    36 months 12 k miles
    i am getting 2k off sticker a 78k car
    thx!

    • 2k off sticker probably won’t make the car a “great deal” in terms of MSRP vs monthly payment ratio (which my RWG rating system is based on). I would recommend checking TrueCar and see if your dealer will match any of those prices. I’m seeing anywhere from 4% to 7% off MSRP (in SoCal), depending on the model. At this price range, that’s a lot more than the $2k you are getting off MSRP. It all comes down the MF and Residual at this point. Taking March numbers into consideration, I think the MF is quite decent. The residual, not so much. Still, a there aren’t any special promos going on from what I see, so if you can get rates close to what we had in March, I think it might not be too bad. But please work on the sale price a bit more.

  3. Per my reminder notice…”POSTED LEASE RATES ARE WHAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. IF YOU DO NOT SEE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, CONSULT WITH YOUR LOCAL DEALER.”

  4. Just received some numbers on the Cooper S and it ain’t looking like a good lease in the Norcal market:

    MSRP: $27,950
    12K miles per yer
    36 months
    .00200 MF
    59% residual
    $431/mo

    • @wh. Wow. That’s a low residual! Are they discounting the Cooper S at all? I remember they didn’t use to because the residuals were so great, they could sell the cars at MSRP and still get reasonable payments.

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