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2011 BMW Lease Rates – September 2010

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logo_bmwMy Take: Looks like some of the lease rates have improved this month. Residual values look like they have remained steady, while money factors have dropped on select models. There are some models that got a bump on the money factor, but for the most part, they improved. I guess low sales in August really prompted the banks to do something to move cars. Looks like September will remain a good month to lease a BMW.

2011 BMW 128i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 69% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 128i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 73% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 135i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 69% | .00170 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00170 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 135i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 71% | .00150 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00150 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00230 base money factor

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2011 BMW 328i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00130 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00130 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328xi Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00125 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00125 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 68% | .00160 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00160 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328xi Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 68% | .00160 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00160 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 69% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328i Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 328xi Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00145 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00145 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335xi Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00160 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00160 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335d Diesel Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00195 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00195 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335i Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00175 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335is Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00150 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00150 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335xi Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335i Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 335is Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00160 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00160 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW M3 Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW M3 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW M3 Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 70% | .00160 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00160 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 528i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 535i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 535i xDrive Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 550i Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 550i xDrive Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 535i Gran Turismo Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 535xi Gran Turismo Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 550i Gran Turismo Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 550xi Gran Turismo Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 740i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 740Li
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750i xDrive
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750i ActiveHybrid
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 26% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750Li
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750Li xDrive
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW 750Li ActiveHybrid
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 27% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW Alpina B7 SWB
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW Alpina B7 LWB
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 30% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i Sport Activity
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 xDrive35d Diesel
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 xDrive50i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X5 M
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X6 xDrive35i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00155 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00155 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 27% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW X6 M
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00210 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00210 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00120 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00120 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00100 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00100 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00230 base money factor

2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00150 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00150 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00230 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 27% | .00230 base money factor

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What’s Going On – September 2010

Published by G

Welcome back to yet another fun-filled and exciting month of leasing! I too have began researching on what my next lease will be even though it’s still a bit early in the game for me. It can’t be helped I guess. This year has been fairly kind to lessees with a decent number of good leases throughout the year, so I couldn’t help myself from keeping my eyes out for something to replace my G. Anyway, lets get down to business!

Lease Calculator 3.0 is LIVE!

As I mentioned last month, I have been working on a new version of the lease calculator in order to enhance your research experience. Here’s a rundown of what I changed:

Fee Itemization removed, Added “Fees to Roll In”

I didn’t think there was a point to having these fees listed separately (its not like the dealer does that anyway), so to simplify things, all you need to do is decide whether you want to pay them up front or roll them into your lease. However, you still need to have your dealer itemize your fees to be on the safe side.

Cap Reduction removed

Cap reduction is generally a bad idea when it comes to leasing, so no point having that anymore. When faced with the decision to put money down in order to lower your payments, opt for Multiple Security Deposits instead (if the bank allows it).

Added “Miles per Year”

This field will be used to adjust your Deal Rating. Deals that have low payments and more miles are better than those that have similar payments but less miles. More on this later.

Added “Discount off MSRP” , Added Money Factor to APR conversion

These are just visuals for those who want to know how much of a discount they are getting  and how much interest they are paying.  This information should provide most people with a good way of determining whether buying is better than leasing.

Deal Rating system reworked

The deal rating system has been reworked due to the fact that it only took into consideration your base monthly payments vs the MSRP of the vehicle. For most intents and purposes, that’s not a bad system for 36-month terms. But what happens when you go with the longer or unconventional terms such as 27, 39 or 42? Or what if you are leasing at 10k instead of 15k miles per year? This new rating system attempts to address those issues by separating the payments, term and mileage allowance and giving extra consideration to the latter two factors. The payments accounts for approximately 70% of the rating while the term and mileage take 5% and 20%, respectively. So what qualifies as a good deal? Anything that’s rated 90 or higher, with the more exceptional deals exceeding 100. Anything below 90, use your judgement.

Check out the New Lease Calculator

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