2011 MINI Lease Rates – May 2011

Published 2011/05/16 by G

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

2010 MINI Lease Rates – October 2010

Published 2010/10/122010/10/12 by G

My Take: I’m a bit surprised to see how high the money factor is still. Not sure I would recommend it unless a lot of lease cash and discounts can be had since the numbers don’t look too favorable this month.

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2010 Mini Cooper S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00190 base money factor

2010 Cooper Convertible
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00190 base money factor

2010 Cooper S Convertible
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00190 base money factor

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2010 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – November 2009

Published 2009/11/13 by G

logo_mini My Take: High residual values make the MINI a fairly good lease despite the higher than average money factor. Just make sure you don’t opt to buyout the lease at the end of your term and you should be fine. Despite the lower MF on the S, the Base model is the better value since the S model’s residual value is 5% lower than the Base. The good news about the S is that it’s a cheaper lease than last month.

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2010 Mini Cooper

2010 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – October 2009

Published 2009/10/262009/10/26 by G

logo_mini Update: Found the rest of the rates for all Coopers. My Take: The 2010 MINI numbers as not as good as the 2009 models due to a huge hit on the residual values for the newers models. My recommendation would be to shop for any remaining 2009 model because you will get a better deal out of them. The October lease rates shoulbe the same as the September numbers for all 2009 models.

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2010 Mini Cooper

2009 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – September 2009

Published 2009/09/202009/09/20 by G

logo_mini Update: 2009 model lease rates updated. Really not a bad time to lease one. The MF is a bit high, but so is the residual, so its ok. My Take: I find it kind of weird that the 2010 rates are a bit lower than the 2009 rates on the Clubman. Is MINI trying to be more “realistic” with their residual values for the upcoming model year??? I could be wrong, but it is starting to look like it. You probably can’t order 2009 MINIs anymore, so I suggest looking at any remaing 2009 and snagging them as soon as you can. If BMWFS really decides to bring down the residuals, MINI for the 2010 model year will get that much pricier.

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2009 MINI Cooper

2010 MINI Cooper

2010 MINI Cooper Clubman S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00250 base money factor

09 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – July 2009

Published 2009/07/212009/07/22 by G

logo_mini My Take: Looks like MINI is shying away from the 24-month leases by dropping the residual close to a 36-month lease. It’s no question that the sweet spot is the 36-month lease, specially with the residual value this strong. I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised how the leasing world has began shaping up after the major credit meltdown we had last year. Sure, the $400 a month for $40,000 car leases are pretty much gone, but I was expecting things to get worse with GM, Ford and Chrysler getting out of the leasing market. Anyway, MF still a bit high, but the residual is so high that it easily offsets the money factor. This is not a keeper at lease-end though, so just turn it in.

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2009 MINI Cooper

09 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – June 2009

Published 2009/06/232009/06/23 by G

logo_mini UPDATED Clubman S added! Still looking for the convertibles.

My Take: Yup, it’s true, your eyes are not deceiving you. The 36-month residual for the MINI Cooper is in fact 68%. As a matter of fact, MINIUSA is pitching a “limited-time” deal right now where you can get into a MINI Cooper for $500 drive-off and $249 a month (plus tax). The Cooper S on the other hand, doesn’t get any of that love, but is still a very strong lease. I get the feeling BMWFS is going to get shafted in 3 years for fattening the residual up so much. Whatever you can to stay afloat, right? MINI’s are NOT lease-to-buy candidates due to the high residual value. You need to simply lease and return these, so make sure you do not exceed the miles. You also don’t want to trade these in because you will more than likely lose have a lot of negative equity on them as well. Just lease and return. Or you will regret it. Remember to negotiate the sale price on the MINIs, if they are desperate enough to mess with the residuals, then they are desperate enough to make a deal.

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2009 MINI Cooper

2009 MINI Cooper
36-month | 15k miles | residual 68% | .00230 base money factor

2009 MINI Cooper S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00230 base money factor

2009 MINI Clubman S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00230 base money factor

09 MINI Cooper Lease Rates for March 2009

Published 2009/03/102009/03/11 by G

logo_mini My Take: Bummer. The Cooper S went up nearly $30 bucks a month (around $1000 over the life of the lease). March isn’t exactly shaping out to be better than February when it comes to leasing. The Cooper is still a fairly affordable lease despite that increase. Just remember, no 48-month lease and watch out for the options. If it were up to me, I would simply order one. In most cases, dealers will let you lock in the March rates and still give you the option to get the new lease rate (for the delivery month) once the car arrives. So in case the lease rates drop, you could end up with a cheaper lease. If not, you can always go back to the March rates.

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			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 Mini Cooper S	$20,405	$22,600	$279	$258	$375	$324

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.

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