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BMW 7-Series Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [dmason12] by jvpr
Mar 21, 2006 (12:10 pm)
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Replying to: dmason12 (Mar 16, 2006 8:20 am)

Do you know if anyone has been approved with a beacon in the 600s and how high the score was?
 
Do you know what credit report BMW Financial uses?
 
I'm at a 670 Equifax score and I'm kinda nervous about them pulling up my credit and me not getting approved. I know Lexus would approve me since they are on a tier method and 670 is good enough for them- but BMW is very secretive about the beacons. I make $85,000 and have 100k in law school loans on deferment status. I also just paid all of my credit cards and I have not one late payment on my current car. I pay $450 a month religiously. I would like to know what kind of a chance I have to get into a BMW lease. Can you give me advice? Do you think I can get approved?
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Discrepancy in options by wabends
Mar 22, 2006 (7:16 pm)
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Before taking delivery of my recently purchased 2003 745Li from an out of state, I obtained a copy of the vehicle history report from the BMW dealership. According to the report, one of the options on the car was heated steering wheel but this feature was missing. Has this happened to anyone before? If so, how was the matter resolved? Any information that you can share would be appreciated.
 
Wabends
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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [jvpr] by advocado
Mar 23, 2006 (9:24 am)
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Replying to: jvpr (Mar 21, 2006 12:10 pm)

670 credit report is fine. The annual income/100k loan may be an issue. Of course, the more you're willing to pay down at drive off, the better. Past history of prompt car payments will certainly help. I assume no judgments or foreclosures. I would make the best deal I could with the dealer and submit your application. I certainly wouldn't fail to do it because I "may" be turned down. Good luck!
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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [advocado] by bdr127
Mar 23, 2006 (10:34 am)
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Replying to: advocado (Mar 23, 2006 9:24 am)

The annual income/100k loan may be an issue.
 
They're deferred student loans.... Most financial institutions won't care at all about this.
 
For one, it's deferred so they aren't paying anything at this point in time. When they eventually are making payments on it, most students loans are taken out to a term that makes payments only a couple hundred bucks. For someone making pre-tax $7000/month, that couple hundred wouldn't make a lick of difference to a lender even if they were paying on it now...
 
Second, lenders don't look at student loans the same way they look at, say, credit card debt. They consider it "good" debt... it was simply an investment toward their future of potential increased earnings.
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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [bdr127] by jvpr
Mar 23, 2006 (3:45 pm)
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Replying to: bdr127 (Mar 23, 2006 10:34 am)

exactly and excellent response! the loans are law school / mba student loans and are on deferment status till next year... i pay 450 a month on my jeep and just sent in a payment of $800- so $450 a month is a joke to me-not that i wanna pay more- but i am able to pay more... as for credit cards they were all paid off and my beacon is where it is because my credit cards were maxed out... at the end of the day what hurts your credit the most is credit cards- and making late payments on installment loans- that's the bottom line... credit cards will hurt you big time if not handled accordingly and keeping balances less than 30% minimum... i'm waiting to see how high my beacon will go after paying off 4 cards with low balances no more than $500... do you have any idea approximately if everything else stays the same, how many more points i can accumulate on my beacon score overall after paying off all credit cards?
J
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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [jvpr] by bdr127
Mar 24, 2006 (6:22 am)
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Replying to: jvpr (Mar 23, 2006 3:45 pm)

I don't know how much it'll affect your score, but I do know that it'll take a couple months for your paid-off balances to be reflected on your credit report.
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worth anyones pretty penny? by allcarsrcool
Jun 12, 2006 (1:39 pm)
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im sorry
 
i love the 7 series
 
but why is it priced at $80,000
 
is it even worth that much?
 
this may just be my opinion but it seems it should be more like $60,000 base rather than $80,000
 
but then what bmw isnt overpriced?
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Re: BEST PRICE AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH [jvpr] by jpfive
Jun 12, 2006 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: jvpr (Mar 23, 2006 3:45 pm)

J: I can't believe you are thinking about getting a 7-series with a $1000 lease fresh out of grad school. Please tell me you are really looking at 3-series. You have to have some delayed gratification before you're partner
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Lease Advice in Chicago by carnut19
Jun 14, 2006 (7:38 pm)
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I am looking to lease a 2006 750iL. Can anyone direct me to a good deal in the Chicagoland area? I am looking for a 36 month lease with 25k miles per year.
 
I was quoted $1,544 for a car with an MSRP of $83,240. If I use Edmund's guide to figuring my lease payment, the lease payment should be between $1,277 (if the car is bought at invoice) or $1,430 (if the car is bought at $2,500 below MSRP). (Please note, these prices INCLUDE sales tax).
 
Can anyone offer any guidance?
Is it realistic to expect to pay invoice or near invoice?
How accurate is the Edmunds guide to calculating lease payments? Can I really get close to invoice?
Any dealers in Chicago hungrier than the rest?
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Re: Lease Advice in Chicago [carnut19] by vsaxena
Jul 12, 2006 (12:17 am)
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Replying to: carnut19 (Jun 14, 2006 7:38 pm)

First of all never lease a car outside warranty, especially a BMW. So you should do a 24 month lease 25K miles/year.
 
You should consider European Delivery to save cash on the 7 series.
 
And leasing in Illinois is not all that great since end up paying sales tax on the entire purchase price!

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