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BMW X5 Lease Questions

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lease by wease944
Mar 23, 2009 (4:31 pm)
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I am looking to lease an x5. I have used this site many time and I still dont know how to figure out all this money factor / residual ect...
2 cars
#1 cold ,premium ,technology,Ipod addapter rear climate..$56675..12 miles..36 month.. $810..That sounds HIGH!!!
#2 premium/ cold pkg/ ipod...Msrp 54425 ..Same terms as above $729.. that sound high also..
    .I want a payment of $650,NO MONEY DOWN everything included...,What will the Msrp be then? I am returning an x5 in 3 weeks so Im a loyal customer.. NY
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Re: lease [wease944] by ocautoseeker
Mar 25, 2009 (11:35 pm)
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Replying to: wease944 (Mar 23, 2009 4:31 pm)

There's about a $4000 spread bewteen MSRP and Invoice on these vehicles (+/- depending on regional Maco/Training fee). Since you're loyalty, you get the $1750 and .00030 mf discount. Assuming a near invoice deal less the $1750, you could realistically be about $665/mo + tax on Car #1. That payment has BMW's $725 bank fee rolled into the payments, all you'd need to pay at inception is your 1st mo and Govt' fees.
 
Without seeing how the dealer who quoted you structured the deal, I have no way of telling you how he/she figured it. But, I can surmise that he didn't factor in the loyalty cash and ran you at the base mf w/o the loyalty reduction. Then car # 1 could realistically be $810/mo.
 
Car # 2, same scenario; $607/mo + tax.
 
You've probably heard this before, but as a reference, for every $100 you add or subtract on a lease, figure about $3 bucks to your payments.
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Re: lease [wease944] by Car_man HOST
Mar 30, 2009 (2:19 am)
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Replying to: wease944 (Mar 23, 2009 4:31 pm)

Hi wease944. It is very important to understand exactly how leases work prior to negotiating with dealers. If you don't understand what you are doing, it is easier for them to take advantage of you. Check out the following informative articles that are available here at Edmunds.com prior to visiting any dealers: 10 Steps to Leasing a New Car and Calculate Your Own Lease Payment.
 
In short, the best way to get a good deal on a leased vehicle is to negotiate as low a selling price as possible on the model that you want and then have the dealer calculate your vehicle's monthly payment using its buy rate lease money factor. BMW Financial Services' current buy rate for the '09 X5 3.0 is .00180.
 
You can look up the MSRPs and dealer invoice prices for the trucks that you are interested in over in the New Vehicle Pricing section of Edmunds.com.
 
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Residual? by chrisutley
Apr 01, 2009 (3:14 pm)
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I see a number of posts citing money factor and a percentage for the residual. If I see a residual of say 50%, does that mean 50% of the MSRP (including any options) or 50% of the actual price paid?
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Demo and loaner discounts by chrisutley
Apr 01, 2009 (3:25 pm)
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In order to drive the X5 that I want, it looks like I'll need to strike a deal on a loaner or demo vehicle. I'm already familiar with the pros and cons of these vehicles, and I'm willing to live with the cons for a vehicle that is sold "as new" with full original warranty intact.
 
My question is this ... I cannot find used pricing for 2009 vehicles on KBB and other like sites, and I'm trying to determine what's a fair price for a demo/loaner with maybe 5-10K miles on it. If going price for brand new is right around invoice today, then how far below invoice can I push these dealers on these "used" vehicles?
 
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Residual? [chrisutley] by ocautoseeker
Apr 02, 2009 (3:13 am)
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Replying to: chrisutley (Apr 01, 2009 3:14 pm)

The residual value is based on the TOTAL MSRP including all options and destination. So, just to illustrate: if a BMW X5 has an MSRP of say, $54,625.00, and the residual stated 57% ... then that would be 57% of $54,625.00. I know, I know, I'm being redundant, but I like to be thorough to get my point across.
 
As for BMW's money factors, it can be a bit confusing for multiple reasons. The mf can flucuate based on whether or not you're a repeat customer, whether you pay a security deposit, etc. BMW leases have definitely been more attractive as of late for "loyalty" customers.
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Re: Demo and loaner discounts [chrisutley] by ocautoseeker
Apr 02, 2009 (3:29 am)
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Replying to: chrisutley (Apr 01, 2009 3:25 pm)

First and foremost, you wanna' find out who was driving that demo. Preferably, it was someone at the dealership, like the sales manager or his wife etc., rather than a true demo. Chances are they took good care of it and drove it easy, knowing full well they'd need to put back out on the line.
 
Good rule of thumb for figuring out a good price on a demo ... .25-.35 cents/mile. Meaning, if the vehicle has 5000 miles and you figured say .30 cent/mile, that's $1500. Therefore, if you could realistically buy a "new" one for, let's just say $200 over invoice, then you should be able to snag the demo at $1300 below invoice. Also, if it's an '08, deduct another $1000 or so.
 
You also need to consider the warranty too. Ask them if they actually have an in-service date on the vehicle. They probably do, especially if it was driven 5k or so, but you'll wanna' see how that affects the manufacturer's warranty, since the time and mileage started ticking from the "in-service" date.
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Re: Residual? [chrisutley] by bstncarbyr
Apr 02, 2009 (6:40 am)
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Replying to: chrisutley (Apr 01, 2009 3:14 pm)

After spending time on this website and doing research here is a quick and easy way to figure leases...these are only formulas and you need to find accurate residuals (easy) and Money Factors (tougher) to figure out how the deal stacks up
 
1st Formula ((your cost*(list price*residula percent))/term in months
2nd Formula ((your cost+(list price*residual percent)*money factor
 
when you add the results of those together you will get your payment
 
Once I had this negotiating got much easier
 
hope this helps
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X5 Lease by bstncarbyr
Apr 02, 2009 (6:46 am)
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Has anyone heard about the new programs or MF rates for the April Leases?

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