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Old 04-24-2009, 10:18 AM
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Surprised you leased a Diesel....far more value in buying....a higher residual and longer life...IMO.

But you could have other influences....drivingyour decisions

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Originally Posted by HUK View Post
I just leased a 35d. I ran a gazillion numbers for this and other cars at different MSRP. Since an X5 3.0 can be anywhere from 52k to mid 60s, clearly the payments can vary greatly. What I found to be an effective measure of "deal efficiency" is taking your total payments for 3 years (including drive-off) and divide by MSRP. If you get to 48-49% or less, consider it a good deal. With the current factory incentives, you should end up at less than 800/month w/tax and 2500 total drive-off for a 62k car.
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