Interesting feedback all.

I guess I will hope and PRAY they won't recognize the significance of the ///M badge. Otherwise I WILL be first-in-line when the next round of layoffs rolls around

TT Bear: Let me get this straight: you're surrounded by nature....no big-city a-holes to deal with....you breathe clean Canada air....you and your spouse BOTH drive M-cars...you live in a hockey paradise (greatest sport on Earth)....probably with a rink every 1.73 miles.....

Dude, can I be you? Please?

Will: my negotiation skills are not my strong suit, so I'm pretty sure I would get screwed one way or another on an ///M Lease. I'm quite comfortable with trade-in plus cash down, and then finance the rest for 48 months. My house is paid off and I could even swing it now, but I'm hesitant about first-year bugs.