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Originally Posted by Price
In general, buying out a BMW after lease end is the worst scenario from $$ perspective:
1st, BMW lease rate is usually high (around 6-8%) compared to new car financing, so you overpay first 3 years (or whatever the duration of the lease is).
2nd, Lease includes addit. fees as compared to cash/financed purchase, so you overpay the total new car price (some fee can be waived though).
3rd, BMW uses escalated residual values to make leases more attractive, so quite often you can get a better deal on a 3 y.o. car elsewhere
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Absolutely... Buying out your leased car is the worst way of acquiring a car, financially speaking. You would have had a much better deal if you bought the car outright. Just stick with this X5 until the end of the lease and then lease a 50i and buy a 911 as said in a previous post. This makes the most sense if you insist on having an SUV and a sports car.