So the X5 is gettin a Completely new Body Style in 07'?

[ktulu]

Comparing the X to an ML is like comparing a hershey's kiss to a turd. A 2 year lease is expensive and you really need to wait at least a year for the new model to mature. If you get a 3 year lease today you will be right on track. If you don't want to drive around an older body style than either buy or pay for the 2 year lease..not a wise decision but its yours to make.

GL

[mikeygaga0713]

I just dont understand how it is not a wise descision because if the new x5 come sout next october the 2 year lease will give me 1 whole year for them to fix it, the 3 year lease will give me 2 years(thats to long) is it possible to do a 2 year lease with 3 year option or something?

[dan_fitz]

Originally Posted by mikeygaga0713

I ahve a question Kind of off topic but,would it be cheaper,more $, or the same price if I were to get a 2 year lease instead of the 3 year lease(would work better because then I wouldnt have to wait the extra year with the older body version)

It is almost always cheaper to go with a longer lease:
1- The payment will likely be less because the first year or two have the most $$ depreciation.
2- You have to pay taxes on the full value of the car. If you add the average of the cost of taxes over 24 months, it would be higher than if you take it over 36 months. It is another year that you would not need to pay those bloody taxes!

[ktulu]

It is only wise if you want to spend about another 25% on the lease payment. That is up to you. Depending on which model you are looking at and the options you may be able to spend that money wiser and 3 years is not a long time for a car you love. If on the other hand you hate the car than 2 years may be too much. It is up to you. Leasing really isn't a great deal for some people and for others it is just right. 3 years is definitely going to give you the best payment but if you don't care about the payment than go 2 years or better yet go 1 and then you can get the MY07 style the day it comes out.

[bozo]

Originally Posted by TQ2K

With BMW's it is wise to wait at least a year for a totally new and restyled model... New models come with new bugs and electronic problems... Go with a 3year lease and wait until they fixed most of the problems with the first year batch of vehicles...

You know, I cant believe I didnt think of this. Like I said (in another thread somewhere..haha) a half hour before I drove my X off the lot, I was supposed to be driving off in a brand new E90. Go to E90post.com and look at some of those threads..Those guys are having a hell of a time with all the glitches and first year bugs. Transmission, Nav, i-Drive problems, you name it, they've got it...

I might pick one up next year or '08. But think about it!...

[LeMansX5]

I have heard some rumors that BMW is plannig to reveal the new X5 at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2006. So if they do that it will give people a chance to still buy the existing X5 if they do not like the new X5 design, or wait for the new X5 if they like the new design.