"the throttle response is instantaneous" ... would love to see that. I've heard this isn't even true on current Ms... yes/no?

From my dealer this morning - They want me to order it without more than a guess at 36/15K MF and Residual:

"We do not have the rates yet. If I had to guess they would be .00380 money factor and a 62% residual."

Oh, hell no am I paying +/- 9%

Great way to get me to buy a $10K off MSRP ML63 BMW...

there wil be a x6m (sat.) at my dealer , then next week the x5m ( so i was told ) ill take some photos and if i can get them to fire it up , a video.....

.00380 money factor is higher than any rate I've heard thus far.
If they are quoting you that rate the very specific question I would ask is, "Is that the BUY RATE" or are they adding points onto the BMWFS plan for the finance manager/dealership?

As far as the research I've done, .00270 (about 6.6%) is the highest BMW financial services go.. So your dealership is probably adding gravy to the deal.

Also, no way the residual will be 62% on 15k miles a year. That's unheard of.
I would guess the more reasonable residual would be, 12k miles a year at a residual rate of 55%-58%. But even that number could be wishful.

Though almost always from my history of BMW have seen BMW always keep leasing prices competitive.. Which means, if the residual is real low, than they will lower the money factor to keep the prices attractive.

They don't want X5M's sitting on their lots.. They want them on the street.

maybe the looks will grow on me. Rear not feeling it. Front -- still too aggressive for my taste and I don't like the vent below the grill

BUT....if CB, Cinnamon and piano black was how I could configure it with ease, that might just sway my mind, even though I can't get past the looks at this time...

Choose your poison

Carbon Black
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...rbon_black.JPG

Alpine White
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...pine_white.JPG

Melbourne Red
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...M-Melb_red.JPG

Monte Carlo blue
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...Carlo_blue.JPG

Silversrtone
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...lverstone1.JPG

Space Gray
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...Space_gray.JPG

Black Sapphire
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...hire_black.JPG


Interior:

Full black with Piano black trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...iano_black.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...ano_black2.JPG

Full black with Red brown trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...-Red_brown.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...Red_brown2.JPG

Sakhir Orange with brushed aluminium trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...hir_orange.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...ir_orange2.JPG

Sakhir Orange with Amarone trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...ge_Amarone.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...e_Amarone2.JPG

Sakhir Orange with Carbon Trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...rbon-black.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...bon-black2.JPG

Cinnamon with Amarone trim
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...on-amarone.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...n-amarone2.JPG

christ im happy with Full black with Piano black trim now . .:cool:

http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...iano-black.JPG
http://www.xoutpost.com/lemansx5/X5M...iano-black.JPG

haha does look nice but i say black it all out then do it again....

I changed my order..

Black, Black with standard Aluminum trim..

Was going to go Silverstone interior then remembered I have dogs.. My brother has silverstone and it looks dirty all the time.. Like black around the areas where you rest your arms..