I don't believe anyone knows if the lease rates (money factor) will be better or worse. As always, the residuals will be better (higher) at the beginning of a model year and decline towards the end of the model year.

If you can wait until October, the advantages of getting an '08MY E70 are higher residual on lease and the potential that many of the '07 design and manufacturing bugs have been worked out.

The cons of waiting are potential price increase and waiting 3 more months to get your new X. However, the higher residual may offset the price increase resulting in the same lease payments.

to tell you the truth the determining factor for me is whether or not they will have the ipod problem resolved by then. Do you think the 08 models will come with any kind of interface or will we be in the same situation we are now with the,?

While I've read about many problems with E70, I don't recall any about the I-pod interface. I have read several post with positive feedback on the I-Pod/USB option.

I have the iPod interface and so far, works fine. It does sometimes just jump from the iPod to whatever source I was using prior to the iPod, but it sounds great and works great through the iDrive otherwise.

It seems like a lot of people on here still don't realize that the iPod interface using the iDrive actually exists.

^ Ok they then must be some kind of misunderstanding because when I did a search it seemed like people for still searching for some kind of ipod interface. So they have a current interface that is integrated into the screen and can be controlled via touchscreen? that is what I need (my friends lexus has it)

Dream on.......:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: You were trying to buy a BMW correct?

If your looking for a touchscreen interface, your in the wrong forum. Please go to www.lexus.com