Not as crazy as the 2016 demo deals people are throwing out, but a good deal nonetheless. Notable that dealers are discounting 2017 models by $7k+
MSRP: ~$52,000
Selling Price: ~$44,500
Rebates: $3,000 lease credit for 330e, $1,000 grad (MBA, don’t hate)
Net cap cost: $40,500
24 months/12k miles residual: 67%
MF: .00085 with 7 MSDs
Due on signing: $4100 - includes MSDs, registration, $80 doc fee, tax on cap cost reduction. $0 down.
Payment: $337 pre-tax, $369 with tax.
I like this deal. The 330e has a much more prestigious feel than EDIT:“a regular three series” (both in and out). One must try one to appreciate the drive. It’s a great deal- Good job!
Oh! almost forgot about that! Thanks for pointing that out because I kept telling myself there isn’t any true EV benefits to the 330e (it doesn’t have HOV, and government subsidy). But nonetheless this deal is good for this particular model.
The main benefit of the 330e is that the gov’t gives you an extra $3k for free on a lease. That more than offsets the higher MSRP of the 330e vs. the 328i. The performance is comparable (0-60 in 5.6 vs 5.4 according to Motor Trend). The gas mileage is meaningfully superior, while driving with electric torque in a city is a real treat. And there are a few nice trim touches. My main complaint is that the steering is annoyingly soft compared to the 328i. But I get to park right in front of my Whole Foods!
The 330e gets a $4k federal tax credit (though not California annoyingly); BMW passes $3k of that along on a lease. So that’s an extra discount you can extract above your typical dealer discount/other rebates.
Yea I’m in CA too - it’s annoying that BMW doesn’t qualify for the extra $1500-$2500 state rebate and the HOV stickers while the Audi e-tron does. But you do still get the federal credit ($4k if you buy, $3k if you lease), which is great.
30D. New Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles – BMW of North America
Model Year
Vehicle Description
Credit Amount
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 BMW i3 Sedan with Range Extender $7,500
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BMW i3 Sedan
$7,500
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BMW i8
$3,793
2016, 2017
BMW X5 40e
$4,668
2016, 2017 BMW 330e $4,001
2017 BMW i3 (60Ah) Sedan $7,500
2017 BMW 740e $4,668
330e is not excluded in califiornia from a fed tax credit if I’m reading this right
That’s right. You get $4k from the federal gov’t if you buy (through the gov’t) or $3k through BMW FS on a lease (they get the $4k and credit back $3k if you lease).
CA has a separate program that offers an additional rebate on some cars as well as the HOV stickers. So an i3 gets $7,500 from the federal gov’t and another $2,500 from California. Many plug-ins are eligible for $1,500 from CA. Unfortunately, the 330e isn’t eligible for this extra state program, but is still eligible for the federal program and the BMW FS $3,000 lease credit in every state.
tl;dr the 330e still has $3k of extra credit over a 2017 330i regardless of what state you live in.
im in Socal. I didn’t know you couldn’t get the ca rebate thats kinda weak. really bummed about the HOV stickers. i have a Prius plug in right now. love the access.
When I was comparing leases on my recent transaction, I was asking dealers to give me a quote on “nothing down” leases, just to be sure I was comparing apples to apples.
Is there any problem with that?
The 330e lease sounds great at $369 but when you add $155 per month ($4,100 due on signing - $369 first payment = $3,731 / 24 months) it becomes a $524 per month lease, which doesn’t sound nearly as good.
