Can you get better than that? Any other offer? You might do pull ahead, usually 3 months pull ahead. Cal Bmw financial if you have time.
BMW isnāt running a pull ahead program. Hasnāt really had much of one either for the last couple years. When it had been run recently, it was for select cars only, and not anything with a roundel.
Oh wow, I didnāt know that. I did mine on August 2017 and havenāt checked this forum til recently since Iām looking to lease another vehicle again. Thanks for the heads up. @mp11477
Interesting topics for sure.
When leasing my Lexus I was offered body/tire/wheel protection for $600+/-. At 16,000 miles the rear tires are done (180? treadwear). Itāll need another set before the lease is up, the fronts should be okay. A pair of rears is >$600. This is Florida with heavy rain through September, not sure Iād want almost worn out tires for the last 6 months of my lease. Living on a golf course and parking outside my car is a ātargetā.
Everyoneās situation is different. Itās insuranceā¦something you pay for and hope is never needed!!
$600 is a decent price. I was charged $1549 for wheel + tire protection but that does NOT cover regular wear & tear. That is just from tire blowing out or sustaining rim damage due to nails, pot holes, etc. Yes, everyoneās situation is different but it was definitely not worth the cost for me.
The lease end protection does cover regular tire wear & tear but thereās a low probability I will need tire replacements in 3 yrs/36k miles. I donāt drive like a maniac and I highly doubt I will hit 36k miles.
Even if I need to replace my tires, so be it, I will rather pay for it then and it probably wonāt cost more than what they were charging for the lease end protection (2K)
Iām going to price out a nice set of used PS3ās or P S7 RFT to stick on my 5e and if itās close to what tire and wheel from a known product whore dealer Iāll prob just buy that instead.
Yes that is true you can just buy used tires to replace at the end as well lol.
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Not bad -
and prob the best you could have hoped for other than a check for the balance. Lots of luck!
Yes I guess I couldāve just asked for a check refund too. I was so worried theyād reject my initial request to cancel those coverages so when they offered the credit back to my account I quickly accepted it without thinking about other options. Oh well. 
If you ever need to transfer out of it that balance will make for a nice incentive to the next driver or get cash back out of it if you can get the right taker.
Yes that is true. Will see how it goes for the next 3 yrs!
ā¦.If you can find used tires. Some cars take the same size on all 4 corners. Some cars have 4 different tires. Cars with the same size all around can have them rotated which helps a lot. Most lease companies want all 4 tires to match and if it came with run flats it gets returned with run flats.
Again, every situation is unique.
Learned something new today after my lease end pre-inspectionā¦ The dealer guy said BMWFS is a lot more lenient for i3 scratches than regular cars. He said it is because the body is plastic. DId not make much sense to me and if any of you guys can confirm that might help everybody . I have no scratches in my current i3 but the previous one had multiple large scratches due to a side sweep which BMW did not charge me anything.
Same experience with a keyed 3 series 10 years ago. Theyāre just into tires and wheels. Lol
Lol I think those performance M series have really expensive tires/wheels where they probably lose a lot of money on. Scratches tho are relatively cheap to repair/cover up.
I have never seen a lease where this would be included. Wear and tear will always fall on the only leasing the vehicle. Very rarely will dealers charge you for small scrapes or dings on the car. Depending on the price Iād say its worth it. Dealers push these products because they are of the few non-cancellable products. These products also have the highest margins and can be very profitable for the dealer. This goes for anyone. If the dealer is saying there are an astronomical amount of feeās associated with turning in a lease it is often to scare you into buying another vehicle, but when it comes down to leasing a new vehicle they can magically absorb the money. Not sure if iām ranting or helpingā¦
Oh for what they charged, it was definitely NOT worth it. Yes I think it depends on the type of driver you are and how you drive your vehicle. For me, I keep it indoor garaged at home and will be commuting via highway to and back from work, plus I will NOT be using it to park often outside in the city so it made no sense to purchase it. Even if something happened, I have car insurance to cover it or it will be cheap enough to pay out of pocket.
It should actually be the opposite. The dealer will give BMWFS a check for the total amount you paid on the extra protection plans. It will be immediately credited towards your payments and you wonāt owe car payments for a few months.
I generally find these a waste of money. Leasing companies are surprisingly generous when you do have dings that need repair at lease end, and the cost spent on the protection plan, you can almost guarantee will be more. Plus, they usually have a āper incidentā cap of $1k or so, so if something costs $1,001 to repair, youāre on the hook regardless.
You are being led by cheap fools. Wear and Tear on a BMW lease is pure gold. Itās gonna need tires, you probably curbed at least two rims etcā¦ 2k is pretty steep, but what if only cost $995? The tires alone will be $1000 guaranteed.
P.S. I drive a BMW.
After 28 months / 29k miles , I have one chip on the windshield ( $75 repair ) and one rear tire ($175, all others are above the limit) based on the lease inspection sheet by Crevier BMW .