I’m new to this forum. If I want to order an i4 from you, do you sell to Nor-Cal?
We’re working on that!
If they’re good at their job, they’ll get paid… front loading deals is 
Sure, and that’s why I am averaging a higher discount % than most others on this car. It’s accounted for. It is what it is.
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Post the lease calculator so I may take a look. Thank you
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Hi Scott,
Saw your VERY informative YouTube breakdown on the i4 national lease offer.
Are you a broker? BMW specific? I live in california and will be needing a new lease in the next few months.
If you have a profile on lease hacker let me know. It might be easier communicating there.
Thanks in advance
IAN
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I’m confused
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Haha. Sorry. That was cut/pasted from an email I tried to send to the email listed on your YouTube channel that bounced back.
But, just to clarify, for the first point, there is not an advantage if the car is kept for the full term of the lease and, for the second point, could there presumably be a situation in which the MF is marked up so much that the advantage of decreased basis for sales tax is lost?
I’m not arguing with your main points.
With a commensurate discount, the worst thing that happens is you hold to term and end up at parity. Its basically all potential upside without downside.
If the larger discount doesnt offset any cost or tax changes due to the marked up mf, it simply isnt a commensurate discount.
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Nice job on the video.
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Doe not BMW limit the amount a dealer can mark up the MF by .00004. The going rate for a 36 month 7500(?) mile is .00225.
Also, if we do as LeaserOC was saying, which IMHO is brilliant, could not the dealer finance guy, when you switch from going for a Miles/Term lease (ex. 7500 miles, 12000 miles / 24, 36 moths), just adjust the numbers in the final paper work to make up for it.
Then when you point that out, he turns around and says “oh you don’t want us to make any money”?
Just playing devils advocate. As I have seen some embarrassing sales tactics, especially from Cadillac Lyriq dealers.
You Sir are BATMAN!
That’s a cool technique.
Thank you
Very surprised to see the range impact of 19" wheels on the I4 edrive40. They talk about “301” miles of range, but with the Msport wheels that number is reduced to “282” miles. That’s a huge hit for wheel choice.
EPA Combined range numbers:
BMW i4 eDrive40
18" wheels (225/50R18): 301 miles (484 km)
19" wheels (245/40R19 / 255/40R19): 282 miles (454 km)
That said, real world efficiency after a few hundred-mile trip. I am averaging 3.2 miles per kwh and showing 262 miles at 90% SOC. That works out to 291 miles at 100% SOC, or better than the EPA estimate for 19’s.
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Not on 2024. .0021 can be marked up to .0025.
Expected. The larger wheels likely are heavier - unsprung weight is more and efficiency drops.
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It’s also geometry. A larger wheel has a larger circumference. If you turn an 18* wheel one full revolution, it travels 56.5 inches. If you turn a 19" wheel one full revolution, it travels 59.6 inches. The bigger wheel has to travel farther with each turn. It takes more energy (either gas or electric) to go farther. Larger wheels will give you worse milage than smaller ones even if the weight is the same or even a bit less.
Weight matters, but the difference is negligible next to the geometry.
A little confused here. If I travel say 1,000 miles do I care whether a 19” wheel made fewer revolutions while a 18” wheel made more?
It made a difference in performance gas cars, though gas cars didn’t really show up appreciably in mileage. Electric accentuates the differences.
Unless you are racing competitively - smaller diameter tires are better. Less chance of blowouts, rim scratches, better ride, better efficiency.
The circumference made more difference than the weight?
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