Are you leasing this month? Please check the following:
a) April 1st is the best day to lease a 2018 BMW. If you are leasing anything else, you are overpaying relative to the value.
b) On 2018 BMW, 15% discount for new, 20% for loaner before incentives. Walk away if lower. Obviously only applies to select models which are not selling well/discontinued. You are not going to get that deal on an X5… But easy enough on X1, X2, diesel, 330 e etc
c) Check marketplace and jump on the deals that meet above
d) Put down MSD, even if you have to brown bag your lunch for the next few years
e) Sign up for CCA if you are getting a new 2018. get an OL code and let the dealer run it… No skin off anyone’s nose
f) Do MF bump to waive acq fee - it comes out to $100 cheaper
g) 10/24 is the sweet spot on heavily incentivized car (328d, X2, 330e)
h) Post your deal HERE before signing, we will help you save a few more pennies.
i) No matter what anybody tells you, as long as your credit check is run, your incentives for this month are locked in - you can pick up the car next week or next month even lol…
j) if you need to get rid of your current car because of spouse, budget etc, check vroom, carvana.
k) Please please test drive the car at your local dealer before you impulse lease. Having to come in 1 month looking to lease transfer is not the best thing in the world
l) If you think you might want to jump ship in a few months, then avoid the MSD and do zero DAS … It is easier to transfer a lease without the MSD — YMMV, must think hard about this - I am not responsible for your personal bankruptcy
m) I believe you can replicate the broker deals here on your own, but not for the faint of heart …
FAQs - PROs to leasing a BMW over Brand X:
a) Well German Engineering, driving machine duh
b) Easiest manufacturer to transfer in and out of
c) Strongest loyalty program of all majors
d) best range of vehicles IMHO - from mini cooper based econobox X2 to luxury 7 series based X7 to performance beast M3,M5,X5M
e) Strong incentive programs
f) Committed to EVs and future tech
g) SUVs mostly made in Murica
Cons
a) dealers suck
b) check insurance, property tax - can be expensive
c) neighbors will be jealous but hey …
d) avoid if you only have street parking etc or live in Rust Belt/Mo town
Need to note also That conquest only works on X models and not in 3 series.
Because without already having BMW and access to all loyalty rebates deals aren’t as easily replicable.
That is true, but today is the best time to get in the game for BMW … You won’t get conquest on a 3 and only 500 CCA but come next March, you will be grinning ear to ear …
Been there, done that. Leased a brown, non-sport F30 fart car for $150/month ($2K DAS) back in 2017 and was so bored with the car I returned it two months early. It was a great deal relative to the MSRP of the car, but can’t say I got many smiles per dollar.
Also, the F30 3-series was released in 2011, and you can get a used one that looks identical to the 2018 for $10K-15K.
Wagons are rare, so I don’t have many sample deals. Anything over 12% for 2019 is going to be good. I don’t think the incentives will be much different on a 2019 in April…
If you can get a 2018 wagon, that would be the sweet spot…
One thing for sure is that if you want a 3 series wagon, this is the last year you can get one. The one based on the the new platform won’t be available in the US.