Agree. Can buy a 2020 740i with low miles from Hertz for $42k-46k and own it with much smaller payments. I am sure there are some folks who are happy to pay a massive premium for a brand new 750i but I’m not one of them.
Appreciate your question–beyond engine displacement, I think it’s the magic fairy dust in the paint and the angel tears used in the wiper fluid.
The discount in calc in this deal is around 15%. Nothing to write home about in my view. Of course you may think differently and you are welcome to that opinion
Re: Hertz - they come and go depending on location and distance. I saw 6 offered a week ago in California and they were all gone over the weekend. It is completely random as availability depends on when they take them out of service. Also someone might reserve one and then cancel (or decide not to buy it) so it goes back into the sales pool.
As someone who has driven both the 740 AND 750- please don’t ever compare these cars again.
Knowing the difference makes the difference, which is why 750 buyers pay that huge premium over the 740. Someone in the market for a 750 is only going to get a 750. They will not compromise and settle for a 740. 750 feels like a completely different car. That being said BMW makes the 740 AND THE 750 for a reason- to cater to personal preferences. You can lease a 740Xi sub 800s all day. Not the case for a 750.
from purely a long term ownership perspective- 740 is much better. N63 motor in the 750 is a basket case, on the other hand the B58 in the 740 is rock solid.
I saw a bunch of the 7s in the mid 40s on Hertz’s site. Man they went quick. There were some really great deals on these cars, 2019 5 series for like 27k w about 15k miles.