Found a CA dealer willing to do 11% at base MF for custom order. PNW dealers were all pushing out above invoice deals. Current lease ends in mid March. Will be doing in person delivery in early April and driving it up to WA.
Structured differently, it would be $628+ tax with $2k DAS. Lot of chatter lately on the forum about bad programs and how these 6 cylinder BMWs arenāt worth this much money, but personally for me it hits the sweet spot between driving dynamics, looks and features. Besides, lease programs are bad across the board for all brands, aside from the Camaro I suppose so there wasnāt a comparable 6 cylinder deal that presented better value at this MSRP.
Ouch, 10% taxā¦ Aside from that, you got exactly what you wanted and didnāt get taken for a ride. Enjoy in good health! Hope it doesnāt come with run-flats on those 21s, though.
It does come with RFTs. 20s would have been a better choice but I really liked the look of 21s so went with them. Added adaptive suspension so that should help with the ride on 21s.
10% tax on monthly payment, better than my previous lease in TX where I pay 6.5% on the entire value of the vehicle. I believe 12% was the max discount offered in Dec on in stock units, so considering weāre in Jan and this is a custom order, Iād say it Iām quite happy with the deal.
At one point I was eyeing the X3M Comp too but once the flood of X3M transfers hit LH, I decided to do some research and found out that X3M comp ride was too harsh. Most reviews I saw touted M40i to be sweet spot between performance and a comfortable daily driver.
One thing I will say though is nothing beats the growl of a V8, and the 6 cylinder exhaust is a bit underwhelming.
Thanks! For some time between deciding on this car I was eyeing the camaro actually after reading your and otherās posts. Did a test drive at local dealership and they came back with what Iām guessing was a full sticker offer at $44k MSRP. Drum rollā¦
$819 monthly with 0 DAS. I never bothered to respond back and decided Iād stick to the bimmer since I didnāt have the patience to negotiate and hand hold GM SMs. WA dealers for ya
Honestly, we would need some GM Financial experts to figure out how that was even possible, LOL. There wouldāve had to have been something around $1 million in dealer add-ons as well
I have always been a bit partial to fewer cylinders/forced induction, but there is no denying the advantages of a large displacement naturally aspirated engine.
The symphony even a fairly regular V8 like the LT1 makes is pretty unbelievable. The other car we just recently leases with a turbo four-cylinder (M235) almost sounds like a silly joke compared to the LT1. I really like that car, but when I hear the exhaust I almost start laughingā¦Itās like a little baby gurgleš
And this is after I had conquest and GM supplier. Smh. The other thing that really bothered me was how the center screen was tilted backwards, almost making it hard for me to see the screen based on my seating position.
I also wanted to give a shoutout to @mllcb42 for his constant reminder of āmake the offer based on market research that you will accept, donāt wait for the dealership to tell you their numbers.ā I did exactly this, looked at what brokers were offering in the marketplace (10%) and upped the discount by 1% to see if I could pull it off. And it worked.
Its a custom order so I havenāt picked it up yet. From my short test drive i can tell you that thereās lot of power on tap and I particularly liked the heads up display and ACC Stop&go.
I would agree with the V8 vs 6 sweet sound but the BMW inline 6 is the best engine ever. The smoothness and legit power delivery is a thing of beauty in the inline 6. My daily rivers is the F90 M5 but after 5 days of driving it, I actually crave my wifeās X5 40i.
Yes, Iām in the Greater Seattle area on the eastside. In my case the dealer isnāt handling the registration so Iāll be doing it myself. But quite a few out of state dealers I spoke with did offer to do the reg process also for me so it just depends on which dealer you work with.
