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02-02-2009, 07:08 PM | #1 |
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128/135 as a DD? Lease Rates??
Hi all. After browsing this forum for about a day, I really started to like the 1er. I think this is the perfect car to replace my Camry as a DD. Does anyone know how much it would be to lease a base model 128 or even 135 w/ just AT gearbox?
ps. for all the people who think Im just fooling around, please just ignore this thread. I am really looking for some useful inputs as I wish to get out of my DD Camry.
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02-02-2009, 07:16 PM | #3 |
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first of all i think 128 is better for DD, because it doesn't have that much hp for you to deal with, no turbo whissles. and with a good tire you don't ahve to worry about a thing for 2-4 years. cheaper insurance as well as the price.
lease price depends on down payment and term of lease. usually it's half the buying price. |
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02-02-2009, 08:10 PM | #7 |
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I thought you already got a buyer for your car. I want a 1er so I can see which car the girls would prefer (i.e. which one is cuter )
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02-02-2009, 11:16 PM | #8 |
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I'd go with the 128 as a DD, but as far as the 128 is concerned, the stick is better than the Steptronic. However, if you do a lot of stop and go, that is a pain. Not for me here in the boonies, where if you have to stop at two stop lights in a row, you're pissed.
I say this from test drives, not just hearsay. I'm hoping to get a 128 stick later in the year, but you never know. It's never done until the papers are signed, and you drive it off the lot. |
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02-03-2009, 07:37 AM | #9 |
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honestly if you want to get a Bimmer, make sure you got everything you wanted in there, or you'll regret.
For me I got premium package, sports package, heated seat, xenon, hifi, 6 speed manual, active steering, for $35000 where as a striped would already cost 29k, I pay 632 a month for the car, no trade in or anything. just 2000 down. lease one would cost you 572 ish a month and that's not as equvilantly equiped. In the end in this economy, you better have some awesome credit to get a lease anyway. so unless you are ready to dump in some money, maybe you should buy a used one. |
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02-03-2009, 08:26 AM | #10 |
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You can't hear the turbos in the 135i.
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FYI a 128 vert, fairly spartan with auto, sticker 37, offerered price was 34, monthly was like 392 without tax; i went for a 135 vert in the end for about 460 a month plus tax.
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02-03-2009, 11:49 AM | #13 |
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I just had an 08 Camry for a rental. God what a nightmare. Sure it's reliable, but compared to my 135i, it drove like a model T. The steering was light and twitchy. I had very little feel for the road or anything else. I was frankly amazed and how poor it drove compared to my 1. Granted it was a Toyota sedan, not a Lexus, but still the differences were more of what I would have expected from an old rent-a-wreck, not a realtively new Camry.
You should be ecstatic with either a 128 or 135 compared to your Camry.
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M3 replaced my old E92 335. Im happy w/ the change but it took away the comfort in local commute. It's never fun to drive in local traffic no matter how fun the car is.
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