[bhavani727]

Hi, please help with these questions.

1. Should I get a 2013 or 2014 328i?
2. If I get 2013 328i in August rather July, will I get more rebates?


Thanks,
Bhavani

[Bman925]

Originally Posted by bhavani727

Hi, please help with these questions.

1. Should I get a 2013 or 2014 328i?
2. If I get 2013 328i in August rather July, will I get more rebates?


Thanks,
Bhavani

1. A) Only get a '13 if you are looking to buy the car outright. Definitely don't lease a car that is already a year old.
B) If you are truly a fan of the latest gadgets/navigation and want to buy or lease, get the '14

2. Again, not sure if you want to lease or buy, but if you are looking to lease, do the Ultimate Drive. If you get a '14, it will have to be custom ordered and by September residuals should be back to normalish.

[bavarianboar]

Originally Posted by Bman925

1. A) Only get a '13 if you are looking to buy the car outright. Definitely don't lease a car that is already a year old.
B) If you are truly a fan of the latest gadgets/navigation and want to buy or lease, get the '14

2. Again, not sure if you want to lease or buy, but if you are looking to lease, do the Ultimate Drive. If you get a '14, it will have to be custom ordered and by September residuals should be back to normalish.

I personally would say this goes against the intuitive buying/leasing recommendation.

You are fine leasing an older car because you do not care for depreciation over the many years. If you are buying outright, get the latest one as few years down the line it will have better value when selling it. 2013s might be slightly cheaper if you find the right color combo properly optioned/configured to your liking or one you can live with. Dealers are motivated to get their older MY moving out sooner than later.

Final selling price matters no matter if you are leasing or buying, you will save or pay more no matter what you do.


Above statement holds if you dont care for latest 2014 updates which are not that significant, and if your not a big iDrive or nav fan.


With the 2013s you may end up getting left overs and maybe a different residual/MF combination which may improve on the 2014s are we move into fall.

Good luck!

[Pauleebe]

Originally Posted by Bman925

1. A) Only get a '13 if you are looking to buy the car outright. Definitely don't lease a car that is already a year old.
B) If you are truly a fan of the latest gadgets/navigation and want to buy or lease, get the '14

2. Again, not sure if you want to lease or buy, but if you are looking to lease, do the Ultimate Drive. If you get a '14, it will have to be custom ordered and by September residuals should be back to normalish.

Don't entirely agree ...

1) 14's have horrible lease deals in July and likely will through August. Why? Dealers are trying to push 13's. But yes, the 14's saw SOME tech improvements, so if iDrive and Navigation are important to you, then waiting may help.

2.) Ultimate Drive expires October 31, meaning you must take delivery by this date. So you better order ASAP, as even if it comes from Germany, delivery may not occur before this date. If it's a South African build, then you can forget it altogether - almost no hope for it to arrive before the Ultimate Drive expiration date. Residuals will improve by September or October hopefully for 2014's ...

[N33D4SP33D]

I just saw today a 2013 528i for only $60 more a month than my13 f30 328i

[bhavani727]

Thanks for everyone who replied.

My plan is to finally own the vehicle. If i take it on lease, I want to pay the residual value and own it after 3 years.

Use the car for may be 7-8 years and then sell it.

Would it be good to
1. buy a 2013 328i or lease it?
2. since it would be expensive to buy 2014 328i, should i wait to lease it?

Basically is it a good idea to plan to use the car for next 8 years as BMW might be releasing battery based cars shortly?

Thanks.

[Sp82]

Originally Posted by bhavani727

Thanks for everyone who replied.

My plan is to finally own the vehicle. If i take it on lease, I want to pay the residual value and own it after 3 years.

Use the car for may be 7-8 years and then sell it.

Would it be good to
1. buy a 2013 328i or lease it?
2. since it would be expensive to buy 2014 328i, should i wait to lease it?

Basically is it a good idea to plan to use the car for next 8 years as BMW might be releasing battery based cars shortly?

Thanks.

My fellow desi sister--

dont think too much into the battery stuff...unless you are thinking about the recently released info on those pathetic looking cars the battery based cars are a while out (especially if you are thinking 3 series type) enjoy your car now, even 7 years from now the F30 will have just been re designed, so your car will retain the "most recent" style for atleast 6 of those years.

[bhavani727]

Thanks bro

As I will keep the car for 7 years, should I buy 2013 model? Or lease a 2014?

Also is it economical to buy 2014 than leasing (will keep it for 7 years )?

[Sp82]

thats your call. for the most part, there is not much of a difference at all between the two cars--I beleive other than some software updates..and if you want the "new touchpad idrive" then you'll have to go for a 14' otherwise financially you are going to get a better deal on a 13'.

IMO I dont think the "touch" aspect of the iDrive makes that much of a difference to me, where I can justify spending hundreds or even thousands more over a period of a lease, or a purchase for that matter.

Also if you are leasing--to buy-- again, your payments are going to be lower now on a 13 vs a 14 model.

[bhavani727]

Thank you. Yeah I don't want to spend much for just iDrive.
So it seems I should go for 2013 model. But should I also think about its resale value as it is already a year old?

Is there another option like "lease-to-buy"?

[bavarianboar]

Originally Posted by bhavani727

Thank you. Yeah I don't want to spend much for just iDrive.
So it seems I should go for 2013 model. But should I also think about its resale value as it is already a year old?

Is there another option like "lease-to-buy"?

Precisely. Buying it? Buy the latest model year. There is no contention.

Leasing it and wanting to buy later, then you should do the complete math and see if you break out even or not. 2013 vs 2014.

I find it hard to believe that selling price wise, they would be too different if you go to a high volume dealer.

Good luck!

BTW, LOL'd at the 'desi sister' comment

[mntbiker]

From a purely financial standpoint, if you are planning to do a lease-to-buy scenario, I think you'd be better off with the 2014 due to the lower residual values. Here's a good post on the topic: http://www.ridewithg.com/index.php/2.../lease-to-buy/

Also, like others said, if you are planning to get the Tech Pkg or Navi and keeping the car for 7 years, I would definitely get the new nav on the 2014.

[bhavani727]

Originally Posted by bavarianboar

Precisely. Buying it? Buy the latest model year. There is no contention.

Leasing it and wanting to buy later, then you should do the complete math and see if you break out even or not. 2013 vs 2014.

I find it hard to believe that selling price wise, they would be too different if you go to a high volume dealer.

Good luck!

BTW, LOL'd at the 'desi sister' comment

Thank you!
Can I get an extraordinary deal on 2013 now? If yes, then why I should go for 2014?

[bhavani727]

Originally Posted by mntbiker

From a purely financial standpoint, if you are planning to do a lease-to-buy scenario, I think you'd be better off with the 2014 due to the lower residual values. Here's a good post on the topic: http://www.ridewithg.com/index.php/2.../lease-to-buy/

Also, like others said, if you are planning to get the Tech Pkg or Navi and keeping the car for 7 years, I would definitely get the new nav on the 2014.

Thank you!
The link really educated me on what to look for when buying/leasing/leasin-to-buy!

[snelldogg]

Originally Posted by mntbiker

From a purely financial standpoint, if you are planning to do a lease-to-buy scenario, I think you'd be better off with the 2014 due to the lower residual values. Here's a good post on the topic: http://www.ridewithg.com/index.php/2.../lease-to-buy/

Also, like others said, if you are planning to get the Tech Pkg or Navi and keeping the car for 7 years, I would definitely get the new nav on the 2014.

if your plan is to buy out the lease look into BMW Select. Its a finance to own scenario where you have low payments for the first few years and then a balloon payment to own.