Would you rather buy a 428 or lease a 435?

DZ153 · 06-07-2014, 02:03 PM

I was fairly set on buying a 428i xdrive but the idea of leasing a 435ix has caught my attention. Any tips or advice from personal experience? Cheers and thanks in advance.

mntbiker · 06-07-2014, 04:32 PM

I would not look at the buy vs. lease decision as having anything to do with how much $$ the car you're looking at costs.

I think you would choose buy vs. lease based on factors like how many miles you drive, how long you usually keep cars for, how good is the lease residual, do you have plans to mod the car, etc.

At the end of the day, if you're going to drive 20k miles a year, you should be buying the car regardless of what the payments will be.

Typically, BMWs are some of the best cars to lease because of the high residuals and and truly free maintenance that comes along with them throughout the duration of the lease. It's a pretty sweet deal!

Hope that helps a bit. FWIW, the 435i is a fantastic car! Everybody loves it.

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mntbiker Captain 123 Rep 616 Posts Drives: F15 X5 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	I would not look at the buy vs. lease decision as having anything to do with how much $$ the car you're looking at costs. I think you would choose buy vs. lease based on factors like how many miles you drive, how long you usually keep cars for, how good is the lease residual, do you have plans to mod the car, etc. At the end of the day, if you're going to drive 20k miles a year, you should be buying the car regardless of what the payments will be. Typically, BMWs are some of the best cars to lease because of the high residuals and and truly free maintenance that comes along with them throughout the duration of the lease. It's a pretty sweet deal! Hope that helps a bit. FWIW, the 435i is a fantastic car! Everybody loves it.
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