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There's so much brand equity, they can get away with the downward movement, at least for awhile. I've also seen some cheap Infiniti lease commercials (aging G) and Lexus seems to have lowered prices a little too.
"Hey, what are you doing at the bus stop? Why aren't you driving the new 3-Series you just leased to the office?"
"Uh, I used-up all my mileage for the year and it's only February."
Just got one yesterday with their come on ads. 328xi for $349/39 with $3,500 down. And a 5 series for $449 (I think the same term).
so doing my quick and dirty conversion, roughly $450 + tax and nothing but DMV stuff out the door, and you can be styling in a new BMW.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Can't agree with it being sad that you can lease a BMW or Mercedes cheap... That's the only way I can drive one.. Screw "brand image"... they are cars..
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and a brief conversation while I was waiting for my wife to finish her goodbye's.
I was stopped in the road at the and of a driveway, with my right turn signal on.
The funny thing was the cop was from my town, but I was in the next town over.
So cheap. Too bad I didn't like the new 5. Think I'd look at that AWD Bimmer if I were the leasing type.
I drive 2 cars (one daily commuter, one weekend/family car) so the 10k miles limit wouldn't be an issue for me.
I don't see how the math adds up. $50k car, in 3 years the residual is half or less, where's the $25k worth of payments? Even for the 5er the totals aren't even $20k.
Seeing a bunch of these now.
What if the residual is 63%, and there is a 6% cash incentive on the front end?
That's how the math works...
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Regarding leases, vastly inflated residuals also help.
Of course BMW can set artificially high residuals and then take a loss down the road.
I think they're trying to take the lux sales crown, but long term they will have to take a hit some where.
AWD is also coming, but those were not yet available. So I drove one with the new engine to see how it behaves in this vehicle, and to compare to BMW and Mercedes' 2 liter turbos.
Land Rover has used these engines in the popular Evoque, but it's basically an EcoBoost Ford powertrain, used in a variety of vehicles, from performance cars to SUVs.
Hop in and the ambience is still very much Jag, with suede headliner, covered pillars, real wood veneers (XJ has nicer burled walnut though), wool carpets, etc. Seats were a bit slippery for my tastes, but it made getting in and out pretty easy.
Press the start button and the shifter knob pops up neatly. The vents also power open. Neat, if a bit gimmicky.
Visibility is not very good. Thick pillars, chopped windows, and a high belt line make you want to check if you get cameras to park the thing (mine had them).
Short drive was not enough to leave lasting impressions about performance, but while it was quiet as a tomb, the whole car was unsettled. I wondered if the air pressure in the tires were way above spec?
Auto Start/Stop surprised me a bit, smoother than BMW's similar system, but not as seamless as a hybrid's. I guess they have to score (much) higher on CAFE, so let's get used to it.
The 2.0T reminded me of the similar engine in the Benz C class - doesn't perform as well as BMW's under-rated engine, but much smoother.
Will be interesting to see how customers respond to a tiny displacement turbo engine in a prestige brand like Jaguar.
Hopefully the ride settles down, though. As is it's just a really nice facade on an average platform.
Someone must be buying a lot of them. They even have plenty of the real expensive ones you rarely see out on the road.
Wish that money train would run through my house!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Saw a new ES hybrid today. On that car why not go with the hybrid, really.
Pretty good looking.
Freshly plated A8 - to think that a mere 4 weeks I was zooming across Germany in one. I want to go back. Also saw an S400 Hybrid, rare bird.
Rode in a friend's Prius C that he bought about 7 months ago. Actually seems adequate for city driving, but highway merging is another story - you have to strangle the poor thing. I don't like the gauges. I guess that's the price you pay for mileage - unless you live in a first world country and can get a small diesel car.
Its achilles heel is the tiny fuel tank - just 9.5 gallons. I bet the low fuel idiot light goes on once you've used 7 gallons or so. Ridiculous.
Elantra GT would make my short list for a small hatch.
Also spotted a new Accord. Subtle changes but much improved.
My friend was about 50 miles into a tank of gas, and his range was down to about 250 miles. Not a good road trip car. Oh, and the windows fog up easily, have to keep the HVAC going at a highish speed constantly. But, I guess that's what you get for the cheapest hybrid.
I think the range on my rental A8 upon fillup was something like 1280kms!
I bet if they adds a heads-up display it will beam the MPG on the screen instead of the MPH.
My Garmin tracks how much time my Miata sits idling, though, and it's a *LOT* of the time. Would be nice if they added a smooth start/stop to it. Well implemented that would get half the benefit of a hybrid for much lower cost.
The A8 I drove had stop/start. Annoying in a land of uncontrolled intersections when you want to turn left onto a crowded arterial in a car the size of a house. I could have disabled it, but I left it on and used it as a skills challenge. I don't know if it helped mileage.
Go 90 minutes west and you hit some ~4000 ft peaks, but even those seem like hills compared to the mountains out west.
I went to Taos once and could barely breath at the 11,819 ft peak of Taos Ski Valley. *gasp*
Any how, the Prius C has plenty of power for DC. You rarely go over 35. Even the Beltway is only 55.
Many areas of the Seattle area are very hilly - one reason I don't have an urge to drive a stick here. Too much work. The biggest plus to that Prius here is slow dense traffic, where it is in its element.
I doubt a Smart ForTwo would have been any better. Or a Fiesta, Yaris, or Fit, or Versa, etc.
At altitude I'd spec out a turbo if I had to go subcompact, so maybe a Sonic with the 1.4T.
But for a long drive like that, you go for the longest wheelbase possible, great seats, a V6 at least, and a bladder busting fuel tank capacity for big time range, so you only stop when you choose to.
The C doesn't check off anything on my wish list for a trip car.
I'd even entertain a longish trip in a Miata so long as I didn't have to get on any freeways.
(What would be "longish" in a Miata anyway - could you tolerate six hours?)
I took a 3 hour drive with a buddy and he was all gung-ho, but about 90 minutes in he caved and wanted the top up.
If I had to I would, but there are better choices for a long road trip than a short wheelbase roadster.
I'd love to drive to Deal's Gap but that's about 8 hours from here.
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
Yeah, and when he got tired of fixing it he sold it and bought an Audi 100. Some people have no luck at all.
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
Have him pick a stock, then ... short sale!
I'd love to do that again in a convertible, it's a lot better way to see the country than from one of those lumbering RVs. :shades:
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Minivans really are about perfect for road tripping. I still think that Murano Cross Cabriolet thing would be good too.
Less than 9 days before we start out for Florida in the Town & Country.
Wife told me the other night she broke the power folding 3rd row. Hopefully I can fix that before we have to leave so the 6-year-old can sit back there to rock the PS3 while the 2-year-old enjoys his 125th viewing of Elmo Sings With the Stars in the 2nd row.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Thought I spotted a new Prius an hour ago but the "window sticker" was just a blurb for the local animal shelter taped to the side window.
Gosh, the only time he gave me a stock tip was in 2000 when he was recommending Enron stock as a hot item.
A final chapter in his automotive exploits is that he got rid of the Audi and bought a strippo Gremlin -- the color of Welch's grape juice. It was ugly, gutless, and had the leading edge technology of an ox cart. But he finally had a car that was reliable and I think he decided it was worth it.
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
There was a coast-to-coast trip by his club.... He decided to drive his pickup as the support vehicle... but, a couple dozen did the whole trip in their MGs... They stopped locally for the night... My favorite MGA had a trailer made from an MG rear end.... complete with a working beer tap!
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