[s-cars] Truth vs. Joy

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 Leasing?  That's a side benefit of moving sheet metal when there is a high Residual Value - those numbers usually lag 24 months behind, the latest data from 08 then:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kelley-blue-books-kbbcomr-releases-2008-residual-value-analysis-59846467.html

Interesting to note, that Audi is marketing (preselling leases?) hard the 'prospect' that the A5/S5 will have a really high residual Value.  That's a lease argument, er, that tends to buck a very long and arduous journey of exactly the opposite in reality.  And in the truth department, BMW Residuals don't seem to be a big secret:
http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/02/27/bmw-128i-135i-m3-and-x6-lease-residual-values/

Just sayin....

SJ

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
To: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com <s-car-list at audifans.com>; jc at j2c3.com <jc at j2c3.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 19, 2010 7:24 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Truth vs. Joy


No one buys new BMW's.  They're the ultimate leasing machines.

You can get a 750i for 1500 a month.  Or an X6M.  Or an M6.

On Mar 19, 2010 8:21 PM, "Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

BMW in my book is a bit funny. I can't think of one I'd buy given any
particular price range, but I can think of dozens that I love to work
on because of the test drive. Given the money to buy a newer 3 or 5er
I'd rather buy a Renault R5 Turbo2 or a 914 with a 3.6l engine swap.
Given the money to buy a newer ///M of any type and I'd much much
rather buy a 996tt.

If I HAD to have a BMW it would be an e30 M3 with an M54 swap or
anything with the 3.5ltt power plant. But then to me any car that's
supposed to be fun basically should be pre-OBDII for ease of
modifying. A DD for the female part of the family doesn't need to be
anything other than BIG (our A8 seems cramped sometimes) and
prefarably AWD.

-Cody (mobile)


On Mar 19, 2010, at 6:01 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would rather buy a Pors...
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