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Old 04-29-24, 02:56 AM
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what i'm driving this week.



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Old 04-29-24, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Nope, like Frank said lwe've been through this, 2 cars! lol

I'll either replace the S560 sometime this summer, or I will buy it out and keep it through late 2025...just have to decide what to do. I have some decent pricing from a broker on both the S580 and the i7 and 760, it really comes down to those three cars or what I have. Not inclined to do S580 because of the issues I have with interior materials and design, but I could get one about $400 mote than I am paying now. i7 60 about $150 more than I am paying now, 760 about $350 more (bear in mind BMWs are 36 months, Mercedes is 48 months so the BMW leases are much better). Those cars are all +/- $140k spec, when you consider thats $17,000 more than what my S560 was those deals are not bad.
Those seem like really good deals. I’m still eyeing up Cayennes and for around the same MSRP the monthly payment is about $2,400-$2,500 a month. Money factor is about 9% but residual looks high at around 62-64%. Monthly is the same if I were to buy it.
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Old 04-29-24, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
assume that should be inline 6?
Correct. BMW has never sold a car with a V6 in their entire history.

Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Prius Prime and call it a day. Cmon back home 😁
​​​​​​​I'll take that bet....
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Old 04-29-24, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Correct. BMW has never sold a car with a V6 in their entire history.
Embarrassing that was on a BMW dealer website. Of course no one but an enthusiast would catch that but still.
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Old 04-29-24, 04:42 AM
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10 year old article. Interesting though, I didn't know BMW did this. I doubt they do it anymore.

BMW Apparently Builds V6 Engines on the Regular


In a very interesting article about engine balancing, Road & Track senior editor, Jason Cammisa made a rather surprising reveal about BMW’s approach towards V6 engines. Apparently, the Bavarian engineers are building such units on the regular but due to their characteristics they never make it to production.

“Munich engineers admit that they regularly develop and test prototype V-6s, per internal policy, but say the results don't come close to meeting company noise and harshness standards. Mercedes-Benz must not have such stringent benchmarks,” Jason says in his article.
I wonder what BMW engineers thought about the VQ37VHR?


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Old 04-29-24, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Prius Prime and call it a day. Cmon back home 😁
You have a better chance of seeing God lol

Originally Posted by bitkahuna
what i'm driving this week.


Adorable lol

Originally Posted by patgilm
Those seem like really good deals. I’m still eyeing up Cayennes and for around the same MSRP the monthly payment is about $2,400-$2,500 a month. Money factor is about 9% but residual looks high at around 62-64%. Monthly is the same if I were to buy it.
So those deals are all with brokers. I couldn't get anywhere close to that locally. I haven't tried that hard but the deals locally are more like what you have quoted. Try a broker...
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Old 04-29-24, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FrankReynoldsCPA
Found something a little odd on a google search. This is from a BMW dealer's website. Anybody know what's wrong here?

It's funny they mention V6 five times in that short blurb.
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Old 04-29-24, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
You have a better chance of seeing God lol



Adorable lol



So those deals are all with brokers. I couldn't get anywhere close to that locally. I haven't tried that hard but the deals locally are more like what you have quoted. Try a broker...
Good call, I will try one. I am in the process of buying out my X7 lease now since I’m out of time but the new Cayenne GTS will be out late summer so I may wait for that.
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Old 04-29-24, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I think some people get to a point where they want to just simplify their lives. He was probably an older guy and the ES was all he really needed and it was inexpensive me much.
Definitely some truth here, I agree. I don’t think this guy was a car person at all. He sold it to my broker for so low it’s insanity.

And he really did drive this hwy mostly just about, the overall average was 15. It’s now 12 something lol.

Now, CAR PEOPLE, that’s different.

He wasn’t older though, around our age.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Adorable lol
well it is a mercedes...
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
well it is a mercedes...
It has a Mercedes badge lol
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That thing is a mile more luxurious than the next door's.
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Old 04-29-24, 02:46 PM
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Which is better? In y’all’s opinion. I had the Yukon out today. The LXs I've sat in were no nicer than the Denali inside. Last gen for both is different, I just think GM knocked it out of the park. The Denali had an $82,000 sticker. This LX was I think $112,000. Why anyone would pay a cent more than that for an LX is beyond me. If they kept V8s alive it would be a tougher decision. Even with the Denali, the Escalade is a better comparison.... but I think the Caddy is also a waste of money above a Denali.




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Old 04-29-24, 02:54 PM
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If it was for my personal car I would choose the LX. For a family vehicle I would choose the Yukon.

Just remember though you were ready to trade the Yukon on an LX because the battery was dead
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Old 04-29-24, 03:08 PM
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I would pick the LX because I don't need the space of the Yukon and prefer the looks of the LX.
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