Informal Owner Comparison - 2006 750Li vs 2007 LS460(SWB)
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You "lose" your up front money, any financial incentive you give (I gave $500 to cover the slight overage of my miles incurred to date), and the $480 fee BMW charges to do the transaction, though in my case, I negotiated to pay $150 and the assumer paid the balance of that.
It wasn't hard - used leasetrader.com Swapalease is another I think...
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My wife is expecting a baby in February and I am thinking about doing the lease trader with my boxster. I have 15,000 miles allotted per year and I am currently way under so that is good.
I really LOVE the car but with a baby it will not be an option anymore. Hopefully the process will be as easy as it was for you.
I really LOVE the car but with a baby it will not be an option anymore. Hopefully the process will be as easy as it was for you.
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Congrats on the baby!
Oh well, one baby leaves and a new one enters the world!
Oh well, one baby leaves and a new one enters the world!
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Thanks for the congratulations guys! It is a good question what will come next. I want a full size luxury SUV so I have been considering:
Escalade: Inexpensive which is good. But the fit and finish aren't that great and the dealership near me is so sleazy
LX570: Very nice (and it would be great to own 3 Lexus cars) but the lease rates will be horrific (I definitely want to lease).
Range Rover: Very nice except for the pricing and reliability.
Navigator: Grill turns me off.
QX: There isn't a dealership even near me.
It is a very difficult decision for me!
Escalade: Inexpensive which is good. But the fit and finish aren't that great and the dealership near me is so sleazy
LX570: Very nice (and it would be great to own 3 Lexus cars) but the lease rates will be horrific (I definitely want to lease).
Range Rover: Very nice except for the pricing and reliability.
Navigator: Grill turns me off.
QX: There isn't a dealership even near me.
It is a very difficult decision for me!
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Sounds like a good idea to get an SUV. Just to note, even though a dealership is not even nearby, the QX has the worst reliability ranking of any Asian-built vehicle, that's an additional concern. However there are strengths to each of those vehicles....
EDIT: to note, the QX is actually Asian-designed/origin but built in the U.S., with lots of quality problems regardless.
EDIT: to note, the QX is actually Asian-designed/origin but built in the U.S., with lots of quality problems regardless.
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Hopefully I can get Lexus to be reasonable on lease rates. The more I look at that car (especially the interior) the more I like it.
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Some photos
Here are a few exterior shots, and a few interior with some modest add-ons.
Exterior: Noble Spinel Mica
Interior: Champagne
Exterior1
Interior 1
Exterior 2
Vasitech ipod kit, installed in glove box
iPod screen shot 1 (folder view) - your playlists
iPod Screen shot 2 (file view) - songs in your playlist
iPod screen Shot 3 (detail view)
Escort 9500i radar/laser detector (with GPS) - hardwired
Escort smart switch on right driver side lower dash, above footwell
Exterior: Noble Spinel Mica
Interior: Champagne
Exterior1
Interior 1
Exterior 2
Vasitech ipod kit, installed in glove box
iPod screen shot 1 (folder view) - your playlists
iPod Screen shot 2 (file view) - songs in your playlist
iPod screen Shot 3 (detail view)
Escort 9500i radar/laser detector (with GPS) - hardwired
Escort smart switch on right driver side lower dash, above footwell
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9500i....
Well, I'm not a hands on guy - my neighbor owns a car stereo shop, so he did it for $25 bucks....
I've always understood that the higher the better for radar detection, but perusing the manual last night, it seems for the GPS to work correctly in this new unit, the top of the unit should have clear line of sight to the sky - so I'll probably relocate it to the lower middle portion of the window.
Well, I'm not a hands on guy - my neighbor owns a car stereo shop, so he did it for $25 bucks....
I've always understood that the higher the better for radar detection, but perusing the manual last night, it seems for the GPS to work correctly in this new unit, the top of the unit should have clear line of sight to the sky - so I'll probably relocate it to the lower middle portion of the window.