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Originally Posted by drF80
I love when so called "Enthusiast" claims the cars are very similar because their 0-60 and 1/4 mile numbers are close...
FYI, I have seen tuned Golfs beat F80 0-60 times....
However, the cars are completely different and yes, miles apart, from suspension, transmission, brakes, LSD, balance, steering, materials used and weight... Way more than the engine output and 0-60 times.
If you can get fairly loaded 2020 M340 XI with leather, premium and exec package, MSRP of $62k with 4k discount let's say so $58k car for under 600/month, you should go into banking business... That is theoretically impossible assuming 0% interest rate and 60% residual...
In Fact, let me add:
the comparable equipped M340xi MSRP is $63,000 + destination fee, taxes and fees.
if you got 5% off in MA, 2% above the invoice, no down payment, 60% residual, 0.00177 MF, your payment is over $750 + taxes = >$800/month.
Very close to my F80 payment for the car that aside 0-60 and 1/4 mile and all the techy stuff is nowhere close to F80 IMO.
I doubt BMW is giving below invoice on the 2020 models with such "stellar" reviews?
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Not arguing about the differences in the F80 vs. the M340, because frankly, I agree with you they're different beasts.
My comment has to do with your lease numbers that you're quoting. Quite a few people (myself included) are getting or have gotten 10%+ off in addition to incentives. My payment on my $69k M340i (which I leased last October) with 12k miles/yr is $658.