Negotiating the price of lease buy out?
08-09-2010, 11:37 AM
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My lease is up on my 535 in mid-November. I am considering buying the lease out, but had a question. About 6 weeks after I took delivery of my car, I was in an accident. The damage was over $40K for parts and labor. The car has been perfect ever since. I am considering buying the lease out, but will only do so if I can get BMW to lower the buy out amount. Has anyone had luck with this? I would think that BMW would consider negotiating since the car will certainly be worth less than speculated at lease end.
08-09-2010, 11:43 AM
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my lease is up in december...i'm contemplating the same thing...I've contacted bmw fs already regarding my buyout price...waiting for a reply
also, i'm sure the not so stellar history/reliability of the n54 hpfp has to effect the re sale value..even if they do warranty it for 10K/100K miles now....
also, i'm sure the not so stellar history/reliability of the n54 hpfp has to effect the re sale value..even if they do warranty it for 10K/100K miles now....
08-09-2010, 11:45 AM
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08-09-2010, 12:10 PM
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...just trying to make an informed decision....I'll hit the ground running with mods for my e60 if I do purchase it 
my car was never in any accident....only in the same position in regards to buy out price and possibly negotiating a better one...
08-09-2010, 12:15 PM
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Believe me when I tell you that I fought to have it totalled. The problem was the car was only 6 weeks old and the damages had to exceed 70% of the car's value. The original estimate came in at around $25K. It took 4 months to repair the car. Believe it or not, the car performs and looks as good as new.
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08-09-2010, 12:24 PM
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so I've read on other forum as well.....just wanted to get clarification from bmw fs directly....thanx...now I gotta call my SA...hmmm
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