Originally Posted by TC.' post='408251' date='Mar 29 2007, 07:46 AM

3 years at 20K per year........to be honest though, with my track record I imagine I will be out of the car within 12 to 14 months. I have to say though, based on my initial ownership experience, the only car I would be prepared to trade into from the 535d would be prefixed with an M - and the wife already agree's!! The residual for me was virtualy no different between pre and post LCI. I believe that a lower residual ultimately helps you balance the cost; monthly rentals are higher however you are much more likely to be in a positive position if you want out of the contract early.........there are numerous things that can dictate future market value......I wouldn't even bigen to speculate why yours has dropped; you may well find that it is simply a case of your dealer being more realistic the second time round.