From BMW USA:

Special Lease Offer

Build Your BMW 325i Sedan

Vehicles registered outside of N.Y.
$399 First month’s payment
$2,500 Down payment
$400 Security Deposit
$3,299 Cash due at signing

Lease? Amortizing the $2500 down payment over a 36 month lease, that works out to $468.44/mo. x 12 = $5621.28 (Plus (in my case, I drive 25k/year, so I'd get nailed for another $250/month in excess mileage charges = $718.44/mo. x 12 mos. = $8621.28)

$5621.28 or $8621.28... I've had a lot of repairs this past year but nowhere near $8621.28!

Nope.

There may be a lot of reasons to go for that shiny new Bimmer, but saving money ain't one of 'em!

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 161k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)