Has BMW i3 pricing hit the bottom?

"nermal" (nermal) 07/23/2015 at 10:02 • Filed to: conundrums, car buying, math, pandas don't live in germany, whurrrrrrrr

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I’ve been thinking about one of these for a while now. Now I’m just thinking out loud.

Current advertised lease offers for a the battery-only one are $249 / mo for a 10k lease, with a total of $4k down ($3k down, the rest fees and 1st month payment). The mileage of both the lease and battery range would fit within my intended usage.

That’s obviously for the base model, except for upgraded wheels (?). Add in the options I’d want (sound / tech / parking), add taxes, fees, scotch guard for the seats, gap coverage, and VIN etching, take out the equity in my GTI, and according to my math I’d be in at about $350 for a payment.

That would be less than my GTI, and would require $0 maintenance (GTI is due for 40k and tires soon). Seem worth it? Think the price will go any lower?

Milky > nermal 07/23/2015 at 10:06

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I have nothing important to add. I just think it’d make a perfect a DD and the interior is gorgeous.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > nermal 07/23/2015 at 10:07

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Hmm.... That doesn’t seem like a terrible deal. 10k miles per year or for the duration of the lease, and how long is the lease for?

nermal > Milky 07/23/2015 at 10:29

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Yep that’s the one with the upgrade nav screen as well. I’d use it mainly for zooming around town for short distances, so no worries about range. Surprisingly fun to drive as well.

nermal > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/23/2015 at 10:29

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It’s a 24 month lease, 10k miles per year. Not sure about how 36 would work out, haven’t checked that yet.

Alex B > nermal 07/23/2015 at 11:48

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I say go ahead and do it! I really like the i3. Perfect car for around town. I kind of wish my family could have held off on buying our Leaf to wait for one of these, but oh well.

nermal > Alex B 07/23/2015 at 12:19

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Yep, I test drove one at the end of last year, and didn’t pull the trigger due to costs. Really liked the car otherwise, very future-y. Seems like they’re trying to bump up the incentives to move them now.

f86sabre > nermal 07/23/2015 at 13:29

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Are you in Atlanta? We had a deal like that, but they took all the government rebates to offset the cost of the car.

sketchcat > nermal 07/23/2015 at 14:17

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just cant get past the pizza cutter wheel/tires.

that and every one ive seen int eh bay area is driven by some bearded hipster-ish sys admin type.

nermal > f86sabre 07/23/2015 at 15:08

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No, PA. Seems to be a nationwide offer.