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Originally Posted by Aija
It amazes me to see the residual value at 55% for the M3 where people thought the residual value would be higher. the 335i residual value actually was a percent higher for the month of March i believe.
So a 50k 335 w/60% residual value is
30k with a 20k loss in 3years
a 70k M3 w/55% residual value is
38500 with a 31500 loss in 3 years
Now of course tax,fees,gas, and all that wasnt included but logically speaking,
3years down the line (2011) im only expected to see 8.5k difference between the 335 and the M3? If i was looking for a used 2008 model? where the gap once was more than 20k (tax would be higher, gas guzzler, etc)
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Residuals are all smoke and mirrors. It's set by BMW to support whatever price point at which they want the lease to sell. They can still sell the M3 w/o propping up the residual value.