Who bought, who leased?

[04cobra]

Like the title states I am curious who is in it for the long haul and who will be switching out after 3 years and why.

[AM4ZING]

Lease:
1- If I really love it, I can always buy it after my lease or get into a new BMW as the option will be available after 2 1/2 years
2- My car has Carbon ceramic brakes, so if I end up tracking it, ill let the dealer deal with CCB replacement

[bassplayrr]

This is the first car I've leased. After getting bored with my purchased cars every two to three years I decided leasing was probably a better option for me.

[nbennettksu]

lease: because I may get bored of AY (I think I really want TVII as my next color)... the LCI may be THAT much better... or like ^^ said, I can always decide to buy it at the end and have it certified. I don't think I will keep one of these after warranty though.

[stranger]

Bought mine outright, plan modd and keep
For around 3 years

[tisme]

Bought, intend keeping 5+ years

[Vigilant]

Purchased. Usually keep cars for five years or more...have extended warranty.

[Carl L]

Originally Posted by Vigilant

Purchased. Usually keep cars for five years or more...have extended warranty.

Which did you go for? OEM BMW? 7/100? If so, please share the price if you don't mind.

[tyler9595]

Lease 36 mo.

I would think the majority of cars are on leases. Surely someone here knows those numbers.

[Falafel Combo]

In the past 5 years I have had 9 cars. Leasing is the only way to do it!

[parky1215]

Bought. Planned to keep it for 5 years then maybe go with smaller car like M2.

[L3x]

Bought, always tell myself to keep the car for 3+ years but my previous 2 cars I had both for 1 year, the one before that for 2 years.
This time I WILL keep it for 3 years damnit! Or who knows if the updated M4 is released haha

[Woodengun]

Bought - i drive 20-30k a year. Id have to purchase at lease end anyways.

[Lups]

Bought. Only way to not tell the spouse what I have/ what it cost.

[Fahrvergnügen]

Bought, because I like ownership.

[RickMonet]

Bought: because it offers the flexibility to keep/sell the car when you want with less hassle then dealing with a lease transfer.

[TeKiZeRo]

Leased:

1. Tax write-off for side business
2. I get to switch to something newer after 3 years

[tcaliguire]

Bought - Have something that is yours in the end - Do not like to pay someone else's car payment

[Dethsupp0rt]

Originally Posted by tcaliguire

Bought - Have something that is yours in the end - Do not like to pay someone else's car payment

It's a depreciating asset. You're paying someone else's car payment either way (unless you keep it forever).

[04cobra]

Originally Posted by TeKiZeRo

Leased:

1. Tax write-off for side business
2. I get to switch to something newer after 3 years

I totally forgot about #1....I use to write off a piece of my 335 when I leased it....

[chillindrdude]

trying out my first lease ever with the M3. i've bought all of my past vehicles. but after looking at my past driving habits, i only put around 10K miles a year. i have also realized that I like the latest and greatest. lastly, i like the peace of mind of knowing my car is entirely covered by warranty during my "ownership".

german cars drive awesome and are fast, but repair/maintenance costs are high after the factory warranty runs out.

the downside? i am way more hesitant in doing adding a tune or downpipes to this leased car.

[sA x sKy]

Lease because I would never finance a pre-LCI car.