My Sales advisor tells me that BMW now has an "Owner's Choice" "Leasing" program. I put that in quotes because it is not actually a lease. You get title to the car and make payments as if it were a lease, but BMW has a "guaranteed" buyback price at the end of the term. If you pass inspection, you just turn it in as if it were a lease. If you opt to keep, you have a balloon payment equal to the residual. I bet the end of term inspection is a real doozy. Advantage is that one can claim the Federal/State tax credits on one's own tax return since you have title to the car.
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