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      08-02-2018, 03:18 PM   #1
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Leased a Giulia for now

Deals on the G20 won't be had until next summer at the earliest. In the meantime, you can pick up a Giulia lease fully loaded for around $400/month for 24 months. Then get the M340i after that if you desire.
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      08-08-2018, 06:04 PM   #2
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Deals on the G20 won't be had until next summer at the earliest. In the meantime, you can pick up a Giulia lease fully loaded for around $400/month for 24 months. Then get the M340i after that if you desire.
Totally agreed, that's exactly what I just did.
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Totally agreed, that's exactly what I just did.
Agreed and did what?
1) Loaded Giulia at $400/month - impossible
2) Giulia is not the same class as 340
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Deals on the G20 won't be had until next summer at the earliest. In the meantime, you can pick up a Giulia lease fully loaded for around $400/month for 24 months. Then get the M340i after that if you desire.
Totally agreed, that's exactly what I just did.
Can you share your initial impression of your Giulia?
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Totally agreed, that's exactly what I just did.

So which one? A 4 cylinder one? I think I would rather lease F30 330i for the similar $ while waiting on G20 deals
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      11-30-2018, 10:32 AM   #6
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It's the 24-month term that makes this attractive. Similar Guilia deals available in Houston.
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It's the 24-month term that makes this attractive. Similar Guilia deals available in Houston.
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      12-01-2018, 11:45 PM   #8
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Meh just take over someone's short term M3 lease on Swapalease. There are a ton to choose from with incentives. Plus you can avoid all the lease inception fees.
Just curious as I've never assumed a lease: what if the previous lessee had made internal modifications that either damaged internal components or voided the warranty in some way, like throwing a DME tamper code? Let's say they haven't been to the dealership since doing so and it's not yet noted in the dealer's database, then you assume the lease.

I just have a fear of inheriting someone else's mess and being responsible for it at lease turn-in.
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A Guilia Ti could be leased for under $300 with 0 down last year. $400 is way too much for that car that no one is buying.
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Well OP stated that $400 was for a fully loaded car. I'm sure you can still lease a base Ti for about $300.

For a short term lease, it seems like a fun option. BMW has lost a lot of what made the car so appealing in the past. Alfa is considered by many to be the benchmark performance sport sedan on the market right now. Just to play with on a two year lease seems like a good idea. Especially if you have a backup plan if/when the car needs to be serviced.
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No money down, $400 a month for a Quadrifoglio and I will sign up tomorrow morning.
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Deals on the G20 won't be had until next summer at the earliest. In the meantime, you can pick up a Giulia lease fully loaded for around $400/month for 24 months. Then get the M340i after that if you desire.
Not bad, how do you like it so far?
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Rather lease a left over 340i than a 4 cyl Guilia.
No way, the Giulia drives WAY better than the F30.
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No money down, $400 a month for a Quadrifoglio and I will sign up tomorrow morning.
You mean and then you woke up in the morning. You're never gonna get that are you serious...
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You'd rather have a 4cyl AT Guilia than a 6MT 340i?
Yeah that's insane. No way no how, unless I was handicapped and lost one of my legs.
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You'd rather have a 4cyl AT Guilia than a 6MT 340i?
Yes, I rather have the Giulia Ti Sport (which the Giulia overall have more options to choose over the 3 series) and gladly save $7k-$8k and sacrifice 40hp for MUCH better driving experience and mechanics. Why is that so hard to comprehend even if its an opinion you do not agree with?
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Sweet. Can I get these with awd?
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Yes, I rather have the Giulia Ti Sport (which the Giulia overall have more options to choose over the 3 series) and gladly save $7k-$8k and sacrifice 40hp for MUCH better driving experience and mechanics. Why is that so hard to comprehend even if its an opinion you do not agree with?
Reviews of the Ti were complementary but it's no QV. Not sure I would call the Ti's four-potter and slushbox much better than the BMW's manual transmission and straight-six, but... whatever floats your boat.
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I guess I must be taking crazy pills. Who in their right mind would choose the faster, better sounding, better handling, more reliable, more involving to drive car?
https://www.motortrend.com/news/alfa...r-of-the-year/

"Our international bureau chief, Angus MacKenzie, an axle-greased eminence of the auto industry, knows his Alfa history. In his London garage sits a 1967 GTV coupe—a rolling symbol of Alfa Romeo's glory years. "Back in the early '60s, Alfa occupied a niche that BMW later came to own—building fast, charismatic sedans, wagons, and coupes that looked good, weren't stupidly expensive, and, most of all, were utterly delightful to drive," he says. "This new Giulia recaptures the spirit of those 1960s Alfas but in a thoroughly modern manner.""

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"There is sorcery in this car," road test editor Chris Walton says. "The Giulia fills the space vacated by BMW. Yet even at the apex of its reign, a 3 Series never rode this well or cornered with such poise and precision simultaneously."

Sorry, but if we're honest - Alfa Romeo is crushing it in the driving department.

The G20 impressions I've read about indicate that it is somewhat of an incremental improvement from the F30 LCI.
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I guess I must be taking crazy pills. Who in their right mind would choose the faster, better sounding, better handling, more reliable, more involving to drive car?
Hey fanboy, read and experience the car yourself before saying things that make you look like...well you know what I mean
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Hey fanboy, read and experience the car yourself before saying things that make you look like...well you know what I mean
Wow I can't believe we're arguing on a BMW forum of all places how an inline 6 turbo M340i is better than a 4 cylinder Italian car that falls apart and no one buys....

Next year they'll have to give you 2 cars for the price of one
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