Tell me about f10 and e60 520

[Joshy]

I understand the lease price being connected to spec, but how do they know to bump the price up for dodgy colour combos? Do they just guessimate how much less it'll be worth compared to a Black/Sliver one with black leather?

 

[[TW]Fox]

They purchase intelligent from automotive intelligence companies. The lease companies will know the predicted residuals of literally every spec of car you can imagine. Prices will be based on this.

 

[TheCrow]

So better spec'ed cars (if due to hold there value) will be cheaper than a base model that no one will want to buy 2nd hand? Or will they just charge you more and make moneys every way they can?

 

[mjt]

So better spec'ed cars (if due to hold there value) will be cheaper than a base model that no one will want to buy 2nd hand? Or will they just charge you more and make moneys every way they can?

Of course, it's not a charity!

Fully loaded = high initial cost = high lease price
No spec = lower intitial cost, but also low resale value = high lease price.

Good, eh?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Confirmed:

a) No, the E60 rev counter isnt a temp guage
b) 26.6mpg around town

 

[mejinks]

No, because it's 30 miles in a direction I never travel

So me booking a test drive for you to give your full opinion is out of the question....

 

[[TW]Fox]

I probably would but it's a 60 mile round trip, so I can only do it at weekends, and I'm in Hampshire this weekend

 

[Scania]

It's an odd choice on a company car though, unless they can't have metallic paint. But I'd have thought lease price is done on resale value, but perhaps white doesn't depreciate as much as it used to these days..

It was my brother in law's choice of colour!

He lives in the country, down a narrow dirty lane, you can guess what it looks like, 10 minutes after he's washed it, after he's driven the 1/2 mile or so to the A34 which is at the end of his lane....

As I say though, it looks ok in the flesh, it would not have been my choice mind.