Finally made up my mind...
 

Pulled the plug this morning on my endless debating and ordered a new car. At the end of the day, I scored a really good short term lease deal and I think it will meet my needs quite well for the next 2 years.

2011 335xi Coupe
Le Mans Blue / Black Leather / Bamboo Anthracite wood trim
M Sport Package
Premium Package
Heated Seats
Navigation
HK Sound
Smartphone integration & BMW Apps

27 month lease, 12k miles per year, fees down for $5xx a month including tax. Not a bad deal at all for a $56k car.

Kudos to my friends at BMW of Sudbury (highly recommended for the MA-area 'mudgeons) who gave me a substantially better deal than I thought possible.

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Congrats! (Don't park next to FC :))

Excellent!

Congrats! I've been mulling over 335s in my head too, lately... though I'd probably go for the sedan were I to go that route.

I'm not sure if I'd enjoy a 335 sedan or a 1M more. They cost about the same, as I'd spec 'em.

As y'all know, I really like the 1M and would love to have purchased one. Unfortunately, it didn't work out for a number of reasons:

• my dealer friends still have customers in their "order bank" without allocations so they could not guarantee when I'd get a car, or even if I could get an allocation
• minimal discounts
• horrible lease programs

The 27 month lease just makes a lot of sense for me right now. It's short term, so I don't have to worry too much about being stuck with the car for a long time. There's minimal cash outlay upfront and an attractive monthly payment. It just really "works" for me at this point. It's also a really nice car, though I do admit that I'd prefer the 1M all other things being equal.

Awesome deal! My brother might be in the market for a 335xi sedan. I'll have make sure he keeps BMW of Sudbury in mind.

My parents use BMW of Sudbury to get their X5 serviced. Generally very good people.

FWIW-- I did get special treatment there b/c the entire "front-end" management team is made up of former Inskip BMW employees that I have known for years. Basically, more of my former colleagues are now at BMW of Sudbury vs. Inskip. I have no problem recommending Inskip as well, but the GM at Sudbury went above and beyond and gave me a terrific deal.

I got pretty good service when I used back when they were FMW.

congrats, why awd over rwd?