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Originally Posted by paul335cpe
thx for the analysis. just bought a new 335i coupe and am paying cash. what about comparing lease vs. financing vs. cash using similar assumptions? my situation is that I drive only 5-6K miles/yr and like to do some mods/upgrades (and like security of knowing I have no monthly payment). Am I making a mistake and paying too much? Do leases adjust for very low mileage?
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Paying cash could be good or bad. You need to look at what the financing rate would have been and what rate of return of say a Money market fund or a CD or savings account would be.