08 M3 or 08 Z4M Coupe??

[rip6reilly]

Get the M for a 24-27 mo. Lease.... I want the new M3 too but I wanted this now and it's probablly going to be my last coupe.. mom time in a like 3 years.. so then I was planning on just lease the M3 as my "mom car" haha

[Zeddy4Me]

Go with the M Coupe. Thats what I did, such a great deal that I couldn't pass up. I only did a 24 month lease myself. After the M coupe lease, I'm planning on the M3, after the bugs have been worked out... and demand goes done... M Coupe and you'll totally forget about the M3, hehehe for now....

[Dammmittt]

If you're gonna get the M3 wait for the DCT.

[creator8]

Originally Posted by DarkstarZero

The numbers are in...
$559/month for bare bones M coupe, 10,000miles/year, $6,000 due up front.
$665/month for fully loaded, 15,000miles/year, $6,500 due up front.
Now I asked what if I only pay taxes, tags, title up front...
$780/month for fully loaded, 15,000miles/year, $4135 due up front.
Then I asked what if I pay nothing up front...
$852/month for fully loaded, 15,000miles/year. $0 due up front.
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You're getting hosed here. I just picked up a fully loaded 07 w/ less than a grand drive off and $534/mo (w/o tax--$570 w/) for 24 mos. I know the 07s are being dealt and now hard to find especially in Cali--but I hunted around the country and there were still 07s available outside of Cali. Just do a countrywide search for New 07 and 08 cars.

I think you can get into an '08 for around $750 a mo w/ minimal drive off. Its not like there's a ton of customers for these cars. Get an M Coupe, drive the wheels off of it then pick up an M3 specced to order when the market cools down for them. And definitely wait for the DCT.