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The more I think about it the more I think I should lease one. I have money to pay cash, but have always been frugal, so to plop down 80k for a car that depreciates rapidly is against my better judgement. That 80k could be earning me money somewhere else. Leasing it for 3-4 years might be close to a wash financially within reason. But I would say there is still the perception out there that a BMW is expensive to fix and maintain especially out of warranty, and if you like a new vehicle every few years it's the way to go.
I have owned Fords and other brands and even the wife's Lexus has crappy depreciation as soon as we drove it off the lot. I would be buying this because I want a more luxurious and sporty vehicle versus a Toyota Highlander or Mazda CX-70.
I'm still on the fence because I am waiting to test drive an Explorer ST which is about 20k cheaper than a comparably equipped X5 and has little things like power folding seats and the keypad on the door to lock my keys in the vehicle while I am out running etc.
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