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Mine went up $100 from 525 to 540 too! nt (archive)
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Posted by Jim W on July 06, 2000 at 19:59:55:

In Reply to: Re: comment on leasing a 540 posted by Jeff on July 06, 2000 at 15:32:03:

: I keep hearing people say the 540 is more expensive to insure than the 528, but in my case I only pay about $100 more a year to insure my
: 540 than I paid to insure my 525. What is considered a reasonable rate for a 540? I pay
: $1000/yr. in the Dallas area.

: : Yeah, but 7.5K/year? Unless that's your weekend car, that's awfully low. What's the mileage penalty for going over that? Bet it's more than BMW Financial Services charges. Also, although the insurance companies consider the 540 a high performance car, the NSX is in a different category, and would likely be much higher, resulting in higher ownership costs.

: : I was paying $820/month for a 10K/year lease on a 99 540, which I ended up trading in for a 97 528 purchase which is cheaper per month and half the insurance cost. The extra power is nice for those stoplights and onramps, but ownership is even better.



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