[ezmaass]

So, as it stands today, the best price offer I received was $102k and change on a car with a $111k MSRP. The lease prices from 4 different dealerships, however, still scream "large depreciation" to me. None of them were below $1,400/mo; however, my local dealer offered to match my credit union finance rate at 1.9%.

All of that said, I think I'm going to stick with my 550xi regardless. The car only has 16k miles on it, 2.5 years old, under warranty, etc. The car enthusiast in me would love to move to the 650xi GC, but the fiscal conservative in me can't remotely justify it. The depreciation is just way too steep on these cars from new. CPO or executive demo could be a more conservative option, for sure, and definitely seems like the "right way" to buy a 6. However, any of the older model year 6's are really no different than my 5 feature-wise.

So, I'll stay put and enjoy my 550xi for now... and keep the money in the bank. I'll wait to see what the next 5 looks like (although I really hope it doesn't look like a mini 7, complete with hockey stick), and maybe swap to that in a year or two if it's attractive... or maybe to a new 6GC if they don't screw up the design.

Thanks everyone for your input - truly helpful!