I wanted to get a new car and wasn't initially looking at BMWs at all. However, due to the suggestions of my family that Mercedes and BMW actually offered pretty good deals on new leased cars, I decided to take a look at what was available. The Mercedes dealership wouldn't give me the time of day, even though my family had just bought a new high-end car from them less than a year before. On the other hand, the BMW dealership was great and was willing to show me cars and discuss what I could do to best afford it. I ended up getting a 320i without any extra features for a lease payment that wasn't any more than it would have been for a much less nice brand of car. The car's fuel economy is decent, and the performance is great. The trim is nice but not ridiculously luxurious. The one downside is that the car they had available was white, and it's really hard to keep clean. In particular, the front doors leak a small amount of grey-black lubrication or grease at the bottom corner, and it always has a stain from the bottom corner of the door to the bottom of the car. I put very few miles per year on the car and will probably buy out the lease when it's up.

I leased my BMW this year and have been completely happy with it. Also, it is bit low to the ground. Overall, as I said before, I am really happy. I only pay $250 a month for a car that is basically brand new. I highly recommend picking up this car if you can. I really don't think that you will regret it.