macarthur4

i have a 2007 bmw x5 which is a great car but the lease is up at the end of august. i was offered $770 for another 3 yr lease 18k miles semi fully loaded. however i was thinking of going smaller and a bit cheaper.

first question, if anyone out there has had an x5...how do you compare the two?

i am thinking of a 36 month lease, 15k miles (possibly more) lease in New Jersey. I priced the glk with everything i wanted in it and msrp is 44,935. (included: metallic paint, 4matic, prem., leather package, navigation, heated front seats). how much can i anticipate paying for the monthly lease here in NJ with the above? (haven't gone to a mercedes dealership yet.)

Thank you!

NYCGLK

It'll be expensive close to 700 if not more. It really doesn't make sense to lease with 2% apr and invoice prices (about 7% off MSRP). Leases are not as good as they used to be. There is a member who has X5 in the family and he like GLK quite a bit.

Also keep in mind MB's fake leather is really good (better than BMW's and easier to maintain that real leather), so I'd save that money and maybe add apperance package.

macarthur4

700 monthly lease? Definitely might reconsider the BMW then.

NYCGLK

500 bux a month is for relatively empty model. With options that you listed it'll be def over 600, but I would ask dealer.

Why not consider buying? I put 10k down and it's 600 payment for 66 months and then car is mine (MSRP 47.5k, price paid 44k). If I can sell it for more than 5k in 6 years I'm better off than leasing.

billyt

My family member has a 09 x5 3.0. X5 is so much more fun to drive even though the 3.0 is slower than the GLK. The handling and road feel of x5 are excellent, and the handling of GLK is too sedan feel. I think that MB projects GLK to be a sporty SUV (aggressive exterior styling and the 19" wheels), but I am pretty disappointed after a few hours of mountain driving. You may want to have an intense test drive to make sure you really like the handling of GLK. If sporty handling is not an issue, then GLK is pretty good. I also found that the upshift of GLK is pretty slow, x5 manumatic is much faster. I had a 02 c-class before, and I am pretty sure the upshift timing of the MB transmission has no improvment over the past 7 years.

macarthur4

thank you everyone. billy, did your family member lease/buy the x5? if you don't mind me asking, are they paying in the high 7's also for the bmw? *monthly lease

NYCGLK

you gotta do the manual mode in the mountains, makes big difference as you don't let tranny to upshift too high and then wait for it to drop 2-3 gears, but I agree the tranny is on slow side. Also 19's come with crappy Continentals, while 20's come with Pirelli. I haven't driven X5 so can't make the comparison here.

billyt

lease, Canadian $7k down + taxes + first payment + misc.. about 10k inital, then $1k taxes included for 48 mths. dealer did offer $3.5k off if pay in cash.