So the 3 year lease on my Dad's 750i is up at the end of the month and he is debating, as many others are, whether to stay with a 7 or to opt with the new 6er GC.
To give you a little back story, he has had a boatload of trouble with his 7 and has become increasingly frustrated with it. Over the past 6 months, it has been at the service department 6 times. First his AC blower broke and the next 5 times have been for a Drivetrain Malfunction. The car also broke down twice
... He has been a BMW owner since '88 and is wondering if he is entitled to any sort of discount on his upcoming lease because of the trouble he's had with his car and his history with BMW. A salesman at our BMW dealership advised that if they does not give some sort of discount that he should write a letter to BMWNA and see what they can do. I'm sure some of you BMW veterans could provide some insight here as I have no knowledge whatsoever to BMW's policy with these sort of situations and also the best course of action that he should take. (I told him that if he gets a big enough discount, he should get me a shiny new ///m5 on the side.)
Anyway, I showed him some pictures of the 6 GC and he likes it a lot. You should've seen him
at the interior.
He is leaving heavily towards that. The only complication is that he wants x-drive for the NY winter. To my understanding, there is no 640xi GC, only 650xi GC and this wont be available until September. The question I have is, if he puts a 650xi GC on order at the end of the month, what will his options be until September. Can he extend his current lease? Will he be given a loaner for 3 months?
The reason that I'm asking here is because I have read waayyy too many stealership horror stories and have not had good experiences myself at either of the dealerships that I go to. At this point I don't trust these salesman to tell the truth because I don't think they really know anything and if they do I expect to be lied to.
Thanks for reading guys! Please comment with any info!