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Didn't realize tax was so high (that's ridiculous), however you shouldn't pay more than $500 above invoice regardless. And you should never put money down on a lease - it's flushed down the toilet if the car is totaled.

There are several sponsor dealerships on this site in CA that will give you no bullshit 10 second offers of $500 above invoice all day long. Steve Thomas is one of them.

I have a fully loaded M Sport 35i with every option except Harmon kardon. MSRP is like $48,000. $0 down and $609 lease including the $1300 BMW wheel and tire warranty (so my capitalized cost is over 49k), which accounts for about $40 per month if you do the math.

That's about a 12k difference in capitalized cost from the OP's car for $100 a month...with no money down. Granted, residual will drop a point for the 15k vs my 12k, but either way OP is getting shafted.