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Let's peek into the kindergarten classroom known as the U.S. Senate, where mischievous Harry Reid is playing with his colors again.
Let's peek into the kindergarten classroom known as the U.S. Senate, where mischievous Harry Reid is playing with his colors again.
What if everything that Americans thought we knew about race and politics was upside down? Republicans spend a lot of time and effort trying to prove they're not racist. It's a hard sell, particularly when running against the first black president.
It doesn't help that the GOP has dirty hands. The party benefited from Richard Nixon's "Southern strategy," which had the effect over 30 years of courting white Southern voters by exploiting their fears of blacks. More recently, the party has hitched its wagon to a Southwest strategy where some Republicans use anti-Latino sentiment and anxiety over immigrants to scare up support from white voters in states such as Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.
But what if some of those who exploit racial fears are still in the same place that many of them were just 60 years ago during the civil rights movement - the Democratic Party? And what if the Democratic brand of racism is better camouflaged because it shows itself not so much as a tendency to mistreat minorities but a desire to manipulate them? What if some Democrats think so little of blacks and Latinos that, at election time, they believe all they have to do is push certain buttons to get them to do their bidding?
This sort of thing is hard to detect. Luckily, there is Harry Reid, who plays the race card out in the open.
It happened again this week when the Senate majority leader made a not-so-subtle pitch to minorities by saying that wealthy businessmen are trying to buy the presidential election for Mitt Romney - except that Reid was more descriptive.
"If this flood of outside money continues," Reid warned on the Senate floor, "the day after the election, 17 angry old white men will wake up and realize they just bought the country."
That's Harry. After a statement like that, you'd hope that - somewhere in Nevada - at least one old angry white man would wake up and realize he's just helped divide the country.
Reid has traveled this dirt road before. In 2009, during the health care debate, he accused Republicans of being on the wrong side - just as they were "when this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery." (Not to ruin a perfectly good slander with inconvenient facts, but it was actually Southern Democrats who were on the wrong side of slavery and firmly advocated segregation for a century after the Civil War.)
In 2010, a few years after he had helped scuttle comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate to please organized labor and keep Democrats from being called soft on illegal immigration, Reid tried to shift the blame by accusing Republicans of being hostile to Latinos because "their skin's a tone darker than ours" and then said he couldn't imagine "how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican."
Having to put up with Democrats who are presumptuous, dishonest and condescending would do the trick.
Sometimes, when Reid goes racial, he insults fellow Democrats. According to the book "Game Change" by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Reid said privately during the 2008 election that Barack Obama could win the presidency because he is "light-skinned" and speaks "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
And once in a great while, Reid gets it right. In 2006, after the Republican-controlled Senate took a nativist detour and passed an amendment to an immigration bill that declared English the national language of the United States, Reid astutely called the amendment "racist" and said it was "directed basically to people who speak Spanish."
Still, the Senate majority leader's fixation on race and racism is not good for Reid, Democrats or the country. The liberal media can ignore it, and Democrats can excuse it. But too many times, the senior senator from Nevada has shown an eagerness to advance his own agenda by dividing Americans along racial lines. It's a disgusting habit.
Never mind the 17 white men. When it comes to Reid and his race games, every American should be angry.
Contact columnist Ruben Navarrette at email@example.com.


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This time of year, we start to see the already large population of runners in the Boston metro area grow. Whether you run for exercise, are training for a 5K or half marathon, or just run after your kids at the park, there are many common myths and misconceptions about running. Educating yourself on safe running form and training is vital. Whether you are new to running or are a seasoned runner, test your knowledge on these myths.
Myth one: You should always stretch before a run.
Neither completely false nor completely true. There are two main types of stretching – static and dynamic. Static stretching is what most of us think of when talking about stretching. This is holding a position for a prolonged stretch to lengthen the muscle. Some common static stretches are bending forward to touch your toes to stretch the back of your thing, or a calf stretch where you prop your foot up on an incline such as a curb. While static stretching is important, dynamic stretching not only lengthens the muscle, but also increases the blood flow to the muscle groups you are about to use in your run. You should warm up before a run by doing what is called a "dynamic warm-up" which includes dynamic stretching. Examples of dynamic stretching for warm-up include 20-30 feet of activities like walking on your toes, walking on your heels, skipping, or an exercise referred to as "butt-kicks" which is a light jog where you are bending your knees to bring your heel towards your buttocks. A dynamic warm-up is best to do before a run, while static stretching is best after a run.
Myth two: Running on your toes or "forefoot running" is the new way to run and will make me run faster.
False. Although some people can transition to forefoot running and prefer this style over the more typical running pattern, forefoot running is a skill that needs to be taught and practiced before use in running. If you choose to make this your new running pattern without proper education and training it can lead to lower leg injuries. If forefoot running is something you are interested in you should talk to your running coach or work with a physical therapist that has knowledge of training for the transition to forefoot running.
Myth three: Running keeps my legs strong so I just need to do upper body weight training.
False. Yes, running is great strengthening for your legs as well as great cardiovascular exercise, but there are certain leg muscles that aren't usually strengthened enough with running. For example, the muscles on the outer sides of the hips that help keep your pelvis balanced when standing on one leg or muscles that help us control turning and pivoting on a leg while running are not being addressed. Not only do these muscles need be strong to support your core and pelvis to maintain a well-balanced running gait, but also to help us have well-rounded strength to participate in sports and recreational activities.
Myth four: All runners have tight hamstrings.
Sometimes, but not always. While your hamstrings bend your knees and your knees bend with each running step, they often can be tight, but there are many other muscles to consider. It depends greatly on your body type and running pattern. In addition to the hamstrings, many runners also have decreased flexibility in their hip flexors, calf muscles, quadriceps, and other muscles of the leg. These muscles are important pieces to the puzzle and should each be considered when developing a stretching program.
Strength and flexibility don't guarantee a successful runner, but knowing how to control your body while running can. Physical Therapists who are familiar with the demands placed on the body during a run can evaluate you to develop an individualized stretching and strengthening program.
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I think Earth Day is a particularly important moment for contemplation and commitment by us Pagans. Often American Christian critics accuse us of "pantheism," and in a important respect they are right. We do find the sacred, most of us, in the earth without reference to any transcendental spiritual force. In my mind there is a transcendental dimension as well, but it is not needed at all for us to honor the earth as sacred.
I deeply believe the problems in our country are more of the heart than of the head. Here are some youtubes courtesy of John Morehead of the Evangelical Chapter of the Foundation for Religious Diplomacy on Facebook. They speak more eloquently than anything I can write that interfaith work is a good idea for anyone interested in it. In my experience the personal result is to deepen my own appreciation of my Pagan path while also deepening my awareness of the spiritual value in others.
These guys do not have the advantage of seeing their path as one way to spiritual truth among many of similar value. On both sides I think it the case they believe ultimately there is only one path, theirs. Even so, look at what they can accomplish.
Muslims and Christians in Memphis.
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These examples are between people who believe the other is deeply mistaken spiritually. Even so, it is difficult to imagine they would foster mistrust or violence against one another. Those Pagans who have been involved in interfaith have similar experiences. I know for I am one. At a time when the media is focusing on the worshipers of Sauron who pretend to be spiritual, egged on by right wing politicians, examples such as these are instructive to us all.
The controversy over pink slime is helping educate Americans to the fact that corporations are as beneficial to agriculture as they are to politics. Tom Laskawy put it pithily: "What pink slime represents is an open admission by the food industry that it is hard-pressed to produce meat that won't make you sick." But the disinfectants needed to make pink slime less than poisonous is only a tiny part of what is wrong with industrial agriculture. Although a highly charged tiny part. Ann Laurie over at Balloon Juice points out that the New York Times is now making it clear that there is something deeply wrong about industrial agriculture, of which pink slime is only a part. (I like to her rather than the Times because it limits people's visits whereas Balloon Juice does not.)
I believe the root issue is that Americans need to rethink their relation to food. Pagans are particularly well suited to lead by both example and word. To my mind Gary Snyder gets our relationship with food perfectly when he observes in The Practice of the Wild "What a big potlatch we are all members of! To acknowledge that each of us at the table will eventually be part of the meal is not just being 'realistic.' It is allowing the sacred to enter and accepting the sacramental aspect of our shaky temporal personal being." (19)
Growing food is or should be an ethical endeavor at every stage. Farmers should relate in a respectful and at least sustainable way with the land and the plants and animals they harvest from it. They should treat those who work for them in a respectful and decent way. They should be honest with their customers. These principles are hardly rocket science and only one, treating the land and the plants and animals harvested from it, would be controversial to some decent people. The other insights are no brainers.
To my mind when we eat it is appropriate to thank not God so much as all the beings we consume, vegetable, animal, and fungal. But that is another discussion. Back to growing and marketing food.
An individual farmer has the opportunity and usually the capacity to act in an ethical way. But individual farmers rarely are involved in growing our crops or raising our meat. Corporations are. And corporations are intrinsically incapable of acting ethically. Only to the degree an individual overrides corporate logic can any ethics trump the desire for profit, and if by doing so anyone notices profits are lowered, that person will be out of a job. If he or she is a CEO, they will be ousted in a take over bid.
Industrial agriculture is to ethical agriculture what a slave plantation is to a workers cooperative.


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Waterjet Cutting--The Swiss Army Knife of Metal Fab
"We manufacture inhouse as much as possible," says operations supervisor JC Schatz (whose father John is the company's president), "due to the low-volume high-mix nature of our work. Also, downtime is critical to our customers. Any delay in obtaining replacement railroad parts costs the transit authorities dearly. Inhouse control of the manufacturing operations allows us to turn on a dime and truly serve the customers."
Twinco's vast range of capabilities has both Schatzes pledging to grow the company's contract-manufacturing business (aside from its work for transit authorities) from five percent currently to 15 percent within the next two years.
Making the World from Fabricated Sheet and Plate
Twinco's roots trace back more than 45 years, as a tool and die shop providing electromechanical components for equipment OEMs serving the railroad industry. In the 1980s it began to work more and more directly for the transit authorities (New York City, Chicago and others).
"The key to our success, says John Schatz (whose father founded Twinco in 1963), "is being able to offer a wide variety of inhouse processing capabilities, so we can select the best process for each specific job, particularly the low-volume (one to two) high-mix jobs. Doing all of the work inhouse allows us to inspect in-process, not after the fact. We don't inspect quality into our parts; we manufacture quality into our parts."
Twinco's latest vertical step to diversification: the addition of waterjet cutting. In 2005 the firm added a 60,000-PSI machine, coinciding with its move to its current location from a much smaller 22,000-sq.-ft. shop.
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Early this year the firm upgraded its waterjet-cutting capabilities by replacing its 60,000-PSI machine with a 90,000-PSI machine, a Mitsubishi Suprema DX510 outfitted with a KMT Waterjet Streamline Pro 60-hp 90,000-PSI pump. The 50-percent increase in pressure allows the firm to process thicker material and increase cutting speed on thin work, while maintaining edge-and surface-quality tolerances.
"For example," shares JC, "cutting 1-in,-thick GPO 3 (a fiberglass-reinforced thermoset polyester material), at 60 KSI we can run at 7 in./min. and achieve the required very-fine surface finish. Increasing pressure to 90 KSI, we cut at 32 in./min."
The Mitsubishi gantry-style cutting machine features linear-motor guides driven by brushless AC servo motors capable of rapid positioning speeds to 787 in./min., quite an upgrade from Twinco's original belt-driven waterjet machine. Maximum workpiece size is 6 by 10 ft. Of Twinco's diverse mix of workpiece materials, 75 percent of what it cuts on the waterjet machine is metallic, and half of that is stainless steel.
"We also run a lot of aluminum, as well as copper busbar parts," says JC. "Our sweet spot is in the 1/4- to 1-in. thickness range, although we can cut stainless steel, aluminum and copper to 2 in. thick."
KMT rates its 60-hp 90-KSI pump as capable of cutting 0.5-in. stainless at 18 in./min., 1-in. stainless at 7 in./min., and 2-in. stainless at 2.5 in./min. Maximum cutting speed on aluminum alloys: 55 in./min. for 0.5-in. plate, 21 in./min. on 1-in. plate, and 8 in./min. on 2-in. plate.
A key feature that drew Twinco to the Mitsubishi machine, according to the Schatzes, is its four-axis Intelligent Taper Control (ITC) feature. "We're often expected to hold tolerances to ±0.001 to 0.002 in.," says the elder Schatz, "and we rely on the machine's ITC feature to make that possible."
According to Mitsubishi, ITC provides 360-deg. taper control by adding a 1- to 2-deg. mechanical tilt to the cutting head. This tilt compensates for the waterjet widening as it exits the focus tube. The firm notes that this allows a wall-straightness tolerance of ±0.001 in. per ½-in. of workpiece thickness.
iPhone Monitoring for Lights-Out CuttingSince cutting of thicker work runs relatively slowly, and processing nested, large plates can take as long as 24 hr., the Schatz's are experimenting with running the machine unmanned, after hours. "We installed a webcam that allows us to view machine operation on our iPhones," says JC Schatz. MF
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'Speakout' meeting on railroad set Tuesday
What's wrong with Metro-North?
Commuters will have a chance to tell the state's top transportation official just what they think of the beleaguered railroad at a meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 18, at the Pequot Library in Southport.
The meeting is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. at the 720 Pequot Ave. library and is open to the public.
The session is billed as a "Metro North Commuter Speakout" and is sponsored by the Citizens Transportation Lobby, a consumer group.
State Transportation Commissioner James Redeker will be on hand, and discussion will be moderated by an official of the League of Women Voters, the sponsors said. Metro North's new president, Joseph Giulietti, also has been invited.
One of the nation's busiest commuter lines, the railroad and its passengers have faced one crisis after another in the past year, including fatal accidents, a series of shutdowns, serious personnel issues and troubling questions about its safety and maintenance records and about its management.
The litany of problems prompted the resignation last month of the railroad's previous president, Howard Permut. Less than two weeks later, on Jan. 23, the entire system came to a screeching halt during the evening rush hour because of what the railroad said was "human error."
Five days later, a railroad employee was charged with sexually assaulting a female passenger aboard a train as it approached the downtown Fairfield station.


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US regulators told to expand stress-test programme
Regulators conducted stress tests on the 19 largest US banks in May under the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program, which resulted in 10 banks having to raise a combined $74.6 billion in additional capital.
However, in its August report, The continued risk of troubled assets, the panel concluded that testing only the 19 largest bank holding companies was not enough, claiming smaller banks are more at risk from troubled assets.
"The stabilisation of the financial system is a significant achievement, but it does not mark an end to the crisis. It would be foolish to think that the risk of troubled assets has been mitigated or that it does not remain the most serious risk to the US financial system," the report said.
The panel said the bulk of problem assets held on bank balance sheets were residential real estate loans, particularly whole loans, rather than complex securities. And while sentiment towards financial institutions has improved in recent months, if tightening credit default swap spreads are an accurate indicator, problems in the residential housing market remain.
According to figures from RealtyTrac, a Californian online real estate company specialising in foreclosure properties, foreclosure filings were reported on 360,149 properties in July, a 7% increase from June and a 32% increase from July 2008.
However, the panel fears commercial real estate loans could pose the greatest danger in future, suggesting they have a riskier profile and the potential for higher defaults. New York-based property research firm Real Estate Econometrics reported that in the first quarter the national default rate for commercial real estate mortgages held by regulated depository institutions rose to 2.25% -its highest level for 15 years.
Justifying its call to extend the stress-testing programme, the panel said small banks hold greater concentrations of commercial real estate loans than the institutions currently stress tested. It suggested sample testing, rules for self-testing or general templates could provide an approximation and might lead to a general formula for determining whether additional capital is required.
It recommended stress tests on the 19 bank holding companies be repeated if economic conditions prove more severe than the scenarios used in the May tests. Even assuming conditions ease, the panel insisted the 19 banks should regularly conduct stress tests based on macro scenarios, such as those used by regulators.
The panel also expressed concern at the failure to start the proposed legacy loans programme (LLP), part of the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP), designed by the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to reopen the market for troubled loans. Although the PPIP launched a scaled-down legacy securities programme at the start of August, the LLP remains on the backburner.
The panel suggested an alternative might be to establish an equivalent to the Resolution Trust Corporation, set up in 1989 to liquidate the assets of insolvent savings and loan associations.
In addition, the report demanded greater transparency and accountability from regulators and banks about the scope of the troubled asset problem. The panel suggested supervisors review the way banks model the risk on the assets they hold, as part of their balance sheet and reporting requirements.
The report stated: "The problem of troubled assets was long in the making and it would be foolish to think it could be resolved overnight, or that doing so would not involve balancing equally legitimate considerations affecting the banking industry and the public interest."
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STOP DREAMING START ACTION – Do You know what this sentence means ? nowadays alot of people keep dreaming one day they will success, get a lot of money, have a better life. But they never do any action to make it happen. Usually they will give you a tons of reason why they cant do it, no body support, no money, no motivation.
Nearly everyone I know is afraid of doing something. If they're not afraid of anything right now, at one time or another they have been. While the thing that gives you butterflies in your stomach may not be the same thing that makes me weak in the knees, there is always something. For some of us it's giving a speech. For others it's exchanging the security of one job for the uncertainty of a new position. Unfortunately, our fears can stop us from moving forward, if we let them.
What about you? What are you afraid of? What fears are keeping you from achieving your dreams? Are you stuck in a job rut because you're afraid that you won't be able to find something else? Do you avoid networking events because you're scared to go by yourself? Are you unable to increase your business because you're afraid of rejection?
Don't get discouraged, at one time or another everyone else has been afraid too.
Just Remeber that if you want success, you must start action first, no matter what happen, what people told you, just do it. dont keep dreaming and dreaming. i still remember what my parents told me, today problem we solve it right now, tomorrow problem, we think and solve it tomorrow. So STOP DREAMINGS START ACTION is a right quote for now, dont keep dreaming but nothing to do, better we start action and dont think what will happen in the future. as long as you believe in your self that you will success then the dream will come true.
I bet everyone here have their brilliant idea to get more money for better future. So let me tell you the painful truth
Everyone has (or at least thinks they have) great ideas. Ideas for books, inventions, websites, services, …anything. But how many people actually have the courage and motivation to make those ideas a reality? To learn about book publishing and spend months perfecting a bestseller? To design, build, test, and patent a product? The answer, of course, is very few. That's because it's hard to do something original. It's hard to pour your time and sweat into something that might not succeed. But, it's the only path forward. The only way to achieve your dreams is to take action. Deliberate, faithful action.
The time for action is now. Don't placate yourself with your dreams for another week. That becomes a habit. Stop finding excuses. Start educating yourself. Start building real assets.


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2013 and earlier BMW X5 Lease Questions
Hi sillycat6. The money factor and cash incentives that you mentioned look great. As far as this truck's selling price goes, there is a spread of around $4,750 or so between its full MSRP and its dealer invoice price. That puts you at around $1,100 or so over invoice, which isn't bad. You might be able to shave a couple hundred dollars off by comparison shopping if you are in an area that has a decent level of competition, but again this is a reasonable deal. At least they aren't trying to mark the money factor up on you.
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Wow that stinks 4tune. Sorry to hear about that. That's not a great way to do business. As long as you haven't physically taken delivery of your vehicle, don't worry about it. Besides it was the dealer who is trying to change the terms, not you. Find a different dealer to work with.
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Thank you Car_man!
I ordered the x5d.
The dealership is about 80miles from where and I live and believe or not, it is the closest. Comforting to know your feedback. The dealership has awesome service though. On my current 535xi, they picked and dropped my car on couple of occasions from home to accomodate my busy schedule.0
gerry70 Posts: 34tune,
Did your deal falling through have anything to do with the multiple credits?
I've received notice my PCD date is September 13, but haven't signed the papers. I'm told I qualify for the BMW Drive for USA $1000, the Loyalty credit of $750 and the $500 for taking a test drive, but I'm still being told I can't add the USAA $1000 member discount. Nothing in any of the literature tells me I can't do them all, but they won't budge. Paying $30 less per month may not be a "deal breaker", but it would be nice.0
We didn't qualify for either, but when we were cutting our deal on an X5D, we were told the USAA and Loyalty discount were mutually exclusive. However, they also said if we had qualified for both, we could take the higher of the two. So you should at least tell them forget the $750 Loyalty and take the $1,000 USAA.
I handed over my check last night, picked up our plates and paperwork and my wife booked our flights to Spartanburg for next week. Looking forward to picking up our X5D at the Performance Delivery Center.0
Hi gerry70, as far as I know the USAA discount is stackable and can be used in addition to the loyalty and the Drive for USA cash. This information comes from USAA directly. Log on to their website and search their directory for a USAA certified dealer in your area and they will accept it as a stackable discount. Hope this helps. My deal didn't fall through because of that. The sales manager changed at the dealership and he decided not to honor any deals offered by the earlier guy.0
Where did you find this deal, since this is not a bad deal, compared to what I have?0
We got a purchase deal that is roughly equivalent to sillycat's lease deal at BMW of Silver Spring: MSRP 63,845 (premium, SAV, running boards, BMW apps). Sales price of $54,799 that included $3,765 dealer discount, $4,500 eco credit, $1,000 drive for USA coupon, add $199 dealer processing fee.
Not sure what the lease deal would have looked like, but at least starting with roughly the same sales price discounts. I know they had at least a couple for 2012 X5d build slots as of last week.0
Happy Labor Day Folks,
I have been looking for X5 D and here are the specs
Sand Beige 'Nevada' Leather
Dark Burl Walnut wood trim
Cold Weather Package
Technology Package
Premium Package
18" Light alloy Star-spoke wheels style 209-with all-season run-flat tires
Destination & Handling included
I am being offered a deal (everything bundled/inclusive... with following details.
Down Payment $4097.63 ( This covers MD tax of 6%, tags, Title and processing fees)
Monthly payment $675.00
36 month Lease
12 K miles each year
Dear moderator (Car_man: Please advise, if this is good Leas deal? (I am new to this forum, however your advise is appreciated)
Again, can't help you with the lease payment itself, but what is the net sales price they are using to get to that down payment / monthly payment? Hopefully, you are getting at least a $3,500 dealer discount on top of the $4,500 eco-credit and any other specific discounts you qualify for (i.e. drive event, loyalty, etc).
Also, what dealership, if I might ask? I shopped just about every dealer within 250 miles of DC. The local ones have a wide range of reputation for post purchase service - from pretty good to downright crappy - as you are probably aware. I checked their stock online and then called if they had something close. My wife and I test drove 3-4 different cars each to make sure we knew what options we wanted - and didn't. I found the technology package a little lacking, at least for $1,700. Most of what you are getting is the heads up display. I would have thought they would have thrown in adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation and/or blind spot warning system (all of which are available on the MDX). So we decided not to check that box, but did take the sport activity package for the sport seats, steering wheel, shadowline trim and and 19" wheels/tire package. At the point we decided to go with the sport package, we also decided to custom order, since most diesels on the lots didn't have it or had a bunch of other options and bad color choices.0
I am shopping at IG Burton in DE at the beach presently, purchased a 335 two years ago, am happy w/ service, and trying to decide between leasing a X3 and X5. Easy 2:15 drive from DC / Arlington.
I'm planning to use USAA, loyalty, and drive team discounts.
Could anyone please point me to the current residual value and MF for X3 28i/35i and X5d? Leaning towards X3 28i, but am new to leasing and trying to figure out the considerations in the calculator.
Thanks in advance.0
Hi guys, since I am starting the process of leasing my 2013 X5 premium from scratch, I was hoping to get the numbers on the most recent sept incentives. Can anyone please tell me if the MF or the residuals have changed. Thanks.0
I got the deal from Bobby Rahal in Canonsburg PA (suburb of Pittsburgh)0
I just confirmed lease factors today for both X3 and X5 is 0.00145.
Residual value for both X3 28i and 35i is 56% and 54% for the X5d since that is still a 2012.
LMK if anyone finds anything different.0
....do not even think about buying or leasing an X5 off the lot (or any BMW for that matter), without giving REALLY serious consideration to ordering one and picking it up at the BMW Performance Delivery Center in Spartanburg South Carolina.
It is truly an exceptional experience:
2+ hours on the track with BMW Racing instructors that will take you through everything from a skidpad with and without VSC engaged, 50+ mph ABS stops in which you have to steer to an escape route, as many laps as you want on their mini-formula one course using the same vehicles as you purchased (I had to try to keep ahead of an M3 with an X5D...and did!!)
5 minutes in the seat of an M3 being driven by a racing instructor. Nothing at Universal Studios or Cedar Point will prepare you for a 120 mph run through an uphill S curve followed by a 120 degree hard right.
Lunch after the above
An off-road course in the X5 in which you go through 20+" of water, up and down 45 degree rock covered paths, sideways to the point of only having on front and one rear wheel on the ground, etc. Great opportunity to learn how to properly drive the X5 using the hill descent and reverse hold buttons.
a 1+ hour complete personal tour of the 1.5 million square foot X3 factory. They have a total of 4.5 million square feet, but the X5/X6 factory is off limits as they already are gearing up for the new redesign. I saw X3 2.0D right hand drives being made in front and back of X3 3.5i's.
As long as you want in BMW's Museum, gift shop and cafe.
I can honestly say that while there wasn't much second guessing I did after deciding on the X5 over the MDX, yesterdays experience proved to me that there is absolutely no comparison between the vehicles. We did things on the race track and the off road course in a X5D that would have left the Acura either upside down, flooded, or just plain busted up.
I was so energized, I decided to drive all the way home afterwards (520 miles) rather than stop halfway fro the night. Averaged 68 mph (had to vary speeds and not use cruise during break in) and still managed 29.4 mpg. Was hovering over 30 mpg until I hit some DC beltway construction.0
speedmonkee1 Posts: 1Hi CarMan,
I am about to take delivery of a custom ordered 2012 X5 D. Premium, Sport, 20"rims, Soft Close doors, Tech pkg, running boards. MSRP $66,845 Dealer Cost +300 profit +MACO ($380) = $56610.
Using EcoCredit, BMW Apps/Loyalty for $1250.
We've chosen to do a 36Mo Lease with 12K miles (also need 15K miles for comparison). Dealer is offering .00165 MF (says its nominal for profit) at 54% residual. Acquisition fee is $925 - i know its $725, so i am calling him on that one.
Are these #'s fair?
You're very welcome, sillycat1.
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Welcome lexusking. It would be much easier for us to evaluate this deal if you were able to provide us with this vehicle's selling price first. The selling prices of leased vehicles are negotiable, just as if you were paying cash for or financing them. Without this number it is more difficult to tell how large a dealer discount you are being given and in turn if there is any room left to negotiate. Let us know what the selling price is and I'm sure that either myself or another community member will tell you what they think.
When negotiating your deal on this truck, keep in mind that BMW is providing $4,500 cash incentive on it right now. You should be able to negotiate a decent dealer discount on top of that.
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Hi 4tune. BMW Financial Services' September buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 X5 Premium with 15,000 miles per year are .00145 and 57%, respectively.
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Hi Jeremy. Normally I would be annoyed with the marking up of the money factor and acquisition fee, but you are getting an excellent selling price on this truck. See if you can get the dealer to use the .00145 money factor and $725 acquisition fee. If not, this is still a good deal.
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Looking for 36 mo lease numbers (residual and money factor) for a 2012 X5d, likely with the premium package only (MSRP $61,095, invoice $56,245). I've seen numbers posted earlier for 10, 12 and 15k leases, but could you please provide updated numbers for 15, 20 and 25k miles per year? I am aware of the eco credit and any additional feedback on a reasonable market price (exclusive of credit) would be most appreciated.
Thank you in advance!0
A reasonable market price, IMO, is $1,000 over invoice on a car that's exactly what you want (i.e. either in stock or order to be built). Meaning that, after the eco-credit, you would be at $3,500 under invoice (or less, if you qualify for other credits). Note also that dealers will contend that the Edmunds invoice price doesn't include MACO and other dealer expenses, so they (try to) adjust upwards for those.
I would think a good sales price (before eco or other credits, but including all other dealer charges other than taxes and registration) on the vehicle you describe, with an MSRP of $61,095 would be $57,600 or less (i.e. $3,500+ dealer discount).
And, if you can't find one in stock, order it for Performance Delivery Center pickup for an experience that is "priceless".0
Greetings davidg13. BMW Financial Services' September buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 X5d with 15,000 miles per year are .00145 and 54%, respectively.
The residual value for a lease with only 12,000 miles per year would be 2% higher. The 10k residual values would be 3% higher. I believe that 15,000 miles per year is the highest mileage allowance that BMW FS publishes residual values for. If you need to drive more than that you will have to purchase additional miles on a per-mile basis. It is less expensive to do so at lease signing than it is to wait until lease-end and have to pay an excess mileage penalty.
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Thank you, Car_man. I greatly appreciate the help.0
You're very welcome davidg13.
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PLease tell me if this is a good deal? I have been offered the following deal on a 36 mo 15,000 lease on an 2013 X5 premium.
Cold Weather Package
Convience Pkg
Comfort access (included / no charge)
Soft-close automatic doors (included / no charge)
Navigation system (included / no charge)
Satellite radio w/1 yr sub
BMW apps
Money Factor is .00145
residual is 57% for 15,000miles per year
capital cost is $57,420
adjusted cap cost is $55,170
rebate cap reduction $2,250 (BMW Drive for Olympics $1,000; Iphone app $500, loyalty $750)
Monthly Payment:
$750.28 including Sales Tax plus fees
Total Due at Delivery:
COD of $1,792 equals the sum of first payment, acquisition fee of $725, sales tax on rebate CR, documentation of $75, $20 tire fee and inspection.
Carman: please respond asap. Thanks so much!
Mind if I ask you a question as to what factors have caused you to decide on an X5 3.5i as opposed to the X5d? I can guess that it might be slightly quicker off the line acceleration and maybe the fact that it's a relatively short term lease, but I'd like to hear from you.
Over on another forum regarding diesels Diesel forum I made a statement that for me personally, I couldn't see why the X5d doesn't win out over the X5 3.5i for almost anybody. With the added $4,500 eco-credit, even though it stickers at about $2,500-3,000 more than the gas version, the net price (or capital cost) is about $1,500-2,000 less. The fuel cost savings over 3 years and 45,000 miles would, by my rough calculations be another $2,000 or $50-60 per month (18-20 average vs. 23-25 average). And, except for dead start 0-30 acceleration, the 30+ mph and highway passing acceleration with the V8 like torque is as strong or stronger than the gas model. My 510 mile drive back from picking up the vehicle last week reinforced my decision - 29.4 mpg at 60-80 mph (varied for break in) and complete ease going up and down the hills through the Shenandoah's compared to our old MDX. Obviously though, a ton of X5 buyers think differently than me, since the diesel still is well less than half of the X5 sales, and you are in the majority.
Diesel or gas, one thing I would strongly recommend you consider is ordering the X5 to your exact specs and picking it up at the Performance Delivery Center if that fits your geography and schedule. The experience I had on the track and on their off road course at the hands of professional instructors will make the next 200,000 miles even more enjoyable. Really makes you appreciate how well made and dynamically balanced the X5s (and M3s) are0
Simple, I liked the engine better and also didn't like the sound of the diesel.0
ab10000 Posts: 127Diesel is for unsofisticated buyers who thinks they are etting a deal "4500 Eco BS"
1- Diesel is slower and sluggish and less responsive than the x5 3.5 gas
2- The Msrp savings are about 1000 only when comparing same options
3- You get the old 6 speed transmission, no 8 speed which is in x5 3.5 gas. No one will tell you that. Therefore your are getting a lower price on the car
4- In California diesel is 15 cents more expensive than premium gas and the spread will be wider overtime. Oil companies have to account for cannbilzation, therefor they have to raise the price of diesel to of set the efficiency of the engine. Otherwise they will sell less gallons of fuel which means less profit
5- the diesel car is heavier which means it stops slower and handels inferior to the x5 gas
6- the sound of engine is ugly compared to the amazing BMW gas engine
7- all BMW salespeople and many members of this forum who are affiliated with BMW want to push the diesel product, because is not desirable and they make more money on it.
8- the tourqe story is exaggerated and used for marketing. This is for towing uphill, what is the point if the car is powerful but not as responsive as gas. Still gas is more than 1 second faster to 60 with less tourqe.
So for all the above I find it really difficult to understand why people buy it, other than they have cheap mentality, they think they are saving but at the expense of all the above. It is not worth it for me. Let me know your thoughts.0
My thoughts are that you are the one that's unsophisticated at best. At worst ______ fill in the blank.
One second faster 0-60 is a big deal for you. OK, I understand. But if you want to drag race an X5 between stoplights, be aware that the 3.5i 6 cylinder gas engine from a 3 series is not exactly going to be taking many checkered flags from the V8 X5 5.0 or Cayenne S. The fact is that an X5d from 40-80 is equal to or quicker than the gas model, which is where highway acceleration matters to me. Getting 29.4 mpg on my 510 mile trip home from the factory was nice icing on that cake. As for why diesel is 15 cents more than premium in California, take it up with your elected socialists. It's priced slightly above mid grade here, about 10 cents a gallon less than premium at the Shell station I stopped at. Once. Still on the second tank.
I certainly think the 3.5i has a nice feel off the line, but the X5d is hardly "unresponsive". 35 less horsepower but 125 more ft. lb of torque is a pretty good SUV trade off in my opinion. Having owned a 911S for five years, my next higher horsepower, lower torque car is likely to be another 911, Cayman S or M3 - not a 5,000+ pound SUV.
My guess is that you've never actually driven the vehicle. Certainly never witnessed first hand a BMW instructor take an X5d around a track at speeds you likely couldn't match in a M3, let alone X5 3.5i. But that's also fine. The fact that BMW has to offer a $4,500 discount to overcome an unsophisticated public in the U.S. is great for those of us on the buying side.
FWIW, the biggest gripe of the BMW professional driving instructors I heard at the Performance Delivery Center last week had nothing to do with "unsophisticated" diesels, but the fact that BMW is being forced to go to turbo's to meet EPA mandates. You say you like the sound of the 3.5i engine. Well absolutely NONE of them want to see or hear a variant of that replace the natural free revving V8 in the M3, which is what is happening in 2013/4.
Maybe you can print this article out and take it to the throne to improve your own sophistication as to the future of BMW diesels: M Diesel0
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Good luck cos when they work its great but when they playup they are a nightmare, I'm currently trying to get a wifi extender to work with no luck so could be chucked in the bin and buy another new one
Running Windows 7 Pro, it went though an update on Tuesday, done a reboot, but it never shut down, even left it over night. Done a restart, it wouldn't go back into windows, so went into safe mode, it then started scanning for duff files. Eventually got into safemode, done a restore to previous date. Still not going into windows, done another scan disk. Well eventually got it into windows, but nothing works correctly. Outlook would load, but after being in it for 2 mins, the screen would go dull, I could open other apps like Dreamweaver, but anything Microsoft related like work and Outlook would freeze after a couple of mins.
A full backup was done 2 days prior to the problem, so went to restore, but backup incomplete. All data like circuit boards etc is backed separately every day, so they are intact, it was the complete HDD image every month that was damaged.
However in Jan 2014, I swapped out my HDD for an SSD one. So I have not put that drive back in, and copied other all my data files, and not just installing the applications I had on there before.
Perhaps the SSD is failing. Perhaps, where it didn't shut down full it was in my bag, it just got hotter and hotter.
Anyway, its Friday now and I think its almost back to working. Once I'm happy I will re image the drive back to the SSD, and keep this drive as a handy backup again.
This is the reason I've not been on the forum much over the last couple of days.
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Good luck cos when they work its great but when they playup they are a nightmare, I'm currently trying to get a wifi extender to work with no luck so could be chucked in the bin and buy another new one
Buy a Mac lolol
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I finally bit the bullet, as far as the home computers were concerned, and bought Apple. It just works, and now my evenings are spent doing things I want to using IT, not fixing IT.


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