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Originally Posted by mf44
OP, two points of clarification: when you order, you are entitled to take whatever lease programs are best from when you complete a credit app (this is a key distinction; you do not lock rates until you do the credit app) until you take delivery, but you need to take the entirety of the programs for the selected month. In other words, you cannot take the MF from one month and the incentives from another. You need to take MF, RV, incentives, and all, from a single month. Additionally, there is some ambiguity on how long the rate lock lasts for. It used to be 90 days west coast, 60 days east coast; COVID led to them extending to 120 days IIRC, but it's unknown if that will last forever.
Second, I'd make sure the summer vs. all season tire concession they gave you was in writing. When I returned my last lease, I got dinged for a much smaller difference in tire type than what you are saying the dealer has allowed. I've always been told it needs to be the same type of tire, i.e. summers in your case. Hopefully not that case, but just make sure you have some documentation in case you need to fight BMWFS later. (And this is the important part, your lease is with BMW Financial Services, not with the dealership or BMW NA. Hence the dealership promise not necessarily being binding).
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All great points! Added a couple of links to the wiki post, and updated wording regarding the tires in the manual directly. I ended up changing my order to an iX50 with 20" wheels and AS tires. I'm still planning to swap/sell the stock Goodyears right away, but since it's an AS->AS swap, and I will actually have thread wear warranty, I'm confident I can return the car with the replacement tires at no extra expense, while also enjoying the far superior qualities of Michelin Pilot AS for the 3 years.