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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! As you all know, I will be going on vacation tonight and I will not be returning until the weekend of the 16th. This means that there will not be posting any lease rates until I return. I know you will miss having all the in...
2010 Audi A8, R8 Lease Rates – December 2009
My Take: I am only posting these numbers because I felt like posting a picture of the R8. As far as the lease rates go, I would pass on both the A8 and R8. Too expensive, but I am sure some of you with businesses or deep pockets can afford it. Vis...
2010 Audi A3, A6, TT Lease Rates – December 2009
My Take: Just like other Audi models, the A3, A6 and TT have the same 24 and 36 month lease rates as November, but a lower money factor for the 48-month term in December. My recommendation would be to stick with models that have high residual and low...
2010 Audi Q5, Q7 Lease Rates – December 2009
My Take: As expected, nothing really changed here as well, except the 48-month lease being slightly less that before. Please make sure to deal with a dealer that will disclose the lease rates because these things are essential in order to negotiate a...
2010 Audi A5, S5 Lease Rates – December 2009
My Take: There’s is a slight change in the lease rates for the A5/S5 this month, however, if you are going with a 24 or 36 month lease, it won’t affect you. The change is strictly on the 48-month lease, which gets a drop in the money fact...
LA Auto Show 2009
The 2009 Auto Show, overall, was worse than the 2008 show. That says a lot because the 2008 show wasn’t all that good either. However, considering the state of the industry in these economic times, one has to be surprised to even see an auto sh...
2010 Audi A4,S4 Lease Rates – December 2009
My Take: Same as last month. Nothing much to say other than make sure to not negotiate a low sale price. Audi is currently waiving security deposits, so that should save some money upfront. Oh, don’t forget the AudiCare! Visit THE LIST for a l...
2010 Audi Q5, Q7 Lease Rates – November 2009
My Take: Q5 and Q7 numbers got worse overall, but not by much. AFS didn’t lower the MF enough to compensate for the drop in residual value; therefore, you will probably pay a few bucks more this month compared to last. I’m not seeing any ...
2010 Audi A8, TT Lease Rates – November 2009
My Take: The money factors are not too bad for the A8 and TT. Unfortunately, not good enough for cars whose residual value hover around 50% or less and carry such a high price tag in their respective classes. There is special financing for the A8 and...
2010 Audi A6 Lease Rates – November 2009
My Take: Supercharged mentioned in the October post for the A6 if this car would qualify as a “Lease to Buy”. My answer to that woud be depending on what trim you choose and your ability to pay off a balloon payment at the end of the leas...
2010 Audi A3, A4, S4, A5, S5 Lease Rates – November 2009
My Take: Money factors dropped from last month, but so did the residual values. That should pretty much keep you around the same ballpark as last month. What I’d really like to see right now is a TDI version of the A4. That’d be cool. It ...
2010 OC Auto Show
I was on hand at the OC Auto Show this weekend browsing through the latest and greatest from a handful of manufacturers. It was somewhat disappointing to see that some big name brands didn’t show up, but then again I can’t really blame th...
2010 Audi A6, S6, A8 Lease Rates – October 2009
My Take: The S6 and the A8 do not look very good this month. The A6 on the other hand, looks decent. They could have improved the residual value a bit, but the money factors looks better than most. Not exactly a recommendation, but I wouldn’t s...
2010 Audi TT Lease Rates – October 2009
My Take: It’s official. Audi FS is run by a bunch of weirdos. In August, the MF was under .00200 for most TTs. In September, the MF jumps to over .00200 and this month, it comes back down (even lower than August) below .00200. I know LJ ordered...
2010 Audi Q5, Q7 Lease Rates – October 2009
My Take: The Q5 numbers look unchanged from September while the Q7’s money factors dropped a tad. The residual values stayed the same, which means that the payments on the Q7 has dropped slightly compared to last month. If you were waiting to g...
2010 Audi A5, S5 Lease Rates – October 2009
My Take: A5/S5 never looked this good. Really. It’s been a while. This still far from a “THE LIST” candidate, but it’s certainly an improvement. To tell you the truth, after calculating the payments on the A3, A4 earlier, I...
2010 Audi A3, A4, S4 Lease Rates – October 2009
My Take: This is a VERY good month to get into a 2010 Audi. Pick up the phone, make some calls or shoot off some emails if you are in the market for one of these rides. The A3 has a sub-0.00100 MF and the residual is STILL over 50% on the 36-month t...
2010 Audi Q5 Lease Rates – September 2009
My Take: After posting the info on the Caddy SRX, I realized the Q5 lease rates is that much better. So if you were looking at the SRX before, you might want to check out the Q5. The GLK is a no-no this month (again) and the X3 hasn’t been a go...
2010 Audi A4, S4 Lease Rates – September 2009
My Take: Here’s what I have found so far on the A4s this month. If you compare them with last month, you will notice that they are much improved. Of course, there is always the challenge of trying to get your Audi dealer to heavily discount the...
09 Audi TT Lease Rates – August 2009
My Take: There has been a slight drop in the MF for some of the TT models, such as the TT 3.2L quattro Prestige, where the MF drops from 0.00202 to 0.00184. Significant, but not exactly a deal-maker. The residuals remain unchanged for the most part. ...
09 Audi Q5, Q7 Lease Rates – August 2009
My Take: Apparently, June was the best month to lease the Q5 and the Q7. The money factors and residual for July and August (July and August are the same) are significantly worse than June’s which a big bummer since I was hoping that they would...
09 Audi A3, A4, A6, A8, S4, S5, S6, S8 Lease Rates – August 2009
My Take: Audi lease rates seem to be the same as last month, so instead of writing the same exact comment as last month, I’ll just direct you to last month’s post [July]. You can dig around for the A3, A6, A8 comments from July by going t...
09 Audi Q7 Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: Something weird going on here…the Q7 3.6 Premium seems half decent for a “Lease-to-Buy”, low residual, low MF. But here’s the thing, Edmund’s TMV states about $2300 below invoice sale price, but I don’t se...
09 Audi A8, S8, R8 Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: I’m not expecting anyone to go for any of these cars right now. Think of this as a “just in case you cared” type post. Gotta love the R8 thought and I’m sorry if I shattered anyone’s dream to lease one this mon...
09 Audi A3, A6, Q5 Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: I am addressing three solid Audi leases on this post. First, is the A3, which is sporting a pretty low money factor and decent residual. I recommend the A3 2.0T Premium Quattro. Audi is reknown for their Quattro system, so you just gotta hav...
09 Audi A4/S4 Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: Before I get into the A4 lease rates, I’d like to point out something about Audi that bugs me. I think they are generally overpriced, compared to their competitors. If you think about it, the 328i, G37, IS250, TL are all supposed to be...
09 Audi TT Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: There is some improvement on the TT lease rates, but nothing that can beat the Z4 at this point. The residual is lower than the Z4 and the money factor is higher. Considering they priced around the same ballpark, you will more than likely pa...
09 Audi A5/S5 Lease Rates – July 2009
My Take: Just thought you should know how the numbers look this month. Still kinda high and this car has been out for well over a year. I get the feeling Audi isn’t planning to move the coupes any time soon. Look into a purchase, because the le...
09 Audi A8 Lease Rates - June 2009
My Take: I don’t want to say too much about the A8 this month other than “just buy the car”. Leasing doesn’t make much sense unless you own a business and can write-off all your payments. Ready for some quotes? Get a FREE Qu...
09 Audi TT Lease Rates - June 2009
My Take: TT rates are pretty bad, so don’t bother leasing these. If you are going to get a TT, check with the MB SLKs first, they are better lease-to-buy candidates in my opinion. Down the line, when lease rates start drying up a bit this month...
