My Take: Ever wonder which trim is the better deal for the A3s? If you are looking for the lowest payment, the base FWD model will probably be the best choice. Now, if you wanted to know what the best “deal” would be relative to the car you get, then you will need to play around with your lease calculator. The way to determine that is simple, all you need to do is assume that all trims of the A3 cost the same, say $30,000. Then just plug in the residual value and the money factor to the calculator and see which one yields the lowest payment. I’ve come to realize is that the more you play around with the calculator, the more you will understand the relationships between the numbers. I currently do not have any Audi dealers at the Dealerplace, so you can try using Yahoo! Autos to get free quotes from dealers in your area. Once the Dealerplace gets a few Audi dealers, I will announce it.
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| At Invoice | At MSRP | |||||
| Make/Model | Invoice | MSRP | 24-month | 36-month | 24-month | 36-month |
| 09 Audi A3 2.0T | $27,238 | $29,225 | $488 | $392 | $572 | $449 |
NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:
- Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) due at signing.
- Local Taxes not included.
- 24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
- All cars are stock, without any options.
- No rebates/incentives applied
2009 Audi A3
2009 Audi A3 2.0T
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00081 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 2.0T Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00081 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 2.0T quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 2.0T quattro Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 2.0T S-Line
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00081 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 2.0T S-Line quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00335 base money factor
2009 Audi A3 3.2 S-Line quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00315 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00335 base money factor