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May 2008 Lease Rates for Audi A4 Quattro

Published by G

36mo/12k – residual 54% (55% with Audicare) – money factor .00027

My Take: The residual stinks, but the finance charge is approximately $10 a month, so it offsets the low residual value of the vehicle. The 2.0T is great in the FWD models. Its fast, responsive and 100 times better than the 1.8T. It gets fairly decent fuel economy for a Turbo. However, the AWD adds significant weight to the vehicle, so the question is, can the 200hp 2.0 liter Turbo handle it? I know from personal experience that the 1.8T didn’t. The last thing you want to have for 36 months is “the little engine that COULDN’T”.

May 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Audi A4 Cabriolet

Published by G

Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet Quattro (Geez, long enough name you think?)

36mo/12k miles/yr – residual 55% – money factor .00048

My Take: It took me some time to “warm up” to the redesigned A4 in general. I preferred the 2002 model style, but really hated the 1.8T engine because the coil packs were prone to “blow” and the engine was far too underpowered for an AWD sedan of that size. In any case, the current model has slowly grown on me. The front grill still looks like my goldfish’s mouth during feeding time, but the peppy 2.0T engine makes up for it by providing you with very little turbo lag and getting better gas mileage than the 1.8T. The residual and money factor is looking pretty darn good right now, so if you want to lease a convertible to get ready for the summer, this is not a bad choice.

May 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Audi A5

Published by G

36mo/12k miles/yr – residual 55% – money factor .00236
39mo/12k miles/yr – residual 52% – money factor .00236
48mo/12k miles/yr – residual 44% – money factor .00256

My Thoughts: This car looks way better than the 3-series coupes in my opinion. Aggressive styling yet elegant. I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on that ride, but the rates, goodness…At this point even the residual is all speculation, so if I were a lessee, I would wait a few years for this model to “settle-down” at bit. Early adopters usually get shafted because Audi knows you will pay the price for this new toy.