My Take: A8 is really a bad lease right now. Residual is insanely low plus the money factor isn’t low enough to recommend a lease-to-buy. MAYBE on the A8 Quattro, but definitely not on any of the other trims.
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2009 Audi A8
2009 Audi A8 quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00077 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00077 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00315 base money factor
2009 Audi A8 L quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00126 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00126 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 30% | .00351 base money factor
2009 Audi A8 L W12 quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00488 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 30% | .00488 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 23% | .00508 base money factor
2009 Audi S8 Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00295 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00295 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00315 base money factor
My Take: I almost forgot that Honda still had this car around. Not to say that it’s a bad car, it’s just that it’s not something you see very often on the roads these days. Plus I think it’s due for a major redesign, so these low residuals and high money factors really discourage me from saying anything positive about this car’s lease program. Buy it if you must, but do not lease them.
My Take: I am not going to deal with the EX35 payments for now since I have only seen the rates for the BASE model, which are probably sold by now. Instead, I will focus on the FX35 AWD on this post. The effective interest rate for the FX35 AWD for 36-months sits at around 1.752% while the 48-month rate is at 2.016%. The BEST interest rate for a purchase loan being offered by IFS right now is 0.9% for up to 36-month and 2.9% from then on (up to 72 months). Seeing how residuals are somewhat low, I would flag this car as a 
My Take: Moving on to the Prius…I wouldn’t lease this ride solely on the money factor being so high. I do not wish to pay 6.6% APR on a lease when there are cars out there going for less than 1%. The residual are extremely attractive, but I get the sense that those are somewhat inflated. If you want to buy, go right ahead, there is a $500 rebate available to customers so be sure to take advantage of that. Keep in mind that the 2010 Prius is out, so you can probably save some cash by going for the 09 model. In any case, gas prices here in the US have gone up about 40% in the last few weeks, so the Prius could potentially have very good resale value if our prices start climbing up into last years $4-$5 range. Something to think about…
My Take: Today, I’m going to be posting all of the cars that I don’t recommend as a lease, therefore, I wouldn’t be posting any payment estimates for them. Instead I will focus on discussing their potential as “purchases”, assuming there are some good incentives going on. To start things off, we have the Nissan 370Z, which is a big DO NOT LEASE this month. As a matter of fact, it is also a bit DO NOT BUY candidate. There are no incentives of any kind on this car, plus TMV is suggesting maybe about $1000 off MSRP. Yes, I know TMV is crap, but it does give us a high-level overview as to how this car is selling. Of course, depending on your market, you may have some luck, so I wouldn’t hesitate trying. The car is gorgeous and the interior is refined. I would even say it’s Infiniti-esque. Nissan posted their first loss since their CEO Carlos Ghosn took over Nissan, so if you are not in a hurry, I would just sit tight and see what they do to sweeten the deals in the coming months.