2011 Audi Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/082011/03/10 by G

Bummer, my likelihood of ending up with a A3 is slowly diminishing due to poor residual values. I feel for Audi because I can’t see how you can drop a 0.0009 anymore before offering rebates to offset the dropping residuals. Oh well, hope the GTI does better in the coming months. On another note, I think the TDI model shows promise. The discounts seems pretty good, but the MF is a bit high. I would probably recommend MSDs if you are interested in the A3 TDI.

For the most part, the lease rate changes for Audi’s is pretty much as expected. Residuals dropped by about 1% and the bank dropped the money factor to compensate. Nothing too surprising there.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Audi A3 S-tronic Frontrak Premium
MSRP – $29,625
Sale Price – $27,120
Monthly – $329+ tax
RWG Rating – 89.7

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2011 Audi A3 Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,000
2011 Audi A4 Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,000
2011 Audi A5 Lease Fleet Incentive: $ 500
2011 Audi A6 Lease Fleet Incentive: $2,000
2011 Audi A8 Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,000
2011 Audi S4 Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,000
2011 Audi S6 Lease Fleet Incentive: $2,000
2011 Audi Q5 Lease Fleet Incentive: $ 500
2011 Audi Q7 Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,500
2011 Audi TT Lease Fleet Incentive: $1,000

Owner loyalty incentives may also apply.

2011 Honda Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/08 by G

Gas prices has probably been affecting Honda sale prices or something because I have seen the price of Hondas increase over the past couple of months in my area. I can see that paying upwards of $4 bucks a gallon would entice people to go with more fuel efficient cars, but come on!!! We are still in a recession people!!!

The CrossTour is still dirt cheap for a $34k car. The Civic is still as affordable as it’s always been and the CR-V is probably the best crossover SUV around (no I don’t consider the CrossTour a crossover…I don’t exactly know what it is). All is still well in Hondaland.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Honda Civic Sedan LX AT
MSRP – $19,305
Sale Price – $16,129
Monthly – $152+ tax
RWG Rating – 115.2

2011 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR 4WD EX-L
MSRP – $34,920
Sale Price – $29,763
Monthly – $295 + tax
RWG Rating – 109.5

2011 HONDA CR-V 4WD LX AT
MSRP – $23,725
Sale Price – $2,1913
Monthly – $238+ tax
RWG Rating – 96.4

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2011 HONDA ACCORD COUPE LX-S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00113 base money factor

2011 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR 2WD EX
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00062 base money factor

2011 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR 4WD EX-L
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00062 base money factor

2011 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00113 base money factor

2011 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00062 base money factor

2011 HONDA CIVIC COUPE LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00057 base money factor

2011 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00057 base money factor

2011 HONDA CR-V 4WD LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00069 base money factor

2011 HONDA CR-Z HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00200 base money factor

2011 HONDA ELEMENT 4WD LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00200 base money factor

2011 HONDA FIT HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00138 base money factor

2011 HONDA ODYSSEY LX AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00187 base money factor

2011 HONDA PILOT 4WD LX
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00145 base money factor

2011 HONDA RIDGELINE CREW CAB RT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00200 base money factor

2011 Acura Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/08 by G

I have no idea what Acura is doing this month. With a drop in residual pretty much across the board (except for the MDX, which remains a mediocre lease this month), you would except Acura to drop the Money Factor to keep payments around the same as last month, right? Well, they do, but not for the RDX. Ironically, they decided to jack up the money factor instead. What the heck, right? Luckily, not all is lost. The TL lease looks improved, so at least we have that. The TSX doesn’t look half bad, but I would wait another month to see if it’s RWG rating breaks the 90+ range.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 ACURA TL BASE
MSRP – $36,165
Sale Price – $32,316
Monthly – $378+ tax
RWG Rating – 93.5

2011 ACURA TSX BASE
MSRP – $30,470
Sale Price – $28,344
Monthly – $340+ tax
RWG Rating – 89.5

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2011 ACURA MDX BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00145 base money factor

2011 ACURA RDX AWD BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00159 base money factor

2011 ACURA RL BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00072 base money factor

2011 ACURA TL BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00101 base money factor

2011 ACURA TL SH-AWD BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00101 base money factor

2011 ACURA TSX 4DR SEDAN AT BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00129 base money factor

2011 ACURA ZDX BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00120 base money factor

2011 Lexus Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/082011/03/09 by G

Surprisingly enough, the majority of the Lexus lineup renamed the same as February (that’s three consecutive months with same rates!). However, there are exception. The GS350 AWD had 1% drop in residual and the HS got a drop in MF (residual stayed the same). Lastly the RX350 gets a drop in money factor (same residual). Not a bad month for Lexus (just look at the IS250, cheap!). Overall, you should enjoy about the same payments as last month for most models and slightly less for others (HS and RX). Lower prices should also make March a better month than February.

A special note regarding when to buy/lease. It has been statistically proven that buying/leasing towards then end of a month is generally cheaper than at the beginning. Therefore, if you can afford to wait until the end of each month, do so. You could be saving hundreds just by being a little bit more patient.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Lexus IS250 AT Sedan
MSRP – $34,690
Sale Price – $30,265
Monthly – $361+ tax
RWG Rating – 93.9

2011 LEXUS RX350 AWD
MSRP – $39,250
Sale Price – $34,329
Monthly – $435+ tax
RWG Rating – 89.8

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2011 LEXUS ES350
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS GS350 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00150 base money factor

2011 LEXUS GS450h
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00150 base money factor

2011 LEXUS GS460
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00150 base money factor

2011 LEXUS GX460
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS GX460 PREMIUM
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS HS250H
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00170 base money factor

2011 LEXUS HS250H PREMIUM
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00170 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS250 AT SDN
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS250 AWD AT SDN
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS250 AT CONV
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00185 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS350 AWD AT SEDAN
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00175 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS350 CONV
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00185 base money factor

2011 LEXUS IS-F
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00210 base money factor

2011 LEXUS LS460
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00190 base money factor

2011 LEXUS LS460 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00190 base money factor

2011 LEXUS LX570
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00210 base money factor

2011 LEXUS RX350 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00145 base money factor

2011 LEXUS RX450H AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00150 base money factor

2011 Nissan Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/08 by G

I think Nissan are looking like great buys this month since there is a good chunk of cash rebates available. As far as leasing, they are slightly worse than last month due to lower residuals, but dealers could still be discounting quite a bit off the MSRP to make the deals better, so I wouldn’t be too discouraged. There were reports over at Edmund’s leasing forums regarding folks getting $4000 in rebates for the Maxima. I don’t quite know how that happened, but can’t see how that can happen this month. Of course, I would love it if someone proved me wrong.

Despite my skepticism, I do think the Maxima is still a good lease this month. The Altima numbers also look great, even without the $1250 rebate. The Sentra and the Versa should still remain excellent leases right now.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
MSRP – $20,670
Sale Price – $18,348 ($1250 rebate not applied)
Monthly – $208+ tax
RWG Rating – 96.3

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2011 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00188 base money factor

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00103 base money factor

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00164 base money factor

2011 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00230 base money factor

2011 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00230 base money factor

2011 NISSAN LEAF 4DR HATCHBACK SV
36 month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00204 base money factor

2011 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00178 base money factor

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00203 base money factor

2011 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00001 base money factor

2011 NISSAN VERSA 5DR HB S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00023 base money factor

2011 BMW Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/08 by G

Some unusual adjustments were made by BMWFS this month. Some models received a bump in residual value (and increase in money factor), while others received a drop on the money factor (residuals remained the same). Looking at 1 and 3 series, it looks like the 128 is getting a little bit more of a discount (135i went a bit) while the 3 series seems to have gone up slightly.

Overall, I would say that BMW leases this month are somewhat hit-n-miss. I personally prefer having high residual and low mf. But if I can’t get that, I would rather have a lower residual and a low mf than a high residual with a high mf. This way, should I choose to buy the car at the end of my lease, my payoff will be lower. That rarely happens, but it’s always nice to have that option.

Speaking of BMWs…this past weekend, some punk kids in a 330i convertible decided to irritate me by cutting me off as we approach a stop light (which was odd since the lane next to me was open). Then they decided to further annoy me (for their own entertainment I guess) by driving 25mph as the light turned green. As I attempted to drive by them, they sped up…seriously…some people have nothing better to do with their time.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 BMW 328i Sedan
MSRP – $34,525
Sale Price – $32,335
Monthly – $414+ tax
RWG Rating – 85.0

2011 BMW 128i Coupe
MSRP – $30,325
Sale Price – $27,470
Monthly – $344+ tax
RWG Rating – 88.3

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2011-12 Volvo Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/072011/03/08 by G

Lease rates have gotten slightly worse last month, but incentives are exactly the same as last month, with the addition of $500 dealer cash on C30s and C70s.

The S60 was a great deal last month and according to LCH77, his dealer offered an even better one! See Forums for more details. There is about $2500 worth in dealer and manufacturer cash that is applicable with leases and can be combined with the low rates.

Per my calculations, the 2011 S60 has gone up by $5. However, the price listed does not have any of the rebates. So I think you could do better. If I were in the market for one, I would take about $5000 off the MSRP then shave another $2500 off with the rebates. If that works out, you would be looking at a $369 per month payment (pre-tax) and a 102.8 RWG rating. That, my friends, is one HOT Volvo lease. Wow, I kind of want one now…

This information has been provided by Rman850r, who has been instrumental in providing this site with Volvo numbers. Lease rate was made available by the good folks at North Point Volvo. If you are in or near the Alpharetta, GA area and looking for a Volvo, please give them a call.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 S60 T-6
MSRP – $40,075
Sale Price – $34,973
Monthly – $438+ tax
RWG Rating -90.6

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2011-12 Volkswagen Lease Rates – March 2011

Published 2011/03/07 by G

Residuals have dropped 1% through the entire VW lineup this month. VWC did not drop the money factors to compensate, however, not all is lost. VW is offering lease cash on many of their cars, which should compensate for the residual loss and the lack of MF reduction. Check out Edmund’s VW Incentives to see what they got going on this month.

As you can see below, if you take last month’s sale price and tack on the $750 lease cash, you’d be looking at a pretty sweet deal on the CC.
Another car that looks good is the Tiguan. There’s $250 lease cash available, so assuming last month’s sale price minus the lease cash, you’re also looking a good payment on a nice compact SUV.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
MSRP – $30,120
Sale Price – $25,419 (inc $750 lease cash)
Monthly – $303+ tax
RWG Rating – 96.0

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
MSRP – $27,595
Sale Price – $24,674 (inc $250 lease cash)
Monthly – $296+ tax
RWG Rating – 90.4

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2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00047 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00040 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00084 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00063 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00181 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00073 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00010 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00062 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00052 base money factor

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2011 Audi Lease Rates – March 2011

2011 Honda Lease Rates – March 2011

2011 Acura Lease Rates – March 2011

2011 Lexus Lease Rates – March 2011

2011 Nissan Lease Rates – March 2011

2011 BMW Lease Rates – March 2011

2011-12 Volvo Lease Rates – March 2011

2011-12 Volkswagen Lease Rates – March 2011