My Take: High residual values make the MINI a fairly good lease despite the higher than average money factor. Just make sure you don’t opt to buyout the lease at the end of your term and you should be fine. Despite the lower MF on the S, the Base model is the better value since the S model’s residual value is 5% lower than the Base. The good news about the S is that it’s a cheaper lease than last month.
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2010 Mini Cooper
2010 Mini Cooper Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00215 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00170 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00207 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Clubman Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00195 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Clubman S Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00215 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Clubman John Cooper Works Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00207 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00207 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Convertible S
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00205 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00207 base money factor
2010 Mini Cooper Convertible John Cooper Works
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00207 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00207 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00207 base money factor
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 cash on the Q5 or the Q7, but the usual 2.9% and 3.9% APR loans for purchasing are available. If I where shopping for a Q5 right now, I would probably go with the Q5 Premium Plus, 36-month, 12k miles per year, AudiCare (to add 1% to residual). That would put me at 50% residual @ 0.00105 or 2.52% APR. Not bad, cheaper than most auto loans rought now. I don’t think MSDs would be necessary, but an aggressive sale price will be in order to keep things low. Close or at invoice is what I would aim for since Audi does not have holdbacks and there is no dealer/customer cash anywhere in sight. As for the Q7. I would personally go with the TDI Premium Plus on the following terms: 36-month, 12k miles per year, AudiCare. In addition, I would drop some multiple security deposits to bring down the MF further. Q7s are thristy trucks, so opting for the TDI would be wiser in my opinion. If you don’t care about the fancy bells and whistles on the Premium Plus, you can also opt for the Premium which will boost your residual 3% and lower your payments significantly.
My Take: Not reall feeling the rest of the 2010 MB line up. Either the residuals are too