2010 Audi Q5, Q7 Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_audiMy Take: The Q5 numbers look unchanged from September while the Q7’s money factors dropped a tad. The residual values stayed the same, which means that the payments on the Q7 has dropped slightly compared to last month. If you were waiting to get into a Q7, it might not be a bad idea to do so this month.

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2010 Audi Q5

2010 Audi Q5 3.2L Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00108 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00108 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi Q5 3.2L Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00108 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00108 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi Q5 3.2L Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00108 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00108 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7

2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00205 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00205 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00205 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00205 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00205 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00205 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 3.6 Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00105 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00105 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 3.6 Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00105 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00105 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 3.6 Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00105 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00105 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Audi Q7 4.2 Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00154 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00154 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00228 base money factor

2010 Mercedes Benz GL, GLK Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_benzMy Take: A big “BOOOO” goes to MB Financial Services for keeping the GLK a crummy lease still. Come on guys, the car has been out for how long now? (10 months or so?), couldn’t you boys/girls make it a little bit more enticing? maybe drop the MF down to the same as the GL450 or GL550? Anyway, Stay away for from the GLK this month. The GL450 looks promising with a decent residual value and lower than usual money factor. Be sure work out a good sale price in order to get an attractive monthly lease payment.

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2010 Mercedes GL-Class

2010 Mercedes GL350 BlueTec
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes GL450
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00135 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00135 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes GL550
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00135 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00135 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes GLK-Class

2010 Mercedes GLK350
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00276 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00290 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00290 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes GLK350 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00240 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00247 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00247 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Audi A5, S5 Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_audiMy Take: A5/S5 never looked this good. Really. It’s been a while. This still far from a “THE LIST” candidate, but it’s certainly an improvement. To tell you the truth, after calculating the payments on the A3, A4 earlier, I’m not exactly feeling like they are a “great” deal. Their lease rates certainly are attractive, but the MSRP to Invoice price spread is too little, making it hard to secure a solid price. In any case, proceed with some caution on the A5/S5, the rates look very good, make sure your shop that sale price.

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2010 Audi A5

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00191 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00191 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00191 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00191 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00191 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00191 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 3.2L Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 3.2L Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00139 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00139 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00139 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00139 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00139 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00139 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Premium Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00139 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00139 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00162 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00162 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00162 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00162 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi S5

2010 Audi S5 Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi S5 Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi S5 Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi S5 Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00211 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00211 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00230 base money factor

2010 Audi A3, A4, S4 Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_audiMy Take: This is a VERY good month to get into a 2010 Audi. Pick up the phone, make some calls or shoot off some emails if you are in the market for one of these rides. The A3 has a sub-0.00100 MF and the residual is STILL over 50% on the 36-month terms. The same goes for the A4. If you want a bit more “ooomph”, check out the S4. The MF is sub-0.00200, which means its well below 4% APR. No need for MSDs with these nice numbers. Make no mistake, this is the month of Audi! Make sure you are aggressive with the sale price. If you can get invoice. I say do it. If you can tap below it, more power to you. I’ll be crunching some numbers for THE LIST later today so you can get a feel for what to expect per month.

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2010 Audi A3

2010 Audi A3 2.0T Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00056 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00056 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00226 base money factor

2010 Audi A3 2.0T Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00056 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00056 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00226 base money factor

2010 Audi A3 2.0T quattro Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00081 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00226 base money factor

2010 Audi A3 2.0T quattro Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00081 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00081 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00226 base money factor

2010 Audi A4

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00069 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00069 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00069 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00069 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00109 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00109 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00109 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00109 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00109 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00109 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00174 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00174 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00174 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00174 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00174 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00174 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi S4

2010 Audi S4 Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00162 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00162 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Audi S4 Prestige Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00162 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00162 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00232 base money factor

2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_benzMy Take: I bet you were waiting for the 2010 E-Class lease rates to come down, huh? Nope, not this month, I get the feeling Nov/Dec might be when the rates get revised, so site tight and wait this one out.

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2010 Mercedes E-Class

2010 Mercedes E350 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00382 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00347 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00347 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E350 Luxury Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E350 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E350 Sport Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E350 Sport 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E550 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00390 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00347 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00347 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E550 Luxury Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E550 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E550 Sport Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes E550 Sport 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes Benz C, CL, CLS Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_benzMy Take: 2010 C-Class remains unchanged since September. I do like the lease rates on these rides, but it all depends on the type of discount you are able to get. I would personally shoot for a nice 10% off the MSRP and see which dealer is willing to swing that. Is it likely? Probably not (invoice might be more likely), but it never hurts to try.

THe CL-Class looks as unappealing as usual, so feel free to give it a pass for the month. Ditto on the CLS.

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2010 Mercedes C-Class

2010 Mercedes C300 Luxury
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00208 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00173 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00173 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes C300 Luxury 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00198 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00163 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00163 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes C300 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00208 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00173 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00173 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00198 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00163 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00163 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes C350 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00208 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00173 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00173 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes C63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00430 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CL-Class

2010 Mercedes CL550 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00267 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00232 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00232 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CL600
24-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CL63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CL65 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CLS-Class

2010 Mercedes CLS550
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00385 base money factor

2010 Mercedes CLS63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00420 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00385 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00385 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor

2010 BMW Z4 Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_bmwMy Take: I’ve been busy with real life these past few days so I haven’t had much of a chance to address questions and post lease rates. For that, I apologize. I’ve had to skip down to San Diego these two of the past three weekends to take care of family matters, so it’s been physically and mentally draining having to drive up and down after working 40+ hours weeks (and this excludes blogging mind you). Nevertheless, I got some more lease rates for you all so stayed tuned! The Z4 is looking unchanged from September as well, so MSDs are highly recommend if this is a MUST have for you.

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2010 BMW Z4

2010 BMW Z4 sDrive30i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00230 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00230 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 26% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X3, X5, X6 Lease Rates – October 2009

logo_bmwMy Take: Again, same lease rates as last month. X5 and X6’s look decent, but the X3 should not be considered right now. The last time X3 was a good lease was December 2008, since them the rates have stayed sucky for quite some time. Maybe they will sweeten the lease rates a bit this Holiday season, but I wouldn’t exactly count on it.

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2010 BMW X3

2010 BMW X3 xDrive30i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00245 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00245 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X5

2010 BMW X5 xDrive 30i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X5 xDrive 35d
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00255 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00255 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X5 xDrive 48i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00180 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00180 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X5 M
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00250 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00250 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 30% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X6

2010 BMW X6 xDrive35i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00190 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00190 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X6 xDrive50i
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00175 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00175 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 30% | .00255 base money factor

2010 BMW X6 M
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00250 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00250 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00255 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00255 base money factor