My Take: As I mentioned before in the VW CC post, it seems VW is going the “Lease-to-Buy” route, with these lower residual values/lower money factors. Normally, I wouldn’t mind owning a VW, but their reputation for quality is a bit “spotty”, so I would probably think twice about leasing the car and buying it out at lease end. Factor in the fact that VWs have only 36-month bumper -to-bumper warranty and you really have to think long and hard about this before you pull the trigger. I guess I probably would do this as a 3rd car, but not so much as a daily driver.
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2009 Volkswagen Touareg
2009 Volkswagen Touareg 2 VR6
24-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00041 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00041 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00106 base money factor
2009 Volkswagen Touareg 2 V6 TDI
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00291 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00291 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00311 base money factor
2009 Volkswagen Touareg 2 V8
24-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00041 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00041 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00106 base money factor