My Take: Hurray for super-low money factors! And that’s about it. Residuals leave a lot to be desired, but this shouldn’t come to you as a shock by now. Unless you are looking at a TDI model or the ever popular A4s, you probably won’t see residual going too far above 50% for the 36-month term. Earlier in the month, George Adams requested a quick estimate of what a R8 would cost to lease. Well George, don’t get too excited. Lets assume best case scenerio here…$123,600 MSRP, $115,179 invoice, .00255 MF, 35% Res (10k per year)….$2401 per month + tax. And I didn’t even add the inception fees yet. Your best bet? Go with a 3rd party lender like US Bank, Wells or use LeaseCompare to see if you can get more attractive rates because 0.00255 isn’t that hard to beat.
2010 Audi A6
2009 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Premium Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00005 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00005 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00005 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00005 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Prestige Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00005 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00005 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.2L Premium Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00008 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00008 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00243 base money factor
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2010 Audi A6 3.2L Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00008 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00008 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 4.2L Prestige Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00047 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00047 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Premium Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Premium Plus Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A6 3.0L quattro Prestige Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi S6
2010 Audi S6 Prestige Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00222 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00222 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00243 base money factor
2010 Audi A8
2010 Audi A8 quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00103 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00103 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00212 base money factor
2010 Audi A8 4.2L LWB quattro
24-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00114 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00114 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 31% | .00212 base money factor
2010 Audi R8
2010 Audi R8 4.2L
24-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00255 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00255 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 21% | .00275 base money factor
2010Audi R8 5.2L
24-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00255 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00255 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 23% | .00275 base money factor
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My Take: Nothing really stands out as a “WOW” this month. Numbers have come down on some models (like the GLK350), so it may be a good time to drop by your MBZ dealer and check things out. I remember when the GLK numbers were down right insulting, now they are more civilized. The rest of the bunch aren’t too bad, just avoid the ones with 0.00200+ money factors and you’ll be in good shape.
My Take: If you have ever wanted a GT-R (I know I have), this month is much more improved compared the last set of numbers I found back in November 2009. The residual values are 1% higher and the MF drops from 0.00315 to 0.00285. Don’t get me wrong, this is still a very pricey ride, but at least it isn’t as bad as late last year.
My Take: Residuals went south on the X3 this month while the MF didn’t really drop enough to keep payments resonable. You do get a $1500 customer cash, but that’s about it. I am starting to see a disturbing trend with BMWFS lately were rebates are being used to offset lower residuals and/or high money factors. For promotional purposes, its sounds great that BMWFS is throwing cash at their cars. However when you screw around with the lease financing, it really doesn’t make that huge of a difference at the end of the day. Not surprisingly, the X5,X6 rates remained the same as last month, but the rebates are not available on those models. Still a decent lease, but short of a great “deal”