My Take: Wow, look at the MF on the A4! That’s insane! Just as an example, I’m going to pluck out the A4 Prem Plus Sedan and make work out a payment calculation. $35,825 MSRP, $33,375 invoice. Let us assume that invoice is doable and go with that as the sale price (if you can tap below that, more power to you). This would give us a monthly payment of $441 per month plus tax, with inception due at signing. The A4 Premium sedan’s payments are even better, sitting at $374+tax per month!!! What makes it better (than before) is that the non-quattro models got a 1% increase in residual value compared to last December, so the lease has become cheaper. Of couse, they were waiving the security deposit last year, so your upfront costs were a bit lower then. Still, security deposits are fully refundable, so not a big deal there. The Quattro models did get a drop in residual compared to last December (remember I skipped January so I am not comparing this month with last), but still look fairly attractive. The A5s are also looking good, with a drop in MF and an increase in residual for the 36-month term. The 24-month term did get a drop in residual, but you shouldn’t be looking at 24-month lease terms anymore since they cost a fortunre nowadays. S-trim models get a lower MF as well. It’s official, This is a GOOD TIME to get an Audi.
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2010 Audi A4
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00029 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00029 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00029 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00029 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00045 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00045 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00045 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00045 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00045 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00045 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00117 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00117 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00117 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00117 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Avant
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00117 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00117 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi S4
2010 Audi S4 Premium Plus Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00116 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00116 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi S4 Prestige Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00116 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00116 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00219 base money factor
2010 Audi A5
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00136 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00136 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00136 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00136 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00136 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00136 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 3.2L Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00172 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00172 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 3.2L Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00172 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00172 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00046 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00046 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00046 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00046 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00046 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00046 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Premium Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00116 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00116 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00116 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00116 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi A5 2.0T quattro Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00116 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00116 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi S5
2010 Audi S5 Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00197 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00197 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00232 base money factor
2010 Audi S5 Prestige
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00197 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00197 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi S5 Premium Plus Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00197 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00197 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00217 base money factor
2010 Audi S5 Prestige Convertible
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00197 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00197 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00217 base money factor
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My Take: As I write this, I am gearing up to visit my local Nissan dealer today. My wife and I will be checking out the Altima and the Maxima today to see if there’s anything promising. Here are the “over the phone” numbers I got Thursday. The Maxima does have $500 loyalty cash and $2000 cash to customer, but the $2k cannot be used on a lease. I also was told that when using VPP quotes, you cannot take advantage of the rebates. Not sure how much truth there is in that but we’ll see. Just remember one thing…any unclaimed rebate or cash, goes to the dealer, so if you don’t do your homework right, you will lose out on a lot of money.
My Take: Looks like the G, GL and GLK went back to sucking. The only “bright” spot would be the ML350, which has a decent residual and a decent money factor. Despite this, check in with your local Benz dealer and see how much of a discount they are willing to give you. This should at least give you an idea as to what kind pf payment range you would be looking at. As I mentioned in a previous Benz post, VJ says that AMBASSADOR numbers are out AKA Employee Discount, so they might be rolling that out to some customers.
My Take: The residual value for the TL has dropped by 1% since the end of last month. To make matters worse, the money factor got bumped up a significantly as well. However, AHFC is providing $1500-$2000 cash to dealer (non-Tech and Tech) which CAN be used for leasing. When there’s dealer cash like this, you can typically start at Invoice, substract the dealer cash, then tap into some of that holdback (assuming your dealer is VERY eager to lease you one of these). This means that a base TL $35,915 MSRP with an invoice price of $33,483 should cost you no more than $31,983 in most markets. In areas where competition is fierce, you can probably have the dealer share some of the $1077 in holdback. I’d probably ask for around half, making a final sale price somewhere in the $31,500 vicinity. So what does this mean for you? If you get the sale price and opt for the 12k miles per year lease, you should expect your monthly payments to be around $393 per month + tax; with inception fees due at signing (somewhere around $1500). If you can negotiate these numbers (or better), I think you’ll find yourself in a pretty good lease.