mxhxr

From the audiusa.com payment calc:

MSRP: $26,610

Prestige Lease
$500 down
48 month lease
15,000 mi/yr

Est. monthly payment
$ 381.86

Just asking, b/c the numbers that folks on this site say they are getting seem really high by comparison...

thx!

IBD SV

My car was 4,000 more same lease time, 12K per year 0 down and was 418 per month

Yan

Your state of residence/registration will determine the rate. Also 26,610 is a basic car with no options, right? These are hard to find, unless you order one.

russianpimp

Here is what I got:

MSRP: $27370
$2500 total down
39 month
15000 miles/year
$349 total a month

I'd say AOA deal is realistic.

mxhxr

Right...w/ a lease, we're only taxed on the percentage of the car that you use, and I believe that it's worked into the monthly payment (not a lump sum).

I also wonder if a dealer would order a completely base vehile, maybe w/ only the sports pack...

April

Usually not included in that estimate. Allow $22 per every $1000 more or less in car price. Also check miles allowed per year. The more miles you get, the more depreciation you pay.

A dealer may order a base car for you, but don't expect as much of a discount, as that can often be a great advertising car to get more customers onto the lot - so demand will be high once it hits the lot. People don't see base cars on the lot very often, as they are all presold before they arrive.

Also, lease rates change monthly. As you progress later into the year, the resale (residual) gets lower. Often the money factor is lowered throughout the year to keep the payments similar from month to month.

Allow 4 months to order from scratch.

mxhxr

Thanks-

operattor

I would focus on the selling price of the car first. A good/fair price to get the car at would be less than 5% over invoice. I just got another A4 at 3.2% over invoice. Then take a look at the lease they are offering.

I would suggest taking a look at www.leaseguide.com where you can learn everything you need to know (don't buy anything...all the info you need is there for free) A4s currently have about a 63% residual and Audi is using a money factor around .0031

If you just ask the dealer, they should tell you. If they will not tell you the numbers, leave. Any decent dealer will tell you. In addition to the money dealers make on the sale price of the car they also make money on the "back end" or on the lease. I can easily tell you a great way to estimate that amount if interested, but I don't want to post a novel here. (if enough people ask I will just post it). The bottom line is if you know all the numbers (and how much profit) the dealer will usually not dick around and will just give you the best deal he can.

In case you are wondering, I am paying $352/mo for 36 months with 12K on a dolphin 2003 1.8T Quattro 5speed with winter, premium, bose, xenon, 17" alloy. I don't know if that is the best deal around, but I am pretty happy.<ul><li><a href="http://www.leaseguide.com">http://www.leaseguide.com</a</li></ul>