golddogs

Trying to decide between two vehicles, 2018 lease or 2016 buy.

They are both equipped similarly.
The 2018 is Nano Grey and the lease per month, no money down, is at $650 for 36 months, 10k miles.
The 2016 is Glacier White, 16k miles, Audi Certified, $40K out the door.

The Nano is an interesting color and not sure about it. Glacier White I saw only on a cloudy day so I can't really say what I think.
The only difference between the two are the seats. The white has the regular, not sport seat, but with many having issues with the sport seats, that might be a plus.

What do you guys think of the deals in general and any experience with the colors.

Thanks in advance.

farmerjones

Only you can decide how important the seats are....to me the Sport Seats with the diamond stitching literally make the car...personally, the standard seats would be a deal breaker for me.

Also, your new lease payment seems quite high. With approx. $1000 down I leased my $52,000 TT coupe for 36 mo with 15,000 including the Audi Care price built in for $652/mo. Currently my dealer is offering discounts DOULBE what I received off my "brand new redesign model year 2016". I would assume residuals and money factors likely don't differ much (Audi is offering super aggressive leasing to move 2018 cars), so I'd think you payment should be notably lower than $650.

I'd encourage you to double-check your lease deal to make sure it's really the "best deal".... There are so few TTs used you really do have to look around nationally to find much selection. However, it's likely worth it. There are some extremely low mileage used 16 and 17 on dealer's lots with CPO that offer a HUGE discount....they don't seem to be holding their value very well (too limited demand for this type of car, which is a crying shame since the car is so amazing). There are obviously many reasons to choose to buy or to lease based on your needs and preferences, but it's hard to deny that a CPO used TT offers tremendous value and can making it hard to justify a new car for some people. I'd use something like AutoTrader to look at used TTs and see just what options might be available to you in surrounding states...you might be surprised.