A5 coming in soon. Do I do a 36 or 48 month lease? 48 sucks big time...

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Old 03-07-2009, 04:29 PM
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Default A5 coming in soon. Do I do a 36 or 48 month lease? 48 sucks big time...

but maybe do a 48 and try to leasebuster it after 36? (48 requires new tires etc...)

Any ideas???
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Default Is it a business writeoff?

How long do you plan to keep the car?

Money is cheap right now - prime at 2.5% or something.

Just buy it outright or finance it unless you think the lease residual is higher than what the car will be worth.
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Yes, it will be a business writeoff. What do you think?
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What are the lease rates/residuals?
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Don't have residuals, but lease rates are at 7.9%
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Default WTF?

Lease an infiniti G37x

2.5% lease rate if I'm not mistaken. Probably higher residual as well.
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Default Except for the A3 and A4, Audi's rates are sky high but then who can blame them when their cars...

Are selling like hot cakes.

I would never lease or buy a car just because it's lease rates are lower.

I much prefer the A5/S5 over a G37X any day.
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Can you explain what a 'leasebuster' is? Buying out the car early? Jumping to a new one?
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Is this Michel talking? Am I in the wrong forum?
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Default A website for people to get out of their lease early.

From what I can see, it's full of ads from people who put zero down and now expect you to take over the lease when the car is at it's lowest value.


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