Audi A4 Lease Rates - February 2008

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Audi Financial Services (AFS) Lease Programs - Effective 2/08

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2008 Audi A4 2.0T 6-Speed Sedan
24 Month - Residual 61% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 53% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 45% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Multitronic Sedan
24 Month - Residual 61% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 53% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 45% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro 6-Speed Sedan
24 Month - Residual 62% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 54% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 47% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month - Residual 62% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 54% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 47% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro 6-Speed Avant
24 Month - Residual 60% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 52% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 42% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month - Residual 60% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 52% of MSRP - .00025 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 42% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Convertible
24 Month - Residual 62% of MSRP - .00065 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 54% of MSRP - .00065 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 48% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro Convertible
24 Month - Residual 63% of MSRP - .00085 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 55% of MSRP - .00085 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 49% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Multitronic Sedan
24 Month - Residual 57% of MSRP - .00007 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 49% of MSRP - .00007 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 40% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Quattro 6-Speed Sedan
24 Month - Residual 60% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 52% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 43% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month - Residual 60% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 52% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 43% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Quattro 6-Speed Avant
24 Month - Residual 59% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 51% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 43% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month - Residual 59% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 51% of MSRP - .00048 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 43% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L Quattro Convertible
24 Month - Residual 61% of MSRP - .00110 Base Rate
36 Month - Residual 53% of MSRP - .00110 Base Rate
48 Month - Residual 47% of MSRP - .00286 Base Rate

Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year. Add 2% to Residual for 12k mi/yr and 3% for 10k mi/yr on all terms

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[Bada Bing]

I suppose if you add S-line to the 2008 model, the residual drops another 1 or 2%, bringing the difference to at least 12%. That's a huge drop!

Instead of offering zero interest financing (0.6%), AFS needs to subsidize the residual values. With these poor residuals, even zeron interest will not make the cars competitive with BMW and others.

[Bob58]

they aren't going to do it.

Audi's overall NA sales have increased every year for over a decade. They are growing nicely and it would not make financial sense to, artifically, inflate residual values just make leasing more attractive.

[Bada Bing]

The lease specials they are currently running on the B7 work out to reasonable monthly payments by making the capitalized cost several grand below the MSRP.

If they keep these same lousy residuals and not lower the capitalized cost on B8 leases, leases will not be viable. There will always be some die hard Audi fanatics who will pay $150-200 more per month to lease a B8 over a comparable BMW 3-series, but AoA will not be able to keep the sales numbers up by simply relying on that crowd. The average Joe who leases a $40K car pays close attention to the bottom line.

Everybody keeps saying that BMW subsidizes their lease residuals. If that were the case, wouldn't they be losing money in the long run?

[LeaseCompare.com]

through their dealers that "require" them to take a number of vehicles on off-lease.

[DD (CA)]

relatively...

audi margin > all other german cars margins