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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Audi A3 Lease Questions
241 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 2:42 AM
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Replying to: pinerivergal (Mar 04, 2006 12:12 pm) Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums |
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Replying to: wflasales (Mar 05, 2006 8:11 pm) Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums |
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I've driven the A3 with DSG and absolutely love it, but I got a quote from an auto broker today that just shocked me because it was so bad...I'm curious if you think this is what I should expect from a dealership. Also-- does anyone know if this pricing on the website is accurate in terms of options and such? On a 2006 A3 2.0T DSG Lava Grey with Premium package with an MSRP of 29,415 (including dest. charge) he quoted me a MF of .00236 and a 48% residual! The lease payment he quoted ended up being something ridiculous like $570 a month, which is really discouraging considering I've got my heart set on this car. Does anyone know if this is even remotely close to what I'd get at a dealership? Some friends of mine used this guy to get a deal on a Mercedes and recommended using him, but after this conversation I'm thinking I'll just contact the internet sales manager at the dealership. Thoughts?
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Replying to: cvpacguy (Apr 06, 2006 5:58 pm) Tell them to sell you the car (leased) at price of $28,000. They should be able to do that. That should lower the monthly fee. Also, putting more down initially helps. |
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Replying to: cvpacguy (Apr 06, 2006 5:58 pm) In your post you mentioned this car's MSRP, but never said anything about its selling price. Always remember that the selling prices of leased vehicles are negotiable, just as if you were paying cash for or financing them. Make sure to negotiate a decent discount on the A3 that you are considering before having a lease payment calculated on it. For feedback on how much you should pay for this car right now, make sure to stop by the following discussion: "Audi A3: Prices Paid & Buying Experiences". Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums |
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in Southern California....I'm into finance or lease....I'm still trying to figure out what's better in this car's case.
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Replying to: nias (Apr 28, 2006 12:33 am) You can lease a 36k A4 2.0 Quattro cheaper than you can a 30K A3. |
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Any theory or comments as to why the A3 lease rates are bad? Is the A3 Sales volume too low for attractive lease packages from financial providers?
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (May 04, 2006 6:27 pm) Also, the high-ups at Audi claim their profit margins are quite small on the A3, and it's mostly a break-even car here in the US. It's designed to get people into the Audi brand at a reasonable price and turn them on the bigger and higher end Audis down the road. It's tough to spiff a car with incentives when there's so little profit in the car to begin with. But the demo cars and used A3's that have been coming through the manheim auctions and such have been going for pretty good money though, so it's a good sign that a fairly high resale value will give the A3 lower lease payments down the road.
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Replying to: rjlaero (May 05, 2006 2:31 pm) As for "bigger and higher end" Audis, that's not an option for me as I like hatchbacks, and Audi doesn't have one in a higher price bracket. But $40K for a small hatch is a lotta bucks. |
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