Purchasing A4 at the end of the lease

If you are changing the oil every 5k or six months or so with synthetic oil don't worry about the sludge issue. OTOH, if you have gone with the standard Audi oil change interval, you might just have an issue...

#5 of 10 Re: Purchasing my A4 1.8T after the end of my lease [kevin34] by fkuciapa

Jan 14, 2007 (3:10 pm)

Replying to: kevin34 (Oct 30, 2006 9:53 am)

Hi Kevn - Don't do it unless your have extensive supplemntal warranty. Audi's are not reliable, particularly those with turbo engines. German's just can't seem to grasp the eletronics like Japanese do...

Unless of course you have tons of cash and time to spare reading magazines at the dealer while your car is being worked on...

#7 of 10 Buy my A4 at the end of the lease??? by matthans

Apr 28, 2008 (11:57 am)

My lease is up in two months on my 2005 A4 1.8T in two months and trying to figure out all the angles to factor in when deciding to buy or not. The residual value is $18.5K. I'm 15K mi over my mileage

.25cents/mile I think? Which equals $3750.00 due at turn in.
There has been a coolant leak problem a couple times during the last year. It'll cost $500 to fix it & needs rear breaks they say. Do you have to fix these things before you turn it in?
They are offering 0.9% interest if we refinance through audi credit again and buy an extended warrant, which cost $2500.00. Can you negotiate on the residual value of the car (18.5k)?
What other factors should I consider in my decision. I'd like to go the cheapest route.

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eddie650 (Jun 22, 2008 3:41 pm)

#8 of 10 Re: Purchasing my A4 1.8T after the end of my lease [kevin34] by spi5

Apr 28, 2008 (2:12 pm)

Replying to: kevin34 (Oct 30, 2006 9:53 am)

Hi,

The car business is slow now. You should be able to negotiate the buy off price down a bit.

My case may not apply to A4. - I negotiated my lease end RX-8 $1,500 lower than residual value and waived $500 process fee.

I end of buy off the RX-8 and sell to the other party. Make about $1,000 from it.

You may try to call you lease maturity department.

#9 of 10 Re: Buy my A4 at the end of the lease??? [matthans] by eddie650

Jun 22, 2008 (3:41 pm)

Replying to: matthans (Apr 28, 2008 11:57 am)

My 2005 A4 also just had a coolant leak at 36,000 miles - covered under the warranty. I'm looking into an extended warranty plan for 4 years or 100,00 miles, but they tell me it will cost about $4,600.

Ed

#10 of 10 End of lease buy by ramonc

Oct 21, 2008 (11:19 am)

Hi. My general message is not to own an Audi out of guarantee regardless of the apparent external condition. Problems with coils, motors, oil leaks, bad brakes, etc. are too expensive to deal with. Audi sells cars are purveyors of quality products. Far from it. Audi does not look back to make improvement. I just received a notice from Infinity. They want to look at my '03 QX4's anti pollution system to see how it is doing. They keep they car for up to 10 days and any needed repairs will be free. A free of charge vehicle will be provided. My car will be returned full of gas, about 100 more miles on the odometer and there will be a $300 payment for my troubles.That is a quality car company. On top of that, after 75,000 miles all I have had to replace are the rear shocks. All other items have been scheduled maintenance item. STAY AWAY FROM AUDIs. They will bleed your checking account dry. My 2001 TT has had its share of problems and soon will be sold. Good luck.

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