AFS made an interesting adjustment on the 2012 Q5 this month. They kept the MF the same and bumped the residual 2% higher! That means cheaper payments in my book. Funny stuff. Other than that, it seems the 2013s remained the same. Expect numbers to be about the same as last month. Incentives are the same and the special 2% financing for up to 60 months on the A4 is still the same.
Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.
2013 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
MSRP – $35,495
Sale Price – $32,763 ($1000 loyalty cash applied)
Monthly – $430+ tax
RWG Rating – 84.5
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2012 AUDI Q5 2.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00131 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A3 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00132 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00136 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A5 2.0T COUPE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00159 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A5 2.0T CONVERTIBLE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00122 Base Rate
2013 AUDI S4 PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00141 Base Rate
2013 AUDI S5 COUPE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate
2013 AUDI S5 CONVERTIBLE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00136 Base Rate
2013 AUDI RS5 COUPE
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A6 2.0L QUATTRO PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00166 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A7 PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
2013 AUDI A8 SEDAN 3.0
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00092 Base Rate
2013 AUDI ALLROAD PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate
2013 AUDI Q7 3.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate
2013 AUDI Q7 3.0L TDI PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00158 Base Rate
2013 AUDI TT 2.0T COUPE QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00132 Base Rate
Quick question, are the MF and residual numbers you’re posting above the best possible or only the starting point that one should use to negotiate? Meaning, if I have great credit and am great negotiator could I potentially get a dealer to agree to better or are they tied to that as the best possible? Thanks in advance!
residual % cannot be negotiated. MF cannot be negotiated either but can be lowered using security deposits if the manufacturer allows. Your biggest negotiating point is the sale price of the car.
hey G,
I was just thinking on how to make this site better. A ridewithg calculator score that goes along with each listing! Try a data scraper or script to pull avg sale prices for cars using truecar or any other site. Make a program to calculate a ridewithg score and post it next to your listing! This would definitely be much more rewarding to visitors of your site.
OH, and at the end of the month, list the best deals.
JC, can’t say I think think about this. But good point on this. I’m not sure whether I can data scrap a Flash file (TrueCar uses Flash to display their sales data). In any case, posting things manually is not a sustainable long term solution so I am investing on a better way to present data for the users. Stay tuned.
So glad I found this site! Here’s a very naive question, so please bear with me. I know residual cannot be negotiated, but I took a look at the 2009 S5 residuals and msrp and compared to blue book value today. Based on KBB, the 2009 S5 is valued at about $36K. That’s like almost 70% value left! Is this typical? I mean it seems like a good deal if you plan on buying at lease end and selling it at KBB, but not so good if you just want to lease for the three years and end it. Am I understanding how residual works? Thanks in advance!
Yes. you are correct in your assumption that this could potentially happen. However, the one part you aren’t taking into consideration is the sales tax, which you have pay when you buyout the lease. Granted, it should be much lower than the sales tax you pay at market value. If you look over at the post I wrote about my G37 trade in, I actually got equity back. If you applied that to the S5 you are talking about, you probably could get some money out of it if you bought it out, payed your taxes and then flipped it to another owner a few months later. It just takes a bit more work, that’s all.
Any word on new rates from Audi Financial?
Just leased a 2013 Audi 4 Quattro prem. Black pearl (450). Audi care (800) incl. Conv packg + heated seats + another packg. Can’t recall MF rate. But residual value was only 0.52. Couldn’t believe it. My 2011 BMW 328xi had 0.62. Anyway, negotiated down the Dealer invoice. At the end 400/mo. 3250 down.All fees, taxes inc in that. MSRP was 38560. Dealer inv was 36k ish. Got it down to 32 something. I still think I could do better?? Feedback plz….
Tom, tough to confirm how good the deal is because I don’t have the MF from you. However, if I had to make and educated guess, it is actually a borderline good/great deal since you mention that all fees and sales taxes are included. Audi typically has a much lower residual value than other luxury brands. That’s not to say they have poor resale. If anything, I think the BMWs, Infinitis, Lexus and MBs of the world over-inflate theirs in order to keep their leases attractive.