Leasing a new r8

[nick71692]

My local dealer has an R8 that someone backed out of. The msrp is 128K. I am looking to lease this vehicle, and am looking to compared prices to anyone that has leased this vehicle. All leases are for 15k
24months: 3200
36months: 2800
48 months: 2600

Seems a little high to me, my guess is the residual factor is not very good.

[fusionx]

36 months ftw

does seem a little high but im not really familiar with r8 leasing

[zbrock06]

if your lease is 2600/month for 48 months you should just buy it.

[2001A6]

I didnt think they would lease a R8 period... WOW!

[Sharkfin]

^neither did I, once you hit 15k the service charge is unreal and the clutch normally goes by 20k

[sakimano]

My local dealer has an R8 that someone backed out of. The msrp is 128K. I am looking to lease this vehicle, and am looking to compared prices to anyone that has leased this vehicle. All leases are for 15k
24months: 3200
36months: 2800
48 months: 2600

Seems a little high to me, my guess is the residual factor is not very good.

worst deals ever

they assume residual (on a $130,000 car as a guess) will be something like 50,000 after 3 years. This is based on quick math. If you're paying too much in lease payments, you'd be a fool to walk away, thus will just have to buy it anyway. This is because you've paid more than depreciation/interest...and will be walking away on your equity in the car.

that's not even close. Those leases are designed to make you buy the car. They don't want anyone returning an R8 after a lease.

[OEMplus.com]

Sakimano is right. I've spoken to the Audi folks and the R8 lease rates are intentionally terrible. They really want folks to buy them...

[09R8]

not worth it to lease unless you're writing the car off for business.

[AofC_RR]

I don't know who you were quoted through in terms of leasing companies but Audi only lets you lease up to 10k then you have to buy the extra miles up front.

[a4dc89]

just buy it, if you cant afford it then you just cant. i know i couldnt

[yung turbo]

1-why would you lease a r8?
2-why would you lease a r8?
3-why would you LEASE a R8?
why not buy a S5, S6, S8, RS6
or lease a A8 or A8L W12

[djez016]

1-why would you lease a r8?
2-why would you lease a r8?
3-why would you LEASE a R8?
why not buy a S5, S6, S8, RS6
or lease a A8 or A8L W12

1- its an r8
2- its an r8
3- its an R8

lol yea those other cars are nice but its not an r8lol

[slimmj0k3r]

if you've got the bank for it, hell why not

[Tiesto]

Going from an A4 to an R8, impressive.

[aaron1085]

^neither did I, once you hit 15k the service charge is unreal and the clutch normally goes by 20k

extra weak clutch in the R8??

[Sharkfin]

extra weak clutch in the R8??

I guess you could say weak, I just know from others experience that if you drive it like its meant to be driven, the clutch is going sooner than you would like. At each service they give you a rating on your clutch wear.

[MikeWasHere05]

I guess you could say weak, I just know from others experience that if you drive it like its meant to be driven, the clutch is going sooner than you would like. At each service they give you a rating on your clutch wear.

How do they manage that, unless they drop the tranny every time? Pedal pressure? I'm assuming its a hydraulic system.

If they drop the tranny each service then I now understand the ridiculous costs haha.

[Sharkfin]

How do they manage that, unless they drop the tranny every time? Pedal pressure? I'm assuming its a hydraulic system.

If they drop the tranny each service then I now understand the ridiculous costs haha.

You mean the wear rating? I'm not sure if its a physical check or a electrical one.

[Audi Skate Snow]

if you lease this car your an idiot

[slakr4]

not worth it to lease unless you're writing the car off for business.

you can still write off a portion of the car for business if you buy it as well

[RodMan]

I would lease an rs4.. or hell go ballsy and lease an rs6

[jonmiles]

you can still write off a portion of the car for business if you buy it as well

The write off is capped at a pretty low number in most states.


Those lease numbers are actually on the agressive side from the dealership's perspective. They could charge you a little more if they wanted to.

[AudiNYC417]

The prices I found were a little higher... http://www.globalautosports.com/inde...came_from=make

[09R8]

out of curiosity, what is the money factor? The numbers seem pretty high. The only way it would make sense is if the mf is 0.004, which is about 9.6%!

[channad]

wow, that's insane...$2600 a month?! Wow!

[ChampionV63.2]

My local dealer has an R8 that someone backed out of. The msrp is 128K. I am looking to lease this vehicle, and am looking to compared prices to anyone that has leased this vehicle. All leases are for 15k
24months: 3200
36months: 2800
48 months: 2600

Seems a little high to me, my guess is the residual factor is not very good.

BUY the car, Audi does not even offer a 15k lease so you have inaccurate information. It is only a 10k lease and the over mileage is $1.00 per mile. The money factor is .00385 so you are much bettter of buying the car. I did a 36 month lease for a customer and he was paying more than the MSRP for the term of the lease. Retarded

[47Ronin]

im going from an A4 to an S5 lol

[Peter@VMRWheels]

BUY the car, Audi does not even offer a 15k lease so you have inaccurate information. It is only a 10k lease and the over mileage is $1.00 per mile. The money factor is .00385 so you are much bettter of buying the car. I did a 36 month lease for a customer and he was paying more than the MSRP for the term of the lease. Retarded

Thats so stupid its funny HAHA... Assuming an R8 is $140k after taxes (looking on eBay it seems doable) a 48 month loan at 5% comes out to $3200 per month. I'm guessing the lease price is so silly due to Audi not knowing the residuals.

[ChampionV63.2]

No its just Audi has no interest in leasing the vehicle so there is no special program. Almost every R8 buyer is a cash buyer so Audi just has a standard finance and lease program on the car. It sells without incentives. Oh btw, I fucked up the overmileage is 1.25 per mile!

[Peter@VMRWheels]

No its just Audi has no interest in leasing the vehicle so there is no special program. Almost every R8 buyer is a cash buyer so Audi just has a standard finance and lease program on the car. It sells without incentives. Oh btw, I fucked up the overmileage is 1.25 per mile!

Whats more disturbing is that if someone is willing to dish out $3k a month for a car, they must be making good money, and so it kind of discounts the fact that the buyer is an idiot LOL. Unless it is a "corporate incentive" which gives an allowance to LEASE but not to buy, maybe thats how its done. No shortage of money i guess . Either way, it contributes to your sales performance which is excellent for you!

[Peter@VMRWheels]

Thinking about this again - I have a friend who owns a pre-owned car dealership who wants an R8. But, buying new, cash, requires him to pay sales tax. So his plan was to, lease for a month (pay the month's lease payment + sales tax) and write a check in full to the leasing company to get the title. At the end, he has only paid tax for $3k. instead of $130k.

[chrissurfr]

^great way to get audited really fast

[Peter@VMRWheels]

^^ Actually its a perfect legitimate way of acquiring vehicles so long as the MFR's don't have a buy-out clause with the contract.

CA law states used car dealers cannot buy inventory from new car dealers tax free.

On top of that, sales tax is only applied to that month's lease payment.

Lastly, the kicker, I guess, is that, if you lease a new car from the dealer, drive it 5 miles to your own showroom, buy out the lease and get the title, the car is no longer classified as a "New Car", its now "Pre-Owned". In either case it sounds like shady business because the intent was not to use the lease to its full term. A couple of years back, there were domestic dealerships who offered $5k discount on vehicles so long as we do the financing thru the dealership at 8-9%. Needless to say after two months, people were refi'ing the loan away. Buying cars is a love-hate relationship I guess

[Hockenheim]

leasing a supercar is lose,

[ChampionV63.2]

^^ Actually its a perfect legitimate way of acquiring vehicles so long as the MFR's don't have a buy-out clause with the contract.

CA law states used car dealers cannot buy inventory from new car dealers tax free.

On top of that, sales tax is only applied to that month's lease payment.

Lastly, the kicker, I guess, is that, if you lease a new car from the dealer, drive it 5 miles to your own showroom, buy out the lease and get the title, the car is no longer classified as a "New Car", its now "Pre-Owned". In either case it sounds like shady business because the intent was not to use the lease to its full term. A couple of years back, there were domestic dealerships who offered $5k discount on vehicles so long as we do the financing thru the dealership at 8-9%. Needless to say after two months, people were refi'ing the loan away. Buying cars is a love-hate relationship I guess

With all the pre-payment penalties involved in leasing and the high money factor through Audi is it mathematically impossible to pay less for the car by buying the lease out versus buying the car originally and paying the sales tax! I have had people try the math on cars before that had much lower money factors and it mad no sense. How could it possibly work on a car that your paying about 10% interest? Why doesn't your friend by the R8 from a dealer outside of California? I can sell to dealer's tax free as long as buyer provides dealer license and tax-exempt status.

[steve104]

whats wrong with leasing an R8?

in the uk you can contract hire (lease) an r8 for 3 years, tax included, and for a little extra you can tick the "maintained" option which covers tyres and general maintainance.

besides this, after three years, you can do exactly the same again and get a second brand new r8. you wont be constantly looking at your miles thinking that your driving your £100k to its death because in 3 years you will have another one to drive.

peace of mind in an RRR EIGHT? worth every penny, thats why im doing it when i leave uni. ha.

[thenicholsterr]

and whats the insurance like for a R8?

[steve104]

not astronomical

ALL the quotes ive recieved so far have been about the same as the quote i got on my astra when i first started driving. £1.5k, could always be a second driver on your grandads insurance? 30 years no claims?