Just a heads up, this is a tough crowd. $599/month effective payment (assuming only first month’s payment due at signing) on a $40k car will not get a lot of positive feedback.
Most of the forum members are chasing the best value leases, not necessarily the lowest monthly payment. Post an E-tron GT deal for effective $999/month and you will probably get more interest.
So more like a bait and switch, then. If you plan to advertise a $299/month payment on a $40k FWD A3, then maybe you should include an asterix ($299*).
With Sam changing dealerships, now is your shot to lead Audi sales, but really requires rethinking how you price these deals. Find the best terms from AFS, find aged units, price them to move, load in your incentives and certificates, offer the 2/20 AFS service at cost for the residual bump. You can also work with your NorCal FJ dealers to sell their inventories for hitting volume and they have been happy in the past to do the delivery. Not sure if you are the GM, but if not, you probably should get them onboard and come up with a structure they will sign off on. There are other things Sam would offer that I won’t mention here, but avenues are a lot. The flywheel takes a bit to turn. You will look not great for a month or two until allocations really open up, and then those prime units start moving in the showroom