Just negotiated a lease with a local dealer (Long Island NY) on an Audi A3 with base MF (according to Rate Findr), ~4% off MSRP, and $1,000 incentive.
I found a better deals with brokers on here (6-8% off), but one didn’t have any left in stock, and the other ended up being a similar price after factoring in out-of-state transport and broker fee.
I also found what seemed like a crazy deal directly with a dealer in MA (12% off MSRP), but it ended up being more expensive between their MF markup and the cost of transporting the car to NY. They claimed picking it up in myself would result in some kind tax issue (double sales tax?). Would be a good deal for anyone in MA that wants to pay cash or finance.
The A5 was actually a better deal, but I have a size requirement (car has to be <= 180" long) to fit in my house’s parking situation. The A4 and A5 are about 187" long. Not a lot of options for compact luxury cars in the US.
That seems like a good deal. Unfortunately this sounds similar to what I mentioned about the other broker, where the transport and broker fee make it less attractive since PA is somewhat far for me.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if I add $600 for broker fee and $600 for transport, that brings the effective cost to $712/mo vs. $713/mo for the local deal I posted. So I guess if I was willing to go to pick it up I’d be saving ~$636.
Could also just be a bad time to lease here. I’m noticing the Audi dealers in NY area don’t have much in stock, so they’ve been reluctant to discount them.
One explanation I’ve heard is Audi/VW are stopping production of 2023s to ramp up on 2024s, so there’s a gap in shipments.
You also getting an A3 with higher $2k msrp means more options from the broker.
Transportation charges should be less then $600 from PA to NY ~225 miles or just drive it back.
