Spacecadet_CC

My 05 A4 is coming off lease and I am trying to figure out if I should buy it (finance it) and keep it for a year, maybe two. That was the original plan. But with the change in the Canadian car market, I am not sure if this is a waste of money. The buyout is about $24K (off 42 mo/lease). The intention is to get into a B8 A4 after this. I can extend my lease 6 months with an order. I just can't figure out if trying to sell/trade the old car in a year or two max will get me upside down.

Points to consider:
finance rates seem to be good right now.
obviously lease rates on the B8 A4 will be high and prices are not known yet.
first-year issues are not a factor for me until I get through this question
Have been looking forward to doing some light mods to the B6
The B6 is in very good shape - I try to take good care of it

Any help would be great

lowbee

Easy: Lease a new B8

afretes

I would "lease" an 09.

Tanner

I'm thinking how the market is now between the US/Canada, I wonder if the used car prices have come down a bit or not.

There won't be any incentive at all when the new B8 comes out, that's a given. Prices will be slightly higher than the current A4, guessing a $1000.

afretes

all lease returns are about $5k wrong at this time. Partly due to our neighbors having such a weak dollar.
If rates and residuals on the new A5 are an indication of how the rates are going to be for the new B8, then it'll be pricey to lease/finance one when they get here.
Not sure about what the final price will be, I'm hoping for the same or a lower priced base model plus options.

jason in toronto

i would extend and wait for the b8

Bryan@independent

RS4 from US

jheacock

get the ADS option too...

Tanner

Initial comments on the new engine, it's like the current 2.0T with a chip

maaliish

How new is the engine? I thought it was exactly the same only with a slightly different tune.