gskarad

make a Premium a Premium Plus as far as lease rates are concerned? I am looking at a 2011 that has the Premium Plus "package" so does anyone know if this makes this vehicle a true "Premium Plus"? The 2010 lease rates were not as good for the Premium Plus(s) as they were for the Premiums. I'm not sure if this trend continues for the 2011s.

FitzLA

I'm not sure I really understand your question?

gskarad

If you go to Edmunds or KBB and configure a 2011 Premium, there is a package entitled "Premium Plus". It adds heated seats, bluetooth, panoramic sunroof....etc. So is this car now a Premium Plus with a 2.0T or is it still a Premium with this "package"? The main reason I ask is that there have historically been differences in the Residual and Money Factors between a Premium and Premium Plus - with the Premium Plus having worse numbers.

snakebite

2.0T comes as premium standard, and then you add the premium plus package option. I know that some other sites like truecar.com calls it a 2.0T premium plus.... but like the 2010 model, it is basically an add on package to the base premium mode.

The 2011 3.2 comes in standard with premium plus. You add the prestige package option to make it a 2011 3.2 prestige.

At the end of the day, there should be 0 difference in pricing based on however you slice and dice it.

BTW, not sure how you are getting different pricing on the exact same car from the same dealer. Something seems to be lost between you and the dealer. Might want to check on the dealer on clarifying the discrepancy.

der Scherzkeks

If you use Audi Financial Services, each package has a different residual rate (worse the higher up the ladder you go).