rennlistfan

Mine is a 2011 P4 with only the premium package option still in showroom condition. I anticipate the mileage to stay under 20k at lease end later this year. I'm liking the car very much and want to own it. Does it make sense to buy it for $47k + tax from PFS? My current lease payment is around $1000/month (36 months) plus $10k money down. Is there any potential maintenance money pit I need to be aware of down the road when the car goes out of warranty? Thanks!

Randy V

Ironic user name.

kgclark

Seems like a no-brainer to me. It seems the current market value is much more than $47k on that car with such low miles. Keep in mind that you'll have to pay sales tax though.

Another option might be to trade it in BEFORE the lease ends. The trade-in value is probably higher than your current payoff through PFS, so you'd likely get a nice check to help with your next car. I traded in a Cayman lease 2 years into a 3 year lease and was in that situation - car was worth more than my payoff, so I got a check.

Cpa4S

you can buy 2 more years of factory warranty when you execute the buy out

MJBird993

At 20K miles in 2 years, if you don't plan to drive more than that in the next two years, then I wouldn't worry too much about repair expenses. Cpa4S says that you can buy 2 more years - if that's true where you live rennlistfan (you don't have your location listed so we have to guess) then you can compare that fixed cost with an unknown cost (which could be zero) and decide.