Hi folks. I'm moving on from my S3 and looking at getting something else. Just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to tell if a car is ex lease?
I'm looking at a 2010 A5 Sportback 2.0 TDi Sline. The garage is saying it only has one owner.
Now i know they bought it from auction as the pics they sent me on are from an auction room...car on a turntable. The garage told me they bought it from Audi who took it as a trade in...so a possible lie there already!
I've done a motor history check so I'm happy it has had only one owner. But I've a feeling it was a lease car.
I rang up the Audi garage it was serviced at and they wouldn't tell me if it was a lease car or not. They said they couldn't give out that info as I'm not the owner of the car.
I spoke with the garage selling the car and asked if it was a private owner or a lease company on the V5. The sales guy said it was a private owner & called out the owners name. But from more research I see that lease cars may have the drivers name on the V5 rather than the lease companys name.
I think it's more common for lease cars to go to auction than trade-ins that Audi would get. Especially for cars 4 years or newer as Audi has their own approved used car scheme.
So there's a greater chance it is ex-lease and the sales guy is just trying to hide the fact as typically lease cars fetch less on resale...so the sales guy will make a bigger profit for himself if he hides the fact it's ex-lease.
So is there any way for me to determine if the car is ex lease?
I'm looking at a 2010 A5 Sportback 2.0 TDi Sline. The garage is saying it only has one owner.
Now i know they bought it from auction as the pics they sent me on are from an auction room...car on a turntable. The garage told me they bought it from Audi who took it as a trade in...so a possible lie there already!
I've done a motor history check so I'm happy it has had only one owner. But I've a feeling it was a lease car.
I rang up the Audi garage it was serviced at and they wouldn't tell me if it was a lease car or not. They said they couldn't give out that info as I'm not the owner of the car.
I spoke with the garage selling the car and asked if it was a private owner or a lease company on the V5. The sales guy said it was a private owner & called out the owners name. But from more research I see that lease cars may have the drivers name on the V5 rather than the lease companys name.
I think it's more common for lease cars to go to auction than trade-ins that Audi would get. Especially for cars 4 years or newer as Audi has their own approved used car scheme.
So there's a greater chance it is ex-lease and the sales guy is just trying to hide the fact as typically lease cars fetch less on resale...so the sales guy will make a bigger profit for himself if he hides the fact it's ex-lease.
So is there any way for me to determine if the car is ex lease?