$889 a month all-in (payment, tax, miles, insurance and gas, added up) at 12,000 miles a year at U.S. average prices. The ad says $479. The receipt adds every step between the two.
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Read from SwapALease on 2026-10-30.
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The receipt
The ad saysSource: The listing itself, from 12 public sites. Newest read Oct 30. How it is worked out$479
Tax, our estimate (the ad gives no tax rate)Source: State revenue department pages, 33 of 51 states sourced. Read Oct 30. How it is worked out+ $29
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 9,996You drive 2,004 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month.Source: The ad's miles and per-mile rate; $0.25 a mile when the ad gives none. Read with the ad, Oct 30. How it is worked out+ $19
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average: $192 (range $150 to $235). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.We use the middle of the range. Source: The Zebra's national average for this model, read 2026-10-19. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record.Source: The Zebra model quotes and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Quotes read Oct 19, state table read Oct 30. How it is worked out+ $192
Gas, our estimate31 mpg at $5.275/gal; EIA U.S. average, week of 2026-10-26 (read 2026-10-30)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Oct 30. How it is worked out+ $170
The cheapest live car outside this brand is the 2026 Toyota Corolla at $527 all-in. This car is $362 a month more than that.
The full math, line by line
This table is priced at 12,000 miles a year and U.S. average prices.
The math for 2026 Audi A3
Monthly payment in the ad
$479 plus tax
Months on the lease
36
Sticker price
$42,000 (as stated by the source)
Tax rate used
6.00% (our estimate, the source stated none)
Monthly cost before tax, money due at signing spread out
$479
Tax, each month
$29
Monthly cost after tax
$508
Lease cost over all the months, before tax
$17,244
Transfer fee
none stated by the source
Cash the seller says they will pay you
$0
Money you pay up front
not stated by the source, counted as $0 until you confirm
Miles a year the lease allows
9,996
Extra miles to reach your 12,000 a year
You drive 2,004 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month. If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$23 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).
Insurance, our estimate
$192 a month for the U.S. average (range $150 to $235). We use the middle of the range. Source: The Zebra's national average for this model, read 2026-10-19. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record. Source and date
Gas, our estimate
$170 a month (31 mpg at $5.275/gal, EIA U.S. average, week of 2026-10-26 (read 2026-10-30))
All in, each month
$889
All in, over all the months, our estimate
$32,004
Listing status
live
Source read
2026-10-30
For the experts: the exact lease terms
Lease terms for experts
When it ends
Offer ends Nov 6 (in 7 days)
MSRP
$42,000
Cap reduction
not stated
Effective monthly, before tax
$479
Effective monthly, after tax
$508
Effective as a share of MSRP, monthly
1.21%
Leasehackr score, estimate
6.9
All-in cost as a share of MSRP
76.2%
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