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Article #393: Money for a Car: a Guide to Auto Financing

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Nobody wants to be the dumb buyer in a you already have the cash in hand from
car buying deal. You have to be smart or the loan and you are just buying the car
you end up losing more money than you from the dealer with that money. Car
ought to. It is a very common scheme salesmen prefer customers to be "monthly
among car buyers to first get money in payment" buyers as this makes it easier
order to buy a new car. for them to obscure the total cost of the
The term is called "auto financing" and vehicle, to the detriment of your
it simply means how you pay for a savings. So wizen up and take that
vehicle. You can finance a car by taking independent auto financing option
out an auto loan to own a car, in which available.
case, you have two options: You either Set a Price Range
use the money from the loan to buy the Having a budget is the sensible thing to
car, or use it for lease. do. If you set a sensible price range for
If this isn't your first time buying a yourself, then you have less reason to go
car, you might already know that the beyond that range and succumb to the
salesman or your car dealer will be temptation of overspending. If you're
checking your credit report before really firm on that budget, no amount of
starting with the negotiations. But this sales talk can sway you. One good tip is
is not the only way you can go to get to ensure that your monthly car payments
that new car of yours. The seller will and related expenses do not exceed about
try to sweeten the deal and offer you 20% of your monthly net income.
special car finance situations in Discounted Financing vs. Rebate
exchange for throwing yourself totally at Here's the dilemma to car buying: Many
his mercy. That is not a path you have to dealers offer an option between
choose. discounted financing or a rebate, but not
The key is preparation. Knowing what auto both. Discounted financing means that you
financing options you have before you get get zero-percent financing while rebate
to the dealership will mean that you can means that you get a certain amount of
take charge of your credit and take cash some time after purchase. The common
charge of your car loan. error many car buyers make is that the
Just remember, when you negotiate with zero-percent loan will deliver the most
the salesman for the most favorable auto savings. But will it really?
loan, nothing is permanent until you have Get the Cash Rebate
it in writing. So haggle and then haggle In most cases, it's better to get the
some more. Once negotiations seem to be cash rebate and apply it against the
over, that's when the sales contract is purchase price of the vehicle. If you
prepared. already have a pre-approved car loan,
Inflated Interest Rates then that's even better because you have
To have the deal agreed upon by you and positively no need of extra financing
the salesman be put in writing in a from your dealer. Just use your car loan
binding contract is top on the list of to finance the car and let the rebate
the things you must do involving auto handle some of the charges.
financing. Often involved at this part of You will have to choose how long you want
the procedure is to determine monthly your lease to be and how much you're
auto loan payments based on an interest willing to pay upfront. The obvious
rate. Now, as you well know, the interest choice, of course, would be to pay as
rate varies from car buyer to car buyer. little as possible, but be sure to weigh
Your credit is only one of the factors other options as well. After that, the
and if the interest rate a car buyer car is yours for the period stipulated in
qualifies for is inflated, then the the lease contract.
dealership can make extra profit off your There are several other different plans
loan. That's just one of the pitfalls in those car buyers like you can adopt in
auto financing. order to make the most out of your money
Independent Auto Financing and reduce costs at the dealership.
When you have the approved auto financing Understanding the credit process is just
option on hand, you can then proceed with one way of being a smart buyer.
the deal as a "cash buyer" so to speak as






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