Car Loans
When you are considering buying a new or used car
you should think about your car financing from the beginning. Most
people find the car of their dreams and then think about the financing
almost as an afterthought. With the typical household changing their
car after three years the car loan industry is now very big and often
over complex.
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To entice you into making a purchase, many car companies and dealers
now offer interest free credit. The disadvantage to this type of
financing is that most you have to pay a large percentage of the
value of the car as a deposit. Most of the time this is 50% - a
large amount of money to find for anyone. You could be better off
taking a loan for the full value and securing a good low interest
rate leaving what money you do have for other purposes, for example,
reducing credit card bills.
These are the three most common varieties of car financing:
1. Car manufacturer and dealer lending schemes
Carmakers often use the finance side of buying a car to make extra
money. Many people borrow money through the dealer because of convenience.
This one stop shop solution where you are trading in your old car,
negotiating a good price for the car you want to buy and organising
finance in one place does involve less paperwork. However, it is
not always the cheapest place you can gain access to the funds you
need to complete the purchase. In addition, you will not be the
owner of the vehicle until you have repaid the loan in full, and
the car will be repossessed if you default on the repayments.
On the whole car manufacturer schemes usually have higher interest
rates than those found with regular lenders. If you are offered
a deal by your garage make sure you have done your homework and
got a quote from us first! Take two minutes to complete our no obligation
online application and see how much
you can save.
Manufacturers do sometimes offer special low rate loans as incentives
to try and sell more cars, the quality of these do vary - if you
can get a nought percent deal for the life of the loan then for
sure this is the best option, but there are things you need to be
aware of. Many special rates won't last for the entire loan term,
and will revert to the usual high rates after a period of time.
You also need to make sure that you check if there are any arrangement
dees associated with the loan, as these can easily negate any savings
offered by a low rate.
2. Personal Car Loans
Personal loans are becoming increasingly popular as more people
discover it is often the cheapest way to buy a new or used car.
A car loan is most commonly classed as a secured loan, even though
you do not necessarily need to be a homeowner to acquire one. This
is because the loan is secured on the car you are purchasing. Personal
loans tend to have lower interest rates than manufacturer schemes
or hire purchase loans.
A personal loan will give you the freedom to shop around for your
car, as you are not tied to a specific dealer or manufacturer, and
you are in a much better negotiating position if you already have
you finances organised. Complete our simple online
application form and see what special deals are available to
you. We have a comprehensive list of the most active companies in
the car loan market.
3. Hire purchase
Hire Purchase often know as ‘HP’ was once the most
popular way to buy a car, this sort of finance is becoming less
popular, and in our view often has the worst terms and conditions.
Effectively you are signing an agreement to hire the car from the
garage until the final payment is made. Hire purchase agreements
seldom have good interest rates and we would therefore recommend
a personal loan instead in most cases.
Bad Credit
Lenders spend millions promoting loan products only to turn down
90 percent of those who apply. We understand that it is often difficult
to get a loan with anything but a perfect credit record. Your credit
record may not be perfect during all the stages in your life,and
certain circumstances can often leave you with a bad credit record
through no fault of your own. We can help, simply click on the online
application button today and someone will contact you immediately
to help.
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