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May 19, 2012 - 4:12
When buying a new or used car you should first decide how large of a monthly payment will fit within you budget. Most people can comfortably afford an auto loan payment that is the smaller of fifteen percent of their income, as long as combined other debt is less than half of their income.
Other items to include in the budget are the total cost of ownership of the vehicle. When comparing the total cost of a vehicle consider such things as insurance rates, gas mileage, and repair costs. To mitigate repair costs we recommend including an extended service contract with the vehicle at time of purchase.
It's no secret that people with a bad credit rating will pay a higher interest rate when compared to people with a great credit rating. If you have bad credit, instead of trying to buy the car of your dreams focus on a used car that is affordable until your credit rating improves.
In addition to buying a modest used car, we recommend that people with poor Fico scores finance their purchase for no longer than 48 months. A shorter car loan term makes it much easier to trade out of the used car when your Fico score improves.
If you have negative equity, consider buying an affordable new car with a cash rebate. Many people in Lincoln fall into the negative equity trap by continually buying more expensive cars and rolling negative equity from their pervious car loan to the new auto loan.
"Often, being upside down in your trade is like a snow ball rolling down a hill, it keeps getting bigger every time you purchase until one day it gets to the bottom of the hill. If you continue buy new cars when you are upside down in your trade, sooner or later the process will stop, and you will hear, "I am sorry, the bank won't finance that amount on this car, you will need to make up the difference in cash."