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WarriorPL

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How tough is it to find 0% APR on 2003 models?

Is it usually a set APR or does it vary from dealer to dealer? Can someone explain this to me?

I need to buy a car and don't feel like handing over all the $ at once. Thanks.
 
If you got primo credit, then you can get low interest rates. And the APR can vary from bank to bank. Again, if you got good credit, then you can negotiate better terms, otherwise, look forward to paying 8-15 percent.
 
Model year clearance time!

The 0% deals are usually done by the auto makes credit co. Like GMC or Ford Credit, Honda, etc...

As for the 2003 model year as long as the vehicle is still new, meaning it hasn't had an owner, then 0% deals shouldn't be to hard to get.
 
get a student loan
 
WizKid25 said:
Would it be smarter to finance through the bank or dealer? Which is usually better or it all depends?

Sometimes, credit unions will have better rates. Financing through a dealer may have some advantages, dur to the fact that negotiation is a little easier, especially if it is a new car. They are dying to sell cars these days, so take full advantage of that and hold out until they break down and give in to your demands.
 
If you want to build up credit, then finance for a car, then pay it all off after 6 months/year. Just make sure there are no early payment penalties.
 
A score of 800+ is usually needed.

Unless you`re buying some one-off shitbox like a Suzuki, Kia or Mitsubishi. Then it's like a 730 or so.
 
WizKid25 said:


I don't need a loan. I have the cash..

just heard financing is better than paying cash...

Nope this is not true.

I've only financed one car ever and how you pay has no bearing on how much you pay for the car.

If you want to know how to work a car dealer then we can talk about that.
 
depends, you just want the present value of your payments to be lower. IF you are at 0% apr, yes you are stoked, assuming the value of the dollar doesn't decrease...
 
Code said:
A score of 800+ is usually needed.

Unless you`re buying some one-off shitbox like a Suzuki, Kia or Mitsubishi. Then it's like a 730 or so.


i may never get financing. hey would it boost my credit through the roof if i just lump sum pay off my student loans? thats the only mark on my credit.
 
juicedmullet said:



i may never get financing. hey would it boost my credit through the roof if i just lump sum pay off my student loans? thats the only mark on my credit.

It would help.
 
WODIN said:


Nope this is not true.

I've only financed one car ever and how you pay has no bearing on how much you pay for the car.

If you want to know how to work a car dealer then we can talk about that.

What if i find 36 month 0% APR.. and pay it off in those 36 months. Wouldn't it be better in that case? How does tax work with monthly financing?

Is there a way to persuade a dealer for lower APR or do they have it set?
 
WODIN said:


It would help.


well i dont understand how to get all those online credit thingys to work. i have 2 credit cards i got just to pay on time, which ive done both of them, except my latest discover payment. my student loans are killin me i assume.

would it help more just to make all my payments on time?
 
WizKid25 said:


What if i find 36 month 0% APR.. and pay it off in those 36 months. Wouldn't it be better in that case? How does tax work with monthly financing?

Is there a way to persuade a dealer for lower APR or do they have it set?

Go with a 1 year lease. Pay it off inside 2 months.
 
I don't want to lease a car...

I am buying the car... just deciding if i want to pay it all cash or just find a dealer with 0% APR
 
WizKid25 said:
I don't want to lease a car...

I am buying the car... just deciding if i want to pay it all cash or just find a dealer with 0% APR

Leases give you the buy-out option.
 
WizKid25 said:


What if i find 36 month 0% APR.. and pay it off in those 36 months. Wouldn't it be better in that case? How does tax work with monthly financing?

Is there a way to persuade a dealer for lower APR or do they have it set?

The taxes are the same no matter how you do this.

You buy a car for $10,000 and the state tax, tags and license are around $800.00 or so then they are due at he Point of Sale.

It's not like realestate taxes that roll into an escrow account and are paid out over time.
 
juicedmullet said:



well i dont understand how to get all those online credit thingys to work. i have 2 credit cards i got just to pay on time, which ive done both of them, except my latest discover payment. my student loans are killin me i assume.

would it help more just to make all my payments on time?

It will help your credit scores to establish ontime payments over a consistant period of 18 mnths.
 
wizkid25 are you looking at financing a car in order to build a credit rating?
 
Well then with 0% APR loand there is an implicit rate of around 1.5 to 2.3% depending on the lending agency. Most rates are stated in APR terms and don't show you the implicit rates. No lender is going to give you free money.
 
WizKid25 said:


Please explain?

you make normal lease payments and at the end of your lease you pay the remainder of the difference that would be owed on the car if you were buying it. that final payment is usually several thousand dollars since lease payments are so low. if you were going to go this route, you'd have to sock away a few hundred dollars each month ontop of your lease payment. most people don't have that discipline so you're better off financing it.
 
teen1216 said:


If you can afford to flat out buy it and don't need the the credit help, why not just buy it and be done with it?

Which is what rappers and basketball stars say.
Then they end up broke like MC Hammer with a credit rating so low they had to use discrete mathematics to figure it out.
 
Code said:


Which is what rappers and basketball stars say.
Then they end up broke like MC Hammer with a credit rating so low they had to use discrete mathematics to figure it out.

discrete mathematics huh?
 
juicedmullet said:


discrete mathematics huh?

hey bor, your retardgatr is something to be proud of, a piece of work.

Should put drago in the corner there somewhere, too.
 
WizKid25 said:


I don't need a loan. I have the cash..

just heard financing is better than paying cash...

Usually its either 0% financing or a rebate. For example, 2003 Dodge rams have a 4500 rebate on them.
 
WizKid25 said:


I don't want the IRS on my arse. :D

The IRS will only look at a vehicle transaction over 30K cash.

If you're liquidating some equity stock investments you are going to have to take the capital gains hit now anyway. If you've held the securites for less than 12 mnths then you are subject to the short term capital gains tax, if not then its the long term cgt, which is lower.
 
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