Everybody wants to own a car these days. Those people who do not have a budget to buy a new car, they go for a used one. A person buys a used car because it is way cheaper than a new car and it is easy to buy as there a no formalities required in buying a used car. But everyone is not able to but a used car too. There are many people who do not have enough cash in hand so that they would be able to buy a used car also. So for these people, there are lenders who finance money for buying a used car. So this term is referred to used car finance. There are many people who do not earn much that they could buy even a used car from their income. So used car finance become necessary for these people as it is very cheap and charges a very low rate of interest as compared to any of the car loans provided by financial companies or banks.
A person can buy any car of any make or model using the used car finance. The used car finance is just like a secured car loan. It is also the best way to acquire low rate of interest on a used car loan. So like a secured loan, the person has to offer collateral to the financer in return of which he gives the buyer a loan charged with a very low rate of interest. The collateral that is to be offered to the company can be the car itself or any other property of the customer which is of the same value as the amount that is borrowed from the lender. If the person has a good credit of previously submitting monthly installments on time, then the chances of getting the used car finance of that person increases. Moreover, he can get his rate of interest lowered if his credit report is a clean sheet.
Sometimes, the amount of the loan is decided on the value of the collateral that is offered to the company. If the person offers his house then he gets a quite good amount of money as loan and that too on a very low rate of interest. But if the collateral offered is a cheap property then he may get only a small amount of money as loan and that too with comparatively high rate of interest. The rate of interest is still lower than normal car loans but higher than the previously mentioned loan. The lenders also approve the loan only after analyzing the present income of the customer. On the basis of his current capacity, they decide that if the person will be able to repay the loan or not. On these bases only the loan is sanctioned. So a used car loan is quite cheap than other car loans that is why its called cheap used car finance.
By: Lisa Adan Mills
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Finance a New Car and Save Your Cash
March 22nd, 2010
To finance a new car means you won’t have to borrow money for the rent. That’s because for most folks, paying cash for a new car is out of the realm of possibility. Even if you do have the cash, you don’t want to deplete your savings. So financing a new car is the only choice. In any case, you probably shouldn’t even attempt to finance your car with a car dealership to begin with. Although it’s fast, it’s high pressure and the loans are often front-loaded–which means that the payments in the beginning are mostly interest. This makes paying it off early not even worthwhile; the dealership gets their money first and laughs all the way to the bank!
Even if the loan is not “front loaded,” there are other ways that the dealership will get more money out of you than if you get your car financing elsewhere. It’s important to remember that the finance manager at a car dealership works on commission. This means that he will try to get all sorts of things added on to your car’s price. Things like an extended warranty, undercoating, alarm system, etc. He will try to upsell you on those things AFTER you’ve agreed to a price with the car salesman.
Remember this: The Finance and Insurance (F&I) department at car dealerships is often a bigger source of profit for dealerships than the sales department. This is how it works: The “finance manager” sends your credit info to the lender (bank) that they deal with, and the bank returns a table of interest rates based on the term (number of payments.) The finance manager then takes the lowest interest rate and marks it up. This markup is the dealership’s profit on the financing and they are NOT required by any law to reveal how much they have marked it up.
This is called the Retail Installment Sales Contract (RISC). And incredible though it may seem, but a 0% loan rate offered at a dealership can often be beat by a 8% or higher rate gotten elsewhere. Because they have more in their magic “Bag ‘O Tricks” than meets the eye: Often manufacturers will offer a Factory-to-Consumer Rebate on certain models if they notice that these models are not moving as fast as they would like. So they give the dealers an incentive to sell these by offering this rebate. But know that the rebates usually don’t apply if you get the 0% interest rate. Because that means that you’ll have shorter terms and so the overall price will be lower–so there’s no need to offer a rebate…
Here’s where you can save with a 8% or higher rate over the 0% interest rate: Take the Factory-to-Consumer Rebate elsewhere (like to your own bank) and finance the car there. Apply the rebate and you’ll likely pay less for your 8% loan than for the 0% loan at the dealership!
Finance a new or used car at anyplace OTHER than the dealership. Ideally, arrange financing BEFORE stepping onto the dealer’s lot. This puts YOU in the driver’s seat.
By: Chuck Brown
