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SuperBlack, why did you "have" to trade the old car in ? The smart thing to do would have been to keep it longer and pay down the debt. Now your probably upside down in the Z. Its a never ending horrible cycle that can be avoided if your smart.
that was actually my dilemma i was having at the time. The clutch was horrible on it, needed new paint on all bumpers, dash peeling, needed new tires, etc,. I had a two more years on it and the car would of been mine.
I was going to use the 5k down to put on the car then traded in but just decided not to do that. The dealer wouldn't have taken the car with problems and no money down extra.
yeah, thanks for all those pointers. I'm actually a car sales man and didn't know some of the stuff you said. My sales manager probably knows all those little extra scams to get more money. Good thread.
Dozzer, unsecured loans are way more difficult than secured loans to get. Especially 11k, and being 20 years old I doubt there is a long work history. So any job he has, he most likely hasnt been at for awhile. I am guessing a co-signer was on that deal.
well yaa..if there was a co-signer.....than its no prob.........but 11K is not a big loan........maybe thats jus me since i deal w/ this on an every day basis......plus the market im in is huge
SuperBlack, I used to be in sales as well. Now I am in the mortage industry. You have to be well informed now a days or people will take adavntage of you.
Why do you think dealers are willing to sell at invoice. They will get money back from the manufacturer (hold back) and usually make money on the financing too. So, most of the time they get theirs if you are an uninformed consumer.
To SEEL and TSG-Z, those figures are meaningless to the OP unless you give the loan amount too. For all we know you could be financing 12K for 4 yrs @15% rate?????