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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 14, 2009 12:15 am) Being abused at all those dealers for all those hours sounds like a nightmare--(duh)--but even if she manages to finance something with her credit score, no warranty, etc., she may be just digging herself in deeper. Of course the dealers don't have to be so rude about it, but some of them are like that even if you have 800 credit scores, even before they know your situation...... |
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Yeah, I know it is harder to get a lease. My point though was, in the case of poor credit histroy but OK income and current activity (the divorce hole scenerio), a lease is actually much safer than a loan on a used car (especially a well used one). At least in the sube example, you can budget exactly what you need. No surprise month with tires and a blown tranny say to derail the train. You got your $215 payment, insurance, and gas. That's it, and all very budgetable. As a bank, which scenrio is more likely to = o ntime repayments vs. a repo? Anyway, given all these factors, it sounds like her only real hope is a relative will co-sign for her. Not like giving money outright, just taking on the risk you end up with a car and payments! But, as long as the car is worth it and the payments low, not a huge risk (again, the Sube lease example). Doesn't sound like pouring the money into the Mitsu was a good idea. 4K later, you stil lhave a high mileage POC Galant worth 1K at most.
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Replying to: stickguy (Jun 15, 2009 12:19 pm) Is taking the bus actually an option? There are good reasons for public trans, if available.....
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Replying to: woodyww (Jun 16, 2009 11:34 am) So we could put her on the train or something, but she would be car-less at the other end of the line. OTOH, even if she could buy a $2000 beater from the BHPH lot, I doubt it would make it back to Texas from NorCal. No way would she qualify for the Sube lease, or ANY manufacturer's lease promo I would imagine. Latest word is her mother may try to buy a car for her, on which she would have to make the payments of course. Boy, things get complicated fast when you don't have good credit. Hers was ruined by medical bills that cropped up for the mutual child during the divorce, which are many thousands in amount and now in collections due to the ex disputing his obligation to pay them (despite the court order). |
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As they say, "It's expensive to be poor" 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 16, 2009 1:26 pm) I wonder how strict inspections, emissions regs, etc are in Texas? The last time I was down there, in 2002, there were tons of old cheap cars still on the streets, moving under their own power. The types of stuff that rusted out ages ago up here, and that now you only see trotted out to car shows, or rotting away in junkyards that forgot to crush them. So I was under the impression that it might not be that strict down there. So once back in Texas, maybe it wouldn't be too hard for her to find some cheap beater?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 17, 2009 4:08 am) Whoever said it was right: it IS expensive to be poor. Especially poor and suffering through a bad divorce.
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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 17, 2009 6:34 am) |
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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 17, 2009 6:34 am) Heck, I see cars here in Denver in tow that I'm pretty sure have been bought in auctions and transported to, I suspect, Mexico. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 16, 2009 1:26 pm) AND no health ins, even for the kid? On top of everything else? This story gets worse by the second. I've read that medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the USA. And I think TX has the largest %-age of un-insured for medical...... I don't think this kind of story is uncommon, esp. these days. Even w/o a divorce complicating things..... |
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