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Re: Honda Financial [buyer909174] by gasman1
Jul 03, 2007 (12:00 pm)
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Replying to: buyer909174 (Jul 03, 2007 10:59 am)

I may not be a guru, but...
 
My advise is to position yourself financially for the house purchase and WAIT on the new automobile. Have patience now and your financial life can be much better. It's much easier to obtain a good car loan than a good house loan. Buying a new vehicle now will only make it more difficult for you to obtain that house.
 
Those 5 cards with limits of $5K each and roughly at 80% are negatives on your credit scores. It's better to have pay them down (below 30% each) and keep them there or with a zero balance. If you can cancel a couple of them, that's good. Also, keep the older account active to show longevity.
 
So concentrate on making your financial position better. Also, good luck in your career!
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financing first car problem by zw15
Aug 27, 2007 (8:01 pm)
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I am a soon to be 16 year old wanting my first car. Other than outright buying it, and paying for it all at once, I don't know how I might be able to get one. nowhere will give me a loan because I have no credit history, and under 18. My parents can't cosign/won't for me because they have too much loan already with two cars, a house and a college tuition.
 
I do have a job, but i'd rather not have to wait a few years to get a good car.
 
If anybody has some ideas, or knows a place where they will give a loan to a person under 18, I'd love to know.
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Re: financing first car problem [zw15] by tidester HOST
Aug 27, 2007 (11:46 pm)
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Replying to: zw15 (Aug 27, 2007 8:01 pm)

Perhaps your parents or grandparents would consider lending you some cash? You can formalize it with a signed contract.
 
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Re: financing first car problem [zw15] by joel0622
Aug 28, 2007 (5:07 am)
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Replying to: zw15 (Aug 27, 2007 8:01 pm)

I do not know of a state that will let you enter into a contract under the age of 18, or a bank that will finance an someone under 18. You can join the military but you can't buy a car or a beer.
 
Your only choices really are to just save the money and pay cash or do as tidester recommended and see if a relative will be your bank. Though your best course of action is to just keep saving and buy what you need not what you want.
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Re: financing first car problem [zw15] by nortsr1
Aug 28, 2007 (5:29 am)
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Replying to: zw15 (Aug 27, 2007 8:01 pm)

You are not only goig to need money for the car....but...INSURANCE' as well. ...and believe you me....it "ain't cheap!!!! for a youngen!!
     NORTSR
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Re: financing first car problem [nortsr1] by zw15
Aug 29, 2007 (2:56 am)
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Aug 28, 2007 5:29 am)

Well, atcually the insurance isn't so bad because My parents have a plan that includes me in it for about $50-60 /mo. with a low-insurance type car. And I get good grades which helps. : )
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Re: Looking for advice [kirstie_h] by sidious6688
Aug 30, 2007 (2:19 am)
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Apr 23, 2007 10:13 am)

I believe when your credit is "pulled" its a snapshot at the time of pulling. If you pay your mastercard in full every month and you have have a 5000 limit, it won't show as using 0 of 5000, it will show as using x (whatever the balance was as of the moment credit was pulled) of 5000. If you charge 4k a month, the credit pull might reflect anywhere from 0 to 4k. If the timing is such that 4k shows up, you'd be utilizing 80% of your available credit, at least on this card. I ran into this previously, very irritating. You could not use the card for a month or 2 to guarantee the "pull" shows "0 balance" and thus no payment due. Credit utilization is one of the major factors in your score. Over time as your limits are increased, the 0 - 4k fluctuation will be insignificant and you won't have to play this game. Its really rather silly, but its the way it works. Here you are paying the thing off every month and the guy who has a $500 (with say 2k limit) balance and pays the minimum every month could have a higher score, as his "utilization" never exceeds 25%.
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few questions about financing a new toyota rav4 by sdedmunds
Aug 30, 2007 (4:40 am)
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I'm going to buy a new toyota rav4 and want to know if I finance at the dealership or online.
 
My first thought was to finance with eloan. Then I read stories of dealers not accepting eloans. So now I am wondering if I should finance with capital one or just go to the dealership?
 
My credit score was about 780 a few weeks ago. Based on my score what kind of interest rate can I expect from Toyota financial. Right now I think I can get 6.35% from capital one (according to bankrate.com). Thanks.
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What if you have a mortgage? by lemko
Aug 30, 2007 (5:25 am)
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I bought my house nearly five years ago and took out a modest mortgage. Does buying a house that recently ding you credit? Does even having a mortgage ding your credit?
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Re: What if you have a mortgage? [lemko] by qbrozen
Aug 30, 2007 (5:45 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Aug 30, 2007 5:25 am)

it should never "ding" it unless you haven't made the payments on time.

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