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GMAC & Ford Credit by al_2003
Apr 24, 2009 (9:51 am)
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My understanding is that GMAC recently announced that they are accepting applications for sub-620 credit scores, and Ford Credit is doing the same. Competition being what it is (even in this market) I expect that other lenders should also be loosening their underwriting requirements some as well in the near future.
 
Has anyone had any experience with this yet?
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Re: How do you figure out the ones who can get credit now days? [mitchflorida] by fezo
Apr 24, 2009 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: mitchflorida (Apr 24, 2009 9:18 am)

If that's what the sales guy is looking for he's making a mistake. We used to have this real oddball of a millionaire in these parts. Loads of folks knew him but the person at the BMW dealership who was supposed to take the next up didn't. He showed up in a bath robe and my neighbor who worked there figured "what the heck" and went out to greet him. He bought six cars that morning - new 5 series BMWs.
 
You never know.
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Re: GMAC & Ford Credit [al_2003] by joel0622
Apr 24, 2009 (10:02 am)
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Replying to: al_2003 (Apr 24, 2009 9:51 am)

Ford Credit never stopped. I see no difference today in getting someone approved then a a month or even a year ago at Ford Credit. Now with the banks it is a different story, they have tightned up quite a bit.
 
If any make wants to stay in business they better get with the program and learn how to buy questionable paper. If they think it is bad now wait till a year or two has passed and all of this has blown over. There will be 3 times as many people out there with questionable credit as there are now.
 
Think about this, everyone here probably knows someone who has been effected by the current economy. Good people who got up everyday, went to work and paid there bills. Now no fault of there own they have lost a job, maybe even a house. In a year or two those people are going to be established again and are going to want to buy a car. There 750 credit scores are now 550. Sub Prime is fixing to go crazy here in the near future.
 
That is just my humble opinion.
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Re: Question about 0% financing [boomchek] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Apr 24, 2009 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: boomchek (Apr 24, 2009 8:56 am)

If the dealer lets you walk away from a deal, then your offer is too low. It couldn't be simpler than that if you really evaluate what is going on here.
 
Every sales situation is, in a sense, a betting game. You are betting the dealer will take your offer, and the dealer is betting he can get someone to pay more.
 
So if both of you have lost the bet, then you have to come up a little and the dealer has to come down a little, or the status quo will go on ad infinitum.
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Re: How do you figure out the ones who can get credit now days? [fezo] by mitchflorida
Apr 24, 2009 (11:29 am)
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Replying to: fezo (Apr 24, 2009 9:57 am)

For every story like that, there are 100 stories of young people going into the dealership dressed like they are going to the beach.
 
I think anyone dressed neatly and professionally will get treated properly, no matter how much or little a person has in his checking account.
 
I personally would probably call the police if someone came in the showroom wearing a bathrobe and slippers. Hopefully he was wearing something under his bathrobe.
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Re: GMAC & Ford Credit [joel0622] by verdugo
Apr 24, 2009 (11:50 am)
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Replying to: joel0622 (Apr 24, 2009 10:02 am)

Joel,
 
Good to have you back posting more frequently. I've always enjoyed your posts.
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Re: GMAC & Ford Credit [verdugo] by joel0622
Apr 24, 2009 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: verdugo (Apr 24, 2009 11:50 am)

Thanks, I usually hang around until some riff raff shows up then go away until you all run them off
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Re: How do you figure out the ones who can get credit now days? [mitchflorida] by fezo
Apr 24, 2009 (12:06 pm)
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Replying to: mitchflorida (Apr 24, 2009 11:29 am)

You know, I don't know if I asked about anything under the bath robe.... The guy has since passed but he was a character.
 
I'm sure you wouldn't do well if you figured everybody dressed like that was a sale...
 
Of course i knew a guy who used to dress nice and say his dad (he was in his early 20s at the time) was going to buy him a V-12 car for college graduation as a way of getting test drives. He got quite a few. He was a complete waste of anyone's time but he had his fun.
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Re: How do you figure out the ones who can get credit now days? [mitchflorida] by snakeweasel
Apr 24, 2009 (5:51 pm)
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Replying to: mitchflorida (Apr 24, 2009 9:18 am)

The best dressing guy I know, the one who dresses sharp with brand names clothes, the one you would look at and say "now there is a sucessfull guy" makes about $18k/ year.
 
The richest guy I know, the guy who could pay cash for any dealership represented here drives a 10 year old Ford and looks like a bum.
 
Never judge a book by its cover.
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Re: How do you figure out the ones who can get credit now days? [snakewease by mitchflorida
Apr 24, 2009 (6:44 pm)
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Apr 24, 2009 5:51 pm)

the issue isn't money, the issue is respect for the salesman. Who wants to help someone who is dressed like a slob and probably hasn't showered in days?

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