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#991 of 1023 Advertised financing rates - negotiable? by knight_ru

Sep 01, 2011 (10:07 am)

Out of curiosity - any tips on how to negotiate listed financing rates? I have excellent credit but do not want to pay the advertised 2.9% financing charge in this market.
 
thanks in advance.

#992 of 1023 Re: Advertised financing rates - negotiable? [knight_ru] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 01, 2011 (10:21 am)

Replying to: knight_ru (Sep 01, 2011 10:07 am)
Often the rates are pegged to other incentives, so if you want the incentives you have to pay the rate. This is all set up by the captive financing institution.
 
You can shop for money just like you shop for a car however. If you think you can beat 2.9% privately, go for it.

#993 of 1023 Re: Advertised financing rates - negotiable? [Mr_Shiftright] by knight_ru

Sep 01, 2011 (10:27 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 01, 2011 10:21 am)
For example - a regional bank is offering 2.5 for the same amount of months - If I bring that in, will they match it, or would I just be better off getting approval for that and bypass the negotiation process?

#994 of 1023 Re: Advertised financing rates - negotiable? [knight_ru] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 01, 2011 (11:55 am)

Replying to: knight_ru (Sep 01, 2011 10:27 am)
Well be on your guard here. They may *say* they'll match it, and even write it up at a lower rate, but the contract will read "subject to approval of credit" blah blah---and then you may find that the financing didn't go through even though they gave you the car. Not a good situation.
 
As long as the incentives/rebates on the car (if any) aren't tied to the dealer's financing, then it's a wash as far as I'm concerned. I've always used my own financing as I have access to local assistance if I need it.

#995 of 1023 Financing by superman5

Sep 01, 2011 (7:44 pm)

I have a question about financing.
 
I am planning to purchase a vehicle. My credit score is 738 (EXPERIAN) but I have CC debt about 40% of my available balance and income to debt ratio is about 24%.
 
I have obtained car loans previsouly, paid off two full term loans in last 10 years.
 
I am little worried that my debt might be a problem for me to obtain financing or get a horrible APR rate%.
 
Would it be better to try to get financed by a car dealer or through a bank?
 
Which lender would be easier/more favorable to obtain a loan with good interest rate?
 
I am thinking about applying through one of major banks such as b of a or chase and see what they offer but I dont want them to do a hard inquiry and hurt my credit rating.
 
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

#996 of 1023 Re: Financing [superman5] by jwilliams2

Sep 02, 2011 (6:28 am)

Replying to: superman5 (Sep 01, 2011 7:44 pm)
Well, they will have to do a "hard inquiry" to approve you. The dealer should be able to get you a decent rate, but I would want to have my own approval as a back up and to make sure you get the best rate. Keep in mind:
 
"There is logic built within the FICO credit scoring system that treats multiple mortgage and auto inquiries as one search for credit (a.k.a. only one hard inquiry).
 
The goal of this logic is to prevent consumers from being penalized for being aggressive interest rate shoppers and only count the fact that they’re looking for one loan against them. The alternative is to have their scores negatively impacted for each and every individual inquiry.
 
Some of the versions of the FICO scoring credit-scoring models group inquiries into 14-day increments while others group them into 45-day increments. However, since you don’t know which version of the score you’re being scored with, it's best to do all of your shopping within a 14-day window."

#997 of 1023 Re: Credit denied after taken possession [Mr_Shiftright] by verdugo

Sep 06, 2011 (11:05 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 29, 2011 1:49 pm)
Well in most cases, that's still the cheapest way to buy a car, especially since putting your car money into a savings account isn't very fruitful these days.
 
I totally agree, but that wasn't the OP's original choice. If he had wanted to pay cash, he would've paid cash from the start.

#998 of 1023 Auto Loan advice requested by joe350

Sep 27, 2011 (12:15 pm)

I have a credit score in excess of 725 but was surprised to know that Capital One Auto Finance rejected my loan application of $35000. I do understand that credit score is not the only factor for giving out a loan. I never have financed anything big in my life but have a steady job as Electrical Engineer for the past 4 years after getting out of school. Anyways, now I want to look into other options. I want to know about some of the sources that can pre-approve me for a loan of $35K. I have read about websites such as myautoloan.com but not sure if these are legal sites and am worried about losing my personal information. Are there any auto-loan sources that you can recommend so that I do not have to deal with the dealer financing? Please advise.

#999 of 1023 Re: Auto Loan advice requested [joe350] by dtownfb

Sep 27, 2011 (2:19 pm)

Replying to: joe350 (Sep 27, 2011 12:15 pm)
Did you find out why you were rejected? Did you try your bank or credit union? can you put additional cash toward the purchase of the car and lower the loan amount? Why not the dealer?
 
Here's the section on auto loans from Edmunds: http://www.edmunds.com/car-loan/
 
If you got rejected by Capital One, my fear is you are heading toward a car loan with a high interest rate. Not sure an online auto loan broker is the way to go.

#1000 of 1023 Re: Auto Loan advice requested [dtownfb] by fushigi

Sep 27, 2011 (2:44 pm)

Replying to: dtownfb (Sep 27, 2011 2:19 pm)
Agreed. You need to find out why the loan app was rejected. My guess would be your debt-to-income ratio or you have a high amount of unused credit (empty credit cards with high credit limits).
 
My wife was rejected when she applied for a $21K auto loan last week. Our guess is because some things like our mortgage are in both names (though I pay it) as she has minimal debt otherwise. My income is close to 3x hers but she has a higher credit rating (by 10 points; both are comfortably above 750). Still, when we changed the loan app to joint it was approved.
 
Your credit score is a factor but nowadays the banks and finance companies are taking a closer look at your overall financial picture. And, to be honest, sometimes the factors they use to decide on creditworthiness aren't reasonable.
 
Also, the credit card thing. If you have a lot of available credit you're basically screwed. They won't give you a loan because there's risk of you racking up other debt & not being able to pay it. But, if you cancelled the high availability credit card to eliminate the risk your credit score is dinged as your available credit-to-debt ratio just got worse. You literally can't win, at least short term.

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