Buy Here Pay Here Dealer

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by scott free

$1500 for a car these days, is almost wasted money.

You can get lucky and find a real gem once in a while, but in most instances they're not even worth driving, just a perpetual drag on the pocketbook.

Its usually better to pony up and get something as new and nice as possible.

I disagree
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[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by scott free

$1500 for a car these days, is almost wasted money.

You can get lucky and find a real gem once in a while, but in most instances they're not even worth driving, just a perpetual drag on the pocketbook.

Its usually better to pony up and get something as new and nice as possible.

You can get a year out of a $1500 car if you budget $500 for repairs. She will wind up paying more than that in interest in the first year if she takes out a high interest loan.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by scott free

$1500 for a car these days, is almost wasted money.

You can get lucky and find a real gem once in a while, but in most instances they're not even worth driving, just a perpetual drag on the pocketbook.

Its usually better to pony up and get something as new and nice as possible.

I agree with Jason and also disagree with this statement.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Buy here pay here is a nightmare in most cases. That being said, if she is a 590 or so a regular bank/dealership will get her bought. I have seen 470s get bought under the right circumstances. I would exhaust every avenue of traditional financing before getting interest bombed by a buy here pay here lot.

Can a 590 really get a car loan, because that's where I'm at. Almost all of my bad credit comes from struggling to pay off my college loans (went through a period of shitty paying jobs and couldn't afford the nearly $600/mo in payments) and not having any other credit. I'm going to need a car, I could afford the higher interest payments but I'd rather pay 7% interest than 20%

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by DrunkBassGuitar

Can a 590 really get a car loan, because that's where I'm at. Almost all of my bad credit comes from struggling to pay off my college loans (went through a period of shitty paying jobs and couldn't afford the nearly $600/mo in payments) and not having any other credit. I'm going to need a car, I could afford the higher interest payments but I'd rather pay 7% interest than 20%

Yes, it will likely be from a sub prime lender, and not EVERY 590 can get a car loan, as there is more that goes into it than just a score.

Bring everything you can to the table, money down especially. Time on job, low debt to income, not a boatload of debt, good payment history with at least 1 lender, even if you have missed other payments. Any/all of these things will help you get bought. You also need to pick the right car, consider things like a total cost of 10k or less, but something with decent miles. You might have to buy a 60k mile cobalt or Focus or something, with not alot of options, but its about the bank being secure, and they like newer cars with lower miles better.

Like I said, I have seen scores in the 400s bought before under the right circumstances.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Originally Posted by hometeam

Yes, it will likely be from a sub prime lender, and not EVERY 590 can get a car loan, as there is more that goes into it than just a score.

Bring everything you can to the table, money down especially. Time on job, low debt to income, not a boatload of debt, good payment history with at least 1 lender, even if you have missed other payments. Any/all of these things will help you get bought. You also need to pick the right car, consider things like a total cost of 10k or less, but something with decent miles. You might have to buy a 60k mile cobalt or Focus or something, with not alot of options, but its about the bank being secure, and they like newer cars with lower miles better.

Like I said, I have seen scores in the 400s bought before under the right circumstances.

something with between 50k and 100k made in the last 8 or so years is what I would like if it's reliable. how much does income play into the loan decision, because (not wanting to brag) I make good money (about $18.50/hr). i don't have any repos or leins or bankruptcies, just not much credit and what I do have ain't so good. all of my debt comes from my student loans, but there is a lot of it (around 50k total).

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by DrunkBassGuitar

something with between 50k and 100k made in the last 8 or so years is what I would like if it's reliable. how much does income play into the loan decision, because (not wanting to brag) I make good money (about $18.50/hr). i don't have any repos or leins or bankruptcies, just not much credit and what I do have ain't so good. all of my debt comes from my student loans, but there is a lot of it (around 50k total).

Well debt to income can be a deal breaker in some cases. When I bank looks at your DTI they look at your current monthly outgo versus your gross income. If your making 18.50 your making roughly 3330 a month (x40/x4.5) Your monthly bills (this includes things like your rent, and any debt payments not things like your electric bill etc) determine your DTI. All banks have different debt to income requirements but the lower the better obviously. You can't forget that they will also look at the new incoming car payment when determining loan factors too, so that goes back to choosing the right car (right year to get an acceptable term/payment option) There are lots of things that go into that loan decision like I mentioned before. Banks have different combinations which work for them, but basically they look at DTI, Score, total debt, and some banks things like time on job or time at address. They then assign you a tier based on that score, and what tier you end up in decides what kind/amount of loan you can get, if any.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

If she couldn't make the payment how can she make the down?

[KurtCobain]

How has she not hit rock bottom? This sounds pretty bottom.

[Craash]

Originally Posted by Argo

How has she not hit rock bottom? This sounds pretty bottom.

I consider rock bottom to be the point where you realize your actions are responsible for the mess you are in and you have the internal growth that allows you to change your bad choices and start crawling out of the hole you created.

In her mind, she just keeps having bad luck and none of it is her fault.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Craash

I consider rock bottom to be the point where you realize your actions are responsible for the mess you are in and you have the internal growth that allows you to change your bad choices and start crawling out of the hole you created.

This is where I currently live!

[Bugeater]

Tell her to get her life together and then she can worry about a car.

[KurtCobain]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Tell her to get her life together and then she can worry about a car.

lol. Wtf, a car isn't a luxury.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Argo

lol. Wtf, a car isn't a luxury.

It's possible to get by without one.

[KurtCobain]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

It's possible to get by without one.

Not with small kids. and how do you get to work if you don't live by a busstop? How do you get the kids to day care/ School?