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Factors to Consider When Looking For Your Guaranteed Car Finance

Factors to Consider When Looking For Your Guaranteed Car Finance

  • If your car is on its last legs, you may have started to look around for a replacement. However, have you given any thought as to how you are going to pay for your new or used vehicle? If your credit rating is excellent you have plenty of choices, if yours is less than perfect you could struggle to find someone willing to lend you money and in this case you may have to apply for guaranteed car finance.
  • When looking for finance you may be able to find the best deal online through a specialist motoring website. Interest rates can vary considerably and a specialist could help you to get a suitable deal for your circumstances.
  • Before you apply for your finance for your purchase, you may want to check your own credit file. You can do this online and you will then know exactly what lenders will see when you apply for credit. The worse your credit rating looks (ie if you have CCJs, missed payments etc) the less the chance of you obtaining approval for credit.
  • Decide if you want to pay a deposit before looking into borrowing. Some lenders could ask you to put down so much towards the vehicle while others may offer you finance without a deposit. If you can put a small deposit down towards the purchase, you may have to borrow less meaning you will have less to repay.
  • Work out how long you want to take your finance over before applying. It can be tempting to stretch the term out over the longest period possible. However, remember that the longer you are in repaying the money borrowed, the more interest the loan will accumulate and the more you will have to repay. You may find that you could borrow over a period of 1 to 5 years depending on the cost of the vehicle. Make sure that the repayments will be comfortably met, too, As if it will be a struggle, then you maybe need to lower the amount you want to borrow.
  • As you are taking out guaranteed car finance independently rather than asking the dealer for forecourt finance, you may be able to walk into the showroom with money, which puts you in a great situation for bargaining with the dealer.
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Louis Rix is a Director of NetCars, one of the UK's leading motoring websites. First established in January 2000, its mission is to become the number one site for used car searches. NetCars provide Guaranteed Car Finance.

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