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Have you ever felt like you bought an auto and financed it and
don't really know if you got the right price or financing
arrangements after it was all over? Well, don't feel alone. This
is a common experience for many people who make auto purchases.
Guidelines for negotiating the car price can be found elsewhere,
but we want to share some helpful tips on getting that vehicle
financed at the best rates and terms for you.
The first step is to make sure that you negotiate the car's
price separate from the vehicle financing arrangements. Most
dealers want to lump it all together because they can hide quite
a bit of the actual price of the vehicle in the loan contract,
and they will usually just try to meet a monthly payment figure
that you can live with rather than disclose all the details
about the loan.
So your work actually should begin before you ever visit the
dealer lot. Try to determine beforehand what vehicle(s) you are
interested in buying and become familiar with the average cost
for that vehicle, either online or locally. Then make sure that
it will fit your budget. Most financial experts recommend that
you shouldn't spend more than 10% of your monthly income on
vehicle costs, including the loan, gas, repairs, insurance, etc.
Since you now know the price that you want to pay, you need to
find out what the loan will cost, so visit some auto loan
websites and/or local banks, and apply for an auto loan. See
what rates and terms they offer you. Much of that will be
determined by your credit history. If you can get pre-approved
for a loan, all the better.
Experts also recommend that you try to put at least 20% of the
car price on the loan as a down payment toward the purchase of
the vehicle, either in cash or in the trade equity of your
current vehicle. Why? Well, so many people are being put into
loans these days with longer and longer payback periods and
little down payment and the net result is that if they want to
trade that car in within the first year or so they find that
they actually may owe more on the car than it is even worth. So
using sound financial decisions beforehand can prevent this from
happening.
Now, using all of this information, the price you are willing to
pay for the vehicle you want, the average loan you can get, and
the best terms that you can get that will fit within your
budget, you are now ready to visit the dealer, find the vehicle
you have been thinking about and get the deal that will fit your
needs. Remember to negotiate the price of the vehicle without
financing first. After you settle on the sales price you can
then reveal what finance terms you already have found and see if
they can beat it.
Get the particulars in writing too. What is the price for the
new vehicle? What is the trade amount for your old vehicle if
you have one? If you finance through the dealer, what is the
APR, the total amount financed, the total amount paid at the end
of the loan, the total number of payments and the monthly
payment figure itself? If the dealer will not give this clear,
concise information, leave and go somewhere else to buy. If they
can compete with your prearranged loan terms, then great. If
not, get your auto loan elsewhere.
A word of caution. Keep it to business. It's exciting to buy a
new car and it's also easy to get carried away and buy more
vehicle than you need or previously wanted just because it looks
so good or has so many features that the dealer will try to
convince you that you can't live without. Having predetermined
what car you want and the price you are willing to pay will keep
you safe in these negotiations but only if you stick to your
guns and don't give in to being upsold.
Using these strategies keeps you in control of the negotiation
process and keeps you informed all along the way so that you can
be confident that the vehicle and the auto loan you purchase is
indeed the deal that you wanted.
About the author:
Duane Lipham is the senior editor of http://www.loans.dlbws.com
where you can find free information and advice on getting the
right personal, auto, home equity, mortgage, and refinance loan
for your needs.