Ford: car payments??

car payments??

Group: alt.autos.ford Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 5:00pm (EDT+4) From:
rr.com (edb352)
Just 95 more payments and...
What's next for U.S. consumers looking to cut car payments? Believe it
or not, in some areas, 96-month car loans are bubbling up. <<<<<<<

sure, the monthly payment will be less but interest is going to be
massive over the 8 yrs.

People don't seem to care about the interest, just the monthly nut.


eric

And here I thaught that 60 months with a 30% residual was somewhat
crazy......................
Seems the Dealers and the manufacturers are kinda **DESPERATE** to move the
stock they got cluttering up the showroom floors across the planet - note
the top end of the market isn't doing this (at least not here) as they don't
have any wish to kill the market for the dealers ( If you sell it over 8
years the sap(sorry buyer) isn't going to be able to get a new vehicle for 8
years as the interest on his vehicle is more than the value of the car so he
can't sell it for a new model - his insurance could get hairy if it is a
write off and the payout is market value (or even worse book value) and he
finds out that he still owes for a car in the scrapyard)
"Eric Toline" <net> wrote in message
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Actually the longer the term of the loan the HIGHER the interest,
not less.


mike hunt



Eric Toline wrote: 

You obviously have never worked in retail auto sales, if you did
you would know a big majority of sales involve a trade that has a
finance balance due on the previous vehicle that must be carried
over on the next contract. Seems a lot of buyers love to go with
four year finance contracts then trade again in less than four
years.



mike hunt




Sean wrote: 

Re: car payments??

Group: alt.autos.ford Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 9:36pm (EDT+4) From:
com

Actually the longer the term of the loan the HIGHER the interest, not
less.
mike hunt
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What part of what I wrote didn't you understand? The TOTAL monthly
payment of principal and interest will be less over 96 months than 48
but the total of all moneys paid will be more.

Eric

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Eric Toline wrote:
car payments??
Group: alt.autos.ford Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 5:00pm (EDT+4) From:
rr.com (edb352)
Just 95 more payments and...
What's next for U.S. consumers looking to cut car payments? Believe it
or not, in some areas, 96-month car loans are bubbling up. <<<<<<<

(et)
sure, the monthly payment will be less but interest is going to be
massive over the 8 yrs.

People don't seem to care about the interest, just the monthly nut.
eric

> Just 95 more payments and... 

I say you need only look as far as the home mortgage industry for
creative ideas on how to finance car. I see interest only home loans,
125% home loans, 30 year home loans given to people in their 70's,
etc.

"Childfree Scott" <com> wrote in message
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or 

The homes don't usually lose value. Vehicles do.

You can even get an unsecured loan (a.k.a., credit card, student loan).

Jeff