Need *quick* help, buying new/used car, leasing or what?
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Thread created 04-11-2012 by floete
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Buy something at least 5 years old, it's lost about 2/3 of its value by then. Don't let her bury herself any more in debt. Especially with gas prices, trucks are dropping in value very quickly. Heck,...
Need *quick* help, buying new/used car, leasing or what?
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It depends, if this would entail a refi and she's already done this a few times then she's basically re-paying the same interest over and over. It may be more affordable as far as payments are...
Need *quick* help, buying new/used car, leasing or what?
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Sounds like you're in a "Cheap, Fast, Good. Pick any two.." situation. Since you gotta go fast, either a cheap (not so good) truck fast; or a good (not so cheap) truck fast.
My feeling is that,...
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Thread created 04-11-2012 by floete
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One other thing I thought of, is you could check to see if there are any public auto auctions scheduled for you area in the near future; if you have 3k cash you might be able to score a deal quickly.
Need *quick* help, buying new/used car, leasing or what?
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thanks.
and you think credit union would be better than home equity loan?
Need *quick* help, buying new/used car, leasing or what?
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My girlfriend's truck blew up three weeks ago -- it was a total loss -- and she is in desperate need of a replacement, mainly because she's a landscape gardener and it's her work truck. problem is,...
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This is sound advice, if she's willing to drop her 4 cyl requirement and assuming she doesn't do so many miles gas cost would overcome the savings.
Do keep in mind that some banks/CU's have a...
