car loans
We have had car loans since we got out of bankruptcy. We have had 11 in 4 years. 2 were stupid buys and the rest were smart ones. We bought 2 through dealers. Not smart and we paid more then the cars were worth. The rest were bought privately or through a famiy friend who works for a dealer. We currently have 2 of those 11 cars. They rest were sold and we either came out even paying off the whole loan or ahead. One car we made $1,500 on when we sold it 6 months after we bought it. DH looks long and hard for our car deals. We have a minivan we just bought to replace the one we had sold before we found out we were expecting #4. We owe $7,300 and the loan value is $7,200. We actually only paid $6,800 for the van but for the first time included the sale tax and plates with it. So, that is why it is more that we owe. Our old van had 135,000 miles on it and DH was wondered about me driving it. I travel to family a lot with all the kids by myself.
Also, some of our best cars have had higher miles. High miles is not always bad. It also doesn't hurt that my DH and dad know a lot about cars and can fix most of our problems, which saves a ton of money.
Stefanie
We have had car loans since we got out of bankruptcy. We have had 11 in 4 years. 2 were stupid buys and the rest were smart ones. We bought 2 through dealers. Not smart and we paid more then the cars were worth. The rest were bought privately or through a famiy friend who works for a dealer. We currently have 2 of those 11 cars. They rest were sold and we either came out even paying off the whole loan or ahead. One car we made $1,500 on when we sold it 6 months after we bought it. DH looks long and hard for our car deals. We have a minivan we just bought to replace the one we had sold before we found out we were expecting #4. We owe $7,300 and the loan value is $7,200. We actually only paid $6,800 for the van but for the first time included the sale tax and plates with it. So, that is why it is more that we owe. Our old van had 135,000 miles on it and DH was wondered about me driving it. I travel to family a lot with all the kids by myself.
Also, some of our best cars have had higher miles. High miles is not always bad. It also doesn't hurt that my DH and dad know a lot about cars and can fix most of our problems, which saves a ton of money.
Stefanie
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