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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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I am getting rid of the laguna and at present am debt free, (apart from my credit card which is taking a battering for my house improvments, but i plan to have that clear again in afew months)
Anyways I dont have any loans and the laguna and rst are bought and paid for, but i paid 4900 for the laguna and think its only worth 2-2.5k max so I am thinking of getting a car loan or buying a focus on the ford options thing as I can only afford to put a grand to my car at the mo cos of all the home improvments and so on and dont want a shit heap and want a nice newish car, but am not sure
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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If you can't wait get one but if you can, sort yourself out a savings account and wait a few years which I will do in the future after taking out a loan for my first real car (rst after 3 other escorts )!
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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don't get a loan from the car dealer, mega interest, get a bank loan and and buy cash, lower interest rate plus you can haggle the price of the car down with an outright buy or better still buy one that's a year old or so with low miles, that way the first owner has suffered the initial depresiation cost and you get a motor that will only loose a small amount for a year or two.

If you have the never, visit an auction, get new motors going through dirt cheap, and as a private bidder, you can out bid the dealers as they need to buy and mark it up.

My mate got a loan from a garge and was paying £180 a month, he found out after a year that only £90 a month came of the loan, the remainder was interest.
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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yeah avoid finance

infact avoid a loan if ya can, i dont owe anymoney as i cant afford it tbh
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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I work for a ford dealership, PM me what your looking for and i'll give you some prices per month etc.

Max
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by maxest
I work for a ford dealership, PM me what your looking for and i'll give you some prices per month etc.

Max

now thats a REAL car sales man , even when hes home hes selling

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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
Originally Posted by maxest
I work for a ford dealership, PM me what your looking for and i'll give you some prices per month etc.

Max

now thats a REAL car sales man , even when hes home hes selling



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