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Learn How to Benefit From Buying Cars on Finance
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Learn How to Benefit From Buying Cars on Finance

- by Michael Widianto

Many of us assume that the best way to buy a new car is to use our own savings. However there has never been a better time to take out finance deals. Borrowing rates are competitive and it could actually work out to be more cost effective for you to buy cars on finance and leave your savings where they are.

There are many ways in which you can make car finance work best for you. It does pay to learn as much as possible before you sign up to any agreements. Making the most of buying cars on finance requires a good understanding of the market. Here are a few tips to get you started.

1. Only Borrow What You Need

When you approach buying cars on finance it is important that you only borrow what you need. The best way to start is too decide what type of car you need. Take a look around at the makes and models available that would suit your purpose. This will give you a good idea of what you need to borrow when it comes to finding a loan.

Many people start by finding out how much they could borrow and then looking at cars. Buying cars on finance this way can mean you take on a much higher loan than you really need. This can put a strain on your finances and could leave you struggling to meet the repayments.

2. Look at Both Online and Offline Quotes

Finding the best deals when buying cars on finance is about shopping around. You need to get quotes from several different sources to find out which lenders can offer you the best deals. The Internet is a great place for finding cheap offers on credit product such as car loans. However you …

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Land of the Rising Reputations - Survey Finds Top Seven Most Reliable Car-Makers Are All Japanese
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Land of the Rising Reputations – Survey Finds Top Seven Most Reliable Car-Makers Are All Japanese

- by Michael Widianto

The only non-Japanese makes to achieve a top ten place were Skoda, Kia and Mini, in eighth, ninth and 10th respectively. Skoda builds most of its cars in the Czech Republic, while Kia is Malaysian, and Mini, of course, builds many of the models, which would have been included in the survey, in Cowley, just outside Oxford.

The survey used data taken from Warranty Direct’s 50,000 ‘live’ policies, which cover cars between three and 10 years old. There was bad news for British car-makers in the survey, as out of the 32 car makes it covered, four were British – with Land Rover faring the worst of all, with MG, Vauxhall and Rover also in the bottom 10, at fifth, sixth and ninth lowest-ranked respectively.

Just one in 14 (seven per cent) of Hondas covered by Warranty Direct policies needed attention during 2009, the survey found, while more than half (53 per cent) of Land Rovers subject to such cover had to be returned for repairs. Honda’s top place was its fifth in a row in this survey.

The cars studied were all between three and 10 years old, which is the age range of most of the used cars bought in the UK. Buying a used car and arranging used car finance are undertakings which must be entered into seriously, so polls such as this often reflect the types of cars which are in most demand as used buys. When arranging bad credit car finance, the car itself can often be taken as security for the loan, so more reliable makes are always considered to be a wise buy. While many of these can be hard to find, it is always worth a buyer persisting if they have set their heart of owning a particular make, and not being …

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