If you have poor credit, you would probably love to lease your next vehicle due to the lower interest rates. While many that are in this situation turn to buy here pay here dealers, they’re very different from leasing. In fact, they’re both something to avoid if you have bad credit.

I hate to say this but leasing a car is a great theory but it is probably not going to be applied to your situation in practice.  Most contractors and leasing companies are not willing to let you lease anything if you lack good credit. The requirements are usually very high, but bad credit lease arrangements are known to happen with some second tier companies. 

You have most likely already been to a dealership and have probably been given some figures.  The good news is you don’t have to take the dealership’s offer.  You can do yourself a favor and get an auto loan over the Internet.  It is quite simple to get approved for an auto loan especially since they don’t look nearly as hard at your credit as leasing companies do.  Your main benefit in this situation is lower interest rates. 

How can that be? 

Do you realize that dealerships raise interest rates?  The same is true for leases, but it is under a different name.  The term for higher interest rates on a lease is “money factor.”   You will pay much more if you let a dealer arrange your auto loan instead of doing it yourself.  This is because the goal of the dealership is to make a proffit on all the loans they take on. 

If you have no money for a down payment, need a lower interest rate and are concerned about how much you will be able to afford per month, the best thing to do is get an auto finance loan through an online lender.

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