Should I pay off my car loan before getting a mortgage, or use that money for down payment? [more inside]
posted by zavulon on Jun 23, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm a student, looking to take out a first time auto loan for a car. I want a used car, and would like to spend no more than $3,000. My credit is alright, not stellar, and I have student loans. What can I expect in this process, and how can I better my chances of getting a loan? [more inside]
posted by thatbrunette on Mar 1, 2009 - 13 answers

My boyfriend Brett recently ran into a problem with GAP insurance that he purchased, and we are looking for a little direction to see where he can go from here. It looks as though he was defrauded by the car dealership that he purchased his car from, as well as potentially by the GAP provider, but the car dealership is now in bankruptcy, no one will return our calls, and he is stuck with $3200 in debt that he can't afford. [more inside]
posted by etherealclarity on Dec 29, 2008 - 7 answers

Please help -- How do you buy a new car in California for cash? Dealer has agreed to a cash deal, but at 11th hour, insists on signing a loan agreement?!? Help my cuz get this guy to close a cash deal. [more inside]
posted by ScarletPumpernickel on Aug 22, 2007 - 29 answers

Using a 0% interest credit card to pay the difference between our trade-in and a used car? [more inside]
posted by saucy on Jul 18, 2007 - 8 answers

Beyond the obvious (Google and MeFi searches have been done), what can I do to restore my credit over the next 2 and half years? [more inside]
posted by The Deej on Jul 7, 2007 - 9 answers

So I finally bought my first car (not counting the 20 year old brown volvo I part owned for 3 months in Canada). During the 'chat' with the finance person at the dealership he was adamant about two things that puzzled me [more inside]
posted by Rc on Oct 2, 2006 - 14 answers