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I need a 3k loan

Where can i get the best deal?

I need the loan for a car.

Should i pay of in 1 year or should i get a longer loan?

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  • What debt do you already have?
    What do you earn?
    What's your credit history like?
    What do you need it for?
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • MFWannabe
    MFWannabe Posts: 2,480 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Where can i get the best deal?

    I need the loan for a car.

    Should i pay of in 1 year or should i get a longer loan?

    You need to state how much debt you already have; if any and how much you earn
    MFW 2025 #50: £1989.73/£6000

    12/08/25: Mortgage: £62,500.00
    12/06/25: Mortgage: £65,000.00
    07/03/25: Mortgage: £67,000.00
    18/01/25: Mortgage: £68,500.14
    27/12/24: Mortgage: £69,278.38 

    27/12/24: Debt: £0 🥳😁
    27/12/24: Savings: £12,000

    12/08/25: Savings: £12,000



  • redpete
    redpete Posts: 4,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    What debt do you already have?
    What do you earn?
    What's your credit history like?
    What do you need it for?

    How much can you afford to pay back each month?
    How certain are you that your income will stay the same over the next 1, 3, 5 years?
    Do you expect any pay rise in the near future?
    How likely are your financial circumstances to change in the near future?
    What is your shoe size?
    loose does not rhyme with choose but lose does and is the word you meant to write.
  • ethan1066
    ethan1066 Posts: 19 Forumite
    if you can pay bank it in one year ..then it would be best for you..
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    redpete wrote: »
    ...
    What is your shoe size?
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Ferdy147
    Ferdy147 Posts: 130 Forumite
    1) You don't 'need a loan' you want a loan.
    2) Pay any loan back as soon as you possibly can
    3) Why spend £3k of money you don't have on a car? Surely you could get something cheaper for the short term and save up for later.

    As helpful as the posters are on this forum I really think they should take the stance of only borrow money where its absolutely necessary. Hope you don't think I'm being an !!!! but just trying to prevent you from, a few months down the line, being one of the posters here saying u've taken a payday loan to pay off a loan you did not need in the first place.
  • andymc29
    andymc29 Posts: 462 Forumite
    totally agree with the above poster. Also, what happens if the car dies after a few months??? You're stuck with a loan for a car you don't own. Maybe buying a £1000 car might be better as it could get you by for a year while you save up the cash for a better one that'll last longer.
    Bank Loans: [STRIKE]£25000[/STRIKE] £0- Barclay Card 14%: [STRIKE]£2500[/STRIKE] £0- Student Loan: [STRIKE]£12,500[/STRIKE] £0
    Current total [STRIKE]£40,000[/STRIKE] £0:j (100% PAID OFF)
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