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car finance with a poor credit rating

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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Can you look at leasing a fancy motor for 3 years maybe? It doesn't require big cash upfront and whilst you could call it lost money, so is the money you will lose in interest at a poor credit history APR (if you can find a lender). That will give you 3 years of a new car plus a chance to save up to buy the car out at the end of the agreement. There's a Chinese lady up North who seems to do very fair deals, there are bound to be others, and we get to solve your problem quickly and easily!
  • masterlumps
    masterlumps Posts: 542 Forumite
    bootnec wrote: »
    hi, no other reason than thats the car i want.

    thanks.


    and that is the reason this country is in such a damn financial mess

    it may well be the car you WANT but you clearly cannot afford it
  • Most car finance companies will go on your credit rating only, they do not ask for income/debts and most do not ask you to provide wage slips.

    I purchased a car on finance last year and my husband did a finance agreement yesterday and neither of us were asked for income/debts/wage slips etc.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    No chance whatsoever.
  • bootnec
    bootnec Posts: 16 Forumite
    and that is the reason this country is in such a damn financial mess

    it may well be the car you WANT but you clearly cannot afford it

    what a pointless post you how on earth is that the reason this country is in a financial mess??,

    not being able to buy somthing outright does not mean i cant afford to have it.

    more than 90% of new cars in britain are bought through some finance arrangement whether it be PCP HP etc.

    i suggest you keep your ill informed opinoins to your self your clearly an idiot.

    i wanted peoples suggestions on the best option after all that is the reason this forum exsists.
  • bootnec
    bootnec Posts: 16 Forumite
    Thanks all for the replys to the actuall question i asked.
  • jon_boy75
    jon_boy75 Posts: 364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    bootnec wrote: »
    hi, no other reason than thats the car i want.

    thanks.

    somebody please shoot me in the effing head!

    these posts get more and more ridiculous
  • jon_boy75
    jon_boy75 Posts: 364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    bootnec wrote: »
    i wanted peoples suggestions on the best option after all that is the reason this forum exsists.

    the best option is to buy a car you can afford with a credit rating such as yours
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    jon_boy75 wrote: »
    somebody please shoot me in the effing head!

    a bootneck sounds just the guy to do it :rotfl: (slang for Royal Marine)
  • jon_boy75
    jon_boy75 Posts: 364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    bootnec wrote: »
    if wage slips will have no effect on the outcome of the application would a large deposit help much? by much i mean enough for it to be approved

    also when i say garages i ment main dealers bmw,audi etc

    the larger deposit the better, yes
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