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Buying a car, possible with credit card?

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  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You sound alright, would worry about your mates job in Dubai though, that lack of oil has been hurting them for the last couple of years.
  • Eonel
    Eonel Posts: 451 Forumite
    zerog wrote: »
    If it's 0%, then min payments are fine as long as OP is disciplined.

    Even at 0% you must have the self-discipline to pay the credit card the same amount as the loan repayments would have been.

    You do not want to have a car loan hanging around your neck for many years. You do not want the car to fall apart before you finish paying for it - that is a way to debt troubles if you borrow more money to buy another car.

    + Your 0% deal will not last forever - any amounts paid off now mean less interest to pay for the future
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