My credit scores are 602 - 550 - 510. My utilization is 118%. ( I think this mainly comes from one credit card. Limit is 100. balance is 1,700. i recently paid this off)
I have an open auto loan that still has $6,000 balance.
I have had 3 auto loans in my life. This current one is the only one that has ever had lates. it has 30-60-90 day lates. All 3 of them are from the last 3 months.
Im trying to get a new car now. ford explorer. cost around $38,000.
i have $10,000 saved for my new car.
Should I pay the current loan of and have less for a down payment.
Or pay my regular payments and have more of a down payment.
Would i be approved for this second auto loan?
Full Version: Bigger down payment for new car? or payoff current loan.
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In the main section of this forum, there are two pinned topics both of which are read only topics. The first concerns Bank and Credit Union rates and tiers. You might find this useful in predicting an interest rate on your next vehicle purchase. The second is a general purpose credit application that you can use to get an idea if you might qualify for an automotive product loan based on an insider's perspective of the information you provide.
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Please post the credit app within this thread for review.
Your Age? 52
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? Yes
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan? 3
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan? 0
Your current open auto loan is financed with? Toyota Financial
Your current open auto loan payment is? 313
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle? 0
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best) 7
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 11,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
new ford explorer. price would be around 38,000
please let me know. should i pay off the current loan and have less of a down payment or not? i owe 6,000 on current loan
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? Yes
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan? 3
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan? 0
Your current open auto loan is financed with? Toyota Financial
Your current open auto loan payment is? 313
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle? 0
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best) 7
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 11,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
new ford explorer. price would be around 38,000
please let me know. should i pay off the current loan and have less of a down payment or not? i owe 6,000 on current loan
declined. Consumer does not qualify for 2nd auto loan.
here's a new app for my second senerio
Your Age? 52
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? no
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan?
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan?
Your current open auto loan is financed with?
Your current open auto loan payment is?
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle?
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best)
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 4,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
new ford explorer. price would be around 38,000
Your Age? 52
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? no
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan?
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan?
Your current open auto loan is financed with?
Your current open auto loan payment is?
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle?
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best)
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 4,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
new ford explorer. price would be around 38,000
Declined. NSF income to support amount requested.
So whats my best bet to go about getting this?
at a monthly gross income of $1700, I'd be impressed were you to be approved for an amount that would generate a payment of much over $300.00.
Your income and scores are prohibiting factors.
So, enough money down to simply make the payment fit within lender guidlines.
Your income and scores are prohibiting factors.
So, enough money down to simply make the payment fit within lender guidlines.
Ok, what if i add my sister as a co-signer her scores are 491 -502 -472 but her income is 4,000 monthly.
You could always add a qualified co-applicant to the loan. Some lenders will consider co-applicant who do not reside at the same address some will not.
Then both applicants files will be merged and evaluated.
Then both applicants files will be merged and evaluated.
OP, you need to seriously think about this. You are in your 50s. I personally do not think it would be in your best interest to go out and put your "retirement" in jeopardy by making such a LARGE purchase. I mean, most of your income would be going to a car payment. One misstep, and it could be a disaster. Besides, you'd probably lose 70% of that $10k down payment in depreciation in the 1st year. Also, add in the astronomical gas prices, you'd be potentially committing financial suicide. So personally, I would just hold off on that.
If you just NEED to have an SUV, try for like a 2005-2006 Explorer. At least then, you would probably save about $10k off the bat, because most of the depreciation may have already taken place.
One more problem you may run into is that with scores so low, no matter what the down payment is, it will be VERY difficult for you to qualify for ANY rate incentives, EVEN if you did get approved for a loan. So you may get like a 19% interest rate.
Anyway, just think it through. Good luck whatever you decide.
If you just NEED to have an SUV, try for like a 2005-2006 Explorer. At least then, you would probably save about $10k off the bat, because most of the depreciation may have already taken place.
One more problem you may run into is that with scores so low, no matter what the down payment is, it will be VERY difficult for you to qualify for ANY rate incentives, EVEN if you did get approved for a loan. So you may get like a 19% interest rate.
Anyway, just think it through. Good luck whatever you decide.
that wasn't all my money, just the money i've saved for a car. but after daddy's response it did make me think because i am buying a house now. i should really be saving so here's my new app.
Your Age? 52
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? Yes
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan? 3
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan? 0
Your current open auto loan is financed with? Toyota Financial
Your current open auto loan payment is? 313
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle? 0
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best) 7
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 7,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
chevy colbat. price after options 15,858. not including employee discount i have
Your Age? 52
Your Equifax Credit Score? 510
Your Experian Credit Score? 550
Your TransUnion Credit Score? 602
How many years have you been on file with Equifax? 22
How many years have you been on file with Experian? 22
How many years have you been on file with TransUnion? 22
YOUR PREVIOUS AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT HISTORY
Do you have an open auto loan? Yes
Will this open auto loan be a trade-in? No
How many late pays within the last 12 months on the currently open loan? 3
How many late pays within the last 13-24 months on the currently open loan? 0
Your current open auto loan is financed with? Toyota Financial
Your current open auto loan payment is? 313
Estimated amount you may be upside down in this vehicle? 0
Rate your payment history on this open auto loan from 1-10 (1=poor:10=Best) 7
YOUR REVOLVING CREDIT HISTORY
Total number of revolving account(s) you have? 12
Total percentage utilized overall? 118
How many of your revolving accounts are store cards? 3
How many of your revolving accounts are major credit cards? (i.e. Amex, MC, Visa) 9
How many of your revolving accounts are known subprime credit cards (i.e. Aspire, 1st Premier) 0
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
How long at your current residence? 17 years
Do you Rent or have a Mortgage, or Live w/Relative or Other? mortgage
Your Monthly Rent or Mortgage payment? 433
How long have you held your current job? 13 years
Your total provable monthly gross income is? 1,700
Your provable monthly gross income is provable via what method? (i.e. computerized paycheck stub, or tax return, or bank statements) pay checks
Is there additional monthly income? What amount monthly?
Describe the source.
Is the additional monthly income provable?
Spousal income is not applicable.
YOUR DOWNPAYMENT
Please tell me your exact down payment in cash? (rebates and trade equity are not considered, please input a dollar value only.) 7,000
Does any credit repository contain any Public Record? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Does any credit repository contain any Collection Account(s)? no
If yes, please very briefly describe.
Please rate your overall creditworthiness on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10= best)7
Please rate your Installment credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 8
Please rate your Revolving credit history on a scale of 1-10 (1=poor, 10=best) 6
New or Used vehicle you are considering: Please very briefly describe.
chevy colbat. price after options 15,858. not including employee discount i have
QUOTE(dwhatshappenin @ Apr 17 2008, 12:43 PM) 
chevy colbat. price after options 15,858. not including employee discount i have
That's what I'm talking about!!!
consumer does not qualify for multiple auto loans.
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