Financing A Car
The year we turn 16 is a special one for all of us. This is the year we are finally considered grown up (at least to some extent) by our families and the law, because this is the year we are allowed or given the privilege of being able to drive. That can only mean one thing - a car!
Financing a car of your own is not an easy task, as it requires not just money, but a lot of hard work and commitment beforehand. When you’re financing a car, you have several options to choose between, be it using your savings or getting loans from various sources. If you can manage it, financing a car with your own savings is really something to boast about. Saving up all that cash to pay for the first down payment of your car will mean that you can show to the world that not only are you the proud owner of your own set of wheels, you got to this level because you worked for it.
There’s nothing wrong in getting a loan for financing a car, even if it is from your parents. If your are about to get your first car, then it is most probable that your parents are the ones financing a car, but you will need to pay them back in some way or the other. Working in a company for more than a certain number of years mean that you are eligible to apply and receive a loan from that company for the reason of financing a car, and a stipulated amount will be cut off from your monthly salary for a certain number of months until the loan is paid off. More often than not there is some kind of interest rate that applies to this loan, but the rates are generally much lower than the going rates in the market. Loans or leases from banks are a whole other kettle of fish. For one, financing a car through a loan or a lease from the bank could be a hassle for the sole reason of the interest rates involved in them. Banks usually charge pretty high interest rates (which have only risen higher in the present economic situation), and so if you are financing a car through these means you will end up paying the bank almost double the amount of the loan or lease you have received.
As with all other things, think about all your options available and decide on which suits your pocket, lifestyle and budget the best. And enjoy your car!
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