![]() The bad news is you have a credit dingThe good news is that's no big deal anymoreHere's a little inside secret from the auto loan business. A lot of dealers have learned they can make money on bad credit car loans -- not so much by jacking up rates to ridiculous levels, but by taking good care of people. Bad credit loan customers are grateful for the second chance and surveys show they are very loyal -- and very likely to be repeat customers. That's crucial -- the average dealer spends $500 per car on marketing, so return customers equal profit. | ||
| Here's another inside fact on the car business. Fewer than half of all car buyers actually buy a car within the first 30 days. People take time to shop around and they take time to save up a bigger down payment. We're all for this -- the best way to cut your auto finance costs is to boost your downpayment. | ||
| So by all means click the apply now link if you've saved up your down payment, if you've set your budget and researched your price range. If you haven't done those things yet, then we really encourage you to do so -- and to come back here when you're ready to shop your application to hundreds of possible lenders. Like we said, bad credit car loan customers are loyal customers, and we trust you'll remember who was talking to you like an adult. Our online car loan application is one of the shortest on the Web, we've been doing this longer than most any of our competitors, and we are linked up with the strongest lenders in the auto loan industry. We look forward to serving you, either down the road or right now. | ||






