Armycop
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My car loans are through credit unions. My rate for 72 months is 2.49%. I doubt they will be offering any buyer incentives for a while on the JL.
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I received a $500 bonus cash incentive from FCA a few weeks ago. It is good on the JL, but expires at the end of February. I should have my JL by then. There’s a place on Jeep’s website to enter your address for updates on the JL. I think that is what triggered it. Also signed up for the bonus drive offer and got accepted pending sending them a paid invoice.My car loans are through credit unions. My rate for 72 months is 2.49%. I doubt they will be offering any buyer incentives for a while on the JL.
Assuming most people are financing, what's everyone's initial plan out there? Although I am not stranger to financing vehicles this my first brand new vehicle purchase. My plan was to have my bank (Langley Federal Credit Union as posted previously) as plan B, but let the dealer try to find the best deal since they have such a large network of banks in the system. Manufacturer financing from what I have seen is out the question (Chrysler finance) since they are high on the apr. I have 5k I want to put down, will do 7k if it makes sense....I'm trying to land a payment under $600. My invoice total with destination is $44,212 (I will use TL so another 1% off that but I'm not trying to dive into all the math here). After my down of 5k that's $39,212 but you have to add tax/tag/title and dealer fees ($499). So I think I can safely be at or under $600 if I go [email protected]% or better (I'm not factoring my trade since that's uncertain, I know I can break even but not sure how much better I can go than that).
Means you can borrow $59k should you choose to do so. Figure out how much you want to finance and once you get the final numbers get a check or have the bank send the dealer a check for the remainder.Dealer sent me link of Chrysler Capital and let me fill out the application. And I got the pre-approve for $59,000. What does this mean ?
This is my first time to finance and I do not know what the process to purchase.
Please share your experience.
Thanks
DEFINITELY shop for credit, especially since you've already made a Credit Report Inquiry (through Chrysler). Multiple inquiries to different financial institutions made around the same time (i.e. when shopping for the same single purchase) will not affect your credit any more than a single one, or will only affect it slightly, so you have nothing to lose. The amount you are approved for ($59,000) is substantial, so your credit is most likely solid. It is the RATE you should be asking about. Chrysler Financial shows 3.26% in their payment configurator, which is for a 60 month deal, meaning that a 72 month contract is north of 3.5%. Look for something in the low 2% range, which is average for those with good-excellent credit, and is usually found through credit unions (many of which you can apply for online, as is the case with many banks). A $40,000 loan at 2% will cost you $2481 in interest over 72 months with a payment of $590, but at 3.5% interest, the same loan will have a payment of $617 and will cost over $4400 in interest, a difference of nearly $2000! That's money you should be pumping into mods, not banks!OK, Thanks for your prompt reply. Is Chrysler Capital good for loan ? Or I need to check other bank ? Thanks
Have you done any looking into your own options? That seems real shady to me for a person driving 2 hours.My dealer could not disclose the APR until I come in physically. But this dealer is 2 hours drive way from me .
I want to pick up tomorrow but I am afraid that dealer's APR is higher than my desire. I do not know how I am able to pick up definitely. Do not want to come back with nothing...