I’m not on the line or anything but I recently bought a car. Decided to blow a fat wad last month and pay off half of it. The cars worth 29k and I owe just under 15k.
I forgot a payment on thanksgiving(thought I was on autopay) and got a super threatening phone call about possibilities if I didn’t pay by EOD Friday.
Obviously I paid it because it was my mistake and they even waived the late fee for me. But it got me thinking. Let’s say I said screw you(which I’m not because I value my credit that I worked and continue to work hard to rebuild) and didn’t pay. If they take my car back do I get the positive equity? I couldn’t find much with my lender given that it’s a tiny local credit union.
Purely for educational purposes here.
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So I’ve read my contract and it simply states that the asset of found in default would be forfeited. That seems criminal Timmy given that I’ve already put nearly $20,000 into US $30,000 vehicle.
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Another way to handle this situation is to finance the whole car, but keep your down payment in the bank and pay extra each month, or even just wait until it is half paid off and then pay the rest off in a chunk. You are correct it is kinda a scam, so if you are worried, keep the cash in your pocket and then stay in control.
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