First, sit down and calculate.
Get all the other financial considerations out of the way (i.e., mortgage, food, utility bills) and work with the figure that you are left with.
Remember to add car maintenance costs such as gas and insurance to your set of figures so that you would have a ballpark amount of what you can pay for the used car loan that you plan to obtain.
A good rule is for you to use approximately 20% of your monthly income as an allotment for your car expenses.
Once you have your budget determined, make sure that you stick with your budget and not overspend.
>>Look at your options.
Once you have determined the budget, you may now decide where to obtain the auto loan from.
*Bank, Dealer or Person-to-Person? Do not look at banks as a primary option, as they will not lend you money for a used car which is more than a few years old.
A kinder option is to check out online lenders which are generally cheaper. There are a lot of web sites which offer a loan calculator. Just sign-up online and they will send you price quotes.
The third and best option is dealing with a person directly. You may want to check out used car dealers within your area. This way, you can ask a lot of questions about the financing of the used car loan. Dealing with a person directly will also allow you to iron out details like deposits and monthly installments.
>>Research and do your homework.
If you have already determined your budget and where to get the auto loan from, you can now choose the car that you want to drive home. Consider your own needs, or your family's - if you have one - in determining the car model that you want to own.
>>Choose.
Check out everything that you need to know about the vehicle that you want to own. Consider the speed of the car, the model and the price. Once you have narrowed down your options and considered everything, you may now proceed and obtain that used car loan and get behind the wheels.
