Buy a new car when your old car is PIF and low milage and great shape

[marty56]

I recently looked a 2013 Taurus SHO and for the first time in my life I had a PIF car with low millage and I was amazed how different I was treated then if I had been upside down or even just a small balance on the car.  FICO score aside I think I was offered a better deal price and credit wise because of that.  Sadly I was deined by DW even though I was offered a great deal and price.  LOL it was easier to work on my credit then DW.

[StartingOver10]

lol...

[HoldingOntoHope]

Yeah the DW / DH approval process can be the worst part of the experience. I don't have that problem anymore but in CA anyway after a length of time (10+ years is the long term marriage law I believe) it can be "Cheaper to Keep Her" in the lifetime financial sense.

[grassfeeder]

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@HoldingOntoHope wrote:

Yeah the DW / DH approval process can be the worst part of the experience. I don't have that problem anymore but in CA anyway after a length of time (10+ years is the long term marriage law I believe) it can be "Cheaper to Keep Her" in the lifetime financial sense.

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that's no lie!  my girlfriend got divorced in CA after 10 years - which is legally considered long term - and asked for NOTHING more than what the State alloted her.  Lets just saw I wept when I saw the payout....