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Car Loans Getting Longer and Longer





It is just astonishing that over a half of new cars are financed with a loan over five years. Probably we should face the reality: if you cannot afford a car, extending the length of your loan will not help (and it will only drag you to a rathole in the long run).

From Bankrate:

Think that car payment would be a little more affordable if you could just spread those payments over another year or two?

If you do, you're not alone. Eighty-nine percent of new car buyers are financing their vehicles for more than four years, and 55 percent select loans that extend more than five years, according to a 2006 study commissioned by the Consumer Bankers Association and conducted by BenchMark Consulting International.

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With used cars, 82 percent of buyers finance for more than four years, and 40 percent opt for payments to run more than five years, according to the study.

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