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Asked: Mar 04, 2008 - 08:53 AM

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rolling negative equity balance into 0% loan?

Can I roll my negative equity on my trade into a new 0% loan?

In Buying & Selling > Car Financing
In Buying & Selling > Car Values > Trade-In Values
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winsan

Date: Mar 04, 2008
Time: 12:27 PM

Probably. It depends on the lender that issues the 0% loan. However, you will be upside down by the time you sign the loan and drive the car off the lot. It's risky.

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micosilver

Date: Mar 05, 2008
Time: 01:30 PM

You can, but usually there is a limit on the amount they will finance, certain percentage of MSRP. Let's say you are buying a car with MSRP of $20,000, and the lender has a limit of 120% of MSRP. You negotiate a selling price of $18,000, $20,000 out the door. Now you can roll $4,000 of negative equity into the new loan. If you lease - you might be able to roll in more, since you are not paying sales tax on the whole car (in most states).

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joel0622

Date: Mar 14, 2008
Time: 09:29 AM

You can roll as much as your credit history will allow. A 780 credit score may be able to get 140% loaned where a 600 may be limited to 115%

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