Posted on November 26, 2009 - by admin

Secured and Unsecured Car Finance

If you’re getting ready to purchase a new car, you basically have two types of loans for making the purchase. You can either get a secured car finance loan, or an unsecured loan. But, your financing options will depend on your credit rating.

If you have a really good credit rating, you are more likely to be able to finance a car without putting up any security. But, if you have a bad credit rating, or no credit at all, it will be much harder to get an unsecured loan. In fact, you may only be able to get one if you have a co-signer.

Generally with a secured loan, the car will stand good for the amount that you borrow. If you fail to make the payments on time, the car will be taken and sold to repay what you borrowed. In some cases, you may have the option to let another piece of property stand good for the loan.

An unsecured car finance loan simply means that you are borrowing the money without having any collateral. In most cases you will have to have close to perfect credit. And, if you get the loan with a cosigner, they will have to have a good credit rating as well.