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Refinancing my car to a better car less price

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Refinancing my car to a better car less price I bought a car less than a month ago and I haven’t registered it yet but I found another car which is cheaper and better. Can I still refinance the car without registering yet? submitted by /u/Similar_Emphasis_832

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-11-09

21.6% apr on a $11.6k car loan…

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21.6% apr on a $11.6k car loan… I had to leave an abusive house situation and made the poor decision to finance a car with 21.6% interest because I was desperate and my mother refused to let me use the old car she had given me if I left. I’m paying $400 car payments every month for the past 6 months of a 60 month loan. I’m seeing the amount going towards interest decreasing an…

Reddit Personal Finance 548 2024-11-09

LPT: Keep a plastic bag in your car for trash.

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LPT: Keep a plastic bag in your car for trash. Instead of letting wrappers and receipts pile up, keep a small plastic bag in your car to collect trash. It keeps things tidy and makes it easier to dispose of trash when you stop somewhere. submitted by /u/AhmedOsamaMath

Life Pro Tips 1.0k 2024-11-09

This Lease For A 2024 Fiat 500e At $19 A Month And $0 Down Is Basically A Free Car

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This Lease For A 2024 Fiat 500e At $19 A Month And $0 Down Is Basically A Free Car The Fiat 500e is small, electric and starts a little under $35,000. It’s also more spacious than the old 500e and comes with significantly more range. Unfortunately for Fiat, there aren’t a lot of places in the U.S. where its small size is an advantage, so it’s a little surprising that Fiat decided to offer it… Read more…

Jalopnik 680 2024-11-08

Should I sell my 2023 Car and take Company Car Program?

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Should I sell my 2023 Car and take Company Car Program? My company is going to start giving Fleet vehicles to eligible employees stating Q2 2025. They say everything should be covered, and an automatic deduction of $125 will be taken every paycheck for personal use. The car is a RAV4 equivalent. I am still paying off my 2023 RAV4. If I choose not to take the Fleet Car Program, my company will reimbur…

Reddit Personal Finance 974 2024-11-08

Do not use Fox Rental Car Company

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Do not use Fox Rental Car Company On a recent trip, learned at the rental counter that I was not allowed to take the car to an adjacent state which was part of my travel agenda. Luckily I was able to book with no hassle at a competitive rental car company (Sixt). To add to the pain Fox was refusing to acknowledge my cancellation at the counter and was refusing to provide a refun…

Reddit Travel 864 2024-11-07

Can I afford a new car?

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Can I afford a new car? Hi Im 28yo making 65k annual(Excluding extra10% retirement fund from company), 120k in my bank thinking of buying a car because I need it for work, currently looking at some cheap SUVs cos I need to travel long distance. (Please don’t judge me for my income I have changed industry so I started with a lower point :(..) Im also new to investment s…

Reddit Personal Finance 849 2024-11-07

Investing advice for our 13-year-old for college & dream first car

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Investing advice for our 13-year-old for college & dream first car I have two investing questions to help our 13-year-old save for college and a car. 1.) Brokerage account vs 529 for college savings — We have a 529 for our 13-year-old, but I’m not impressed with it. What type of brokerage account would you recommend we open to save money for college? 2.) Where to Invest to Save for Teen’s Dream Bronco? — Our …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-11-07

Hertz Apologizes For Threatening To Have Customer Who Drove 25,000 Miles In Rental Car Arrested

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Hertz Apologizes For Threatening To Have Customer Who Drove 25,000 Miles In Rental Car Arrested Hertz is in a heap of public relations trouble once again as a location manager threatened to have a customer arrested if he didn’t pay a $10,000 mileage overage charge for driving 25,000 miles in one month. That’s a ton of miles for a car to rack up in one month, basically doing around 1,000 miles per business day.… Read more…

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Alleged Car Thief Commented On Facebook Posts From Dealership Trying To Track Him Down

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Alleged Car Thief Commented On Facebook Posts From Dealership Trying To Track Him Down When you get away with a crime, it’s generally encouraged that you actually get away — don’t dawdle around at the scene making faces at the victims until the cops show up. It seems one New Hampshire man never learned that the lesson applies to digital whereabouts as well, since after allegedly passing a bad check and… Read more…

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HondaJet Hits Car In Arizona Crash, Killing 5 [Update]

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HondaJet Hits Car In Arizona Crash, Killing 5 A Honda HA-420, better known as the HondaJet, crashed outside of Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, hitting a fence and finally colliding with a car. The crash took place at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at Falcon Field Airport in the city of Mesa, CNN reports. A spokesperson for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department has… Read more…

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What’s The Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done To Your Car?

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What’s The Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done To Your Car? We all make mistakes. Some are worse than others, and some we didn’t even realize were mistakes at the time. I’ve done a lot of stupid shit with cars over the 20 years that I’ve been a legally licensed driver. Thankfully none of my dumb things have resulted in anyone’s injury, though I suppose I’ve injured a few cars… Read more…

Jalopnik 877 2024-11-07

My son got hit by a car. Driver’s insurance suggested I use my “underinsured motorist” auto coverage to help pay the bills. Why use my car insurance to pay back my health insurance?

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My son got hit by a car. Driver’s insurance suggested I use my “underinsured motorist” auto coverage to help pay the bills. Why use my car insurance to pay back my health insurance? My son was hit by a car in a crosswalk. His leg was broken and he needed surgery. The diver’s maximum bodily injury coverage is $25,000, which will not cover everything our health insurance paid. When I talked to the driver’s insurance company, they suggested that I file a claim under the “underinsured driver” coverage that we have through our c…

Reddit Personal Finance 514 2024-11-06

Is it safe to pay off my car loan im the middle of home search?

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Is it safe to pay off my car loan im the middle of home search? Just as title states. I have a high interest car loan that I’d like to pay off but wondering if/how it may impact my credit. I’m in the middle of a home search so have been careful to not make any major moves; unfortunately tthat search is taking years and I can’t remain frozen for an indefinite amount of time. Thoughts on what I should do? …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-11-06

Rudy Giuliani Shows Up To Vote In Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes After Hiding The Car In Florida

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Rudy Giuliani Shows Up To Vote In Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes After Hiding The Car In Florida Disgraced former mayor, lawyer and lackey Rudy Giuliani drove to his polling place this Election Day in the Mercedes-Benz 500SL formerly owned by actress Lauren Bacall. It’s the very same car he was supposed to have turned over as damages to the Georgia election workers he grievously wronged, but instead he hid the… Read more…

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LPT You can order an uber to jump start your car battery

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LPT You can order an uber to jump start your car battery You can order an uber (or similar services) for a very random close distance so that it will only charge you like 5£€$ or so and as they are arriving message them that you don’t actually need the ride, just them to pull up next to your car. I have done this twice. First time when I was in a hurry to get to work and couldn’t uber as it was too fa…

Life Pro Tips 1.1k 2024-11-06

Car repairs more expensive than Car

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Car repairs more expensive than Car I currently have a Ford focus 2018 in the shop, the Engine seems to need replaced and Ive been quoted about as much as I have left on the car to replace it. I’m not in a position where I can just spend 5-8k on a repair for a car that costs 8 grand. I just started a new job making pretty decent money, so the thought of getting a loan to pay for t…

Reddit Personal Finance 987 2024-11-06