Funding a car purchase

obi_waynne

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How do you fund a car purchase? Do you pay cash from savings, get a bank loan, use a HP or contract hire agreement or use some other way?
 
My current car cost me a litre of whiskey, so I used my credit card to buy the whiskey.

I've bought most of my cars from friends or family, so the better ones I've paid in installments.

Back in the olden days (pre-2008) the bank used to tell me I needed a car or a new kitchen and then loan me around £5,000 to £6,000. So a couple of times I've bought a car outright. Last time was a Honda Civic Coupe for £800.

But the banks aren't doing that now so I have to buy things with whiskey or buttons, instead.
 
We usually pay cash, as our cars are generally pretty old. However, we did take out a loan for my wife's Astra turbo.

I object to giving my hard earned away.
 
Cash for the last 3 (all SAAB's under £3k) but this one was a small loan, half for the car and the rest on mods (mainly music & shed load of sound deadening!!)
 
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