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Rally Man

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I'm thinking of letting my car get repod
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, I still have another, well it's my wifes. I need to free my self of some cash, cause I'm way behind on every bill I have. I can't really sell it cuause I still owe about 8K and it?s worth less then half of that. Can you tell me what will happen? Thanx.
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You will get a bad credit report and once the car gets auctioned off you are still responsible for the balance owing after the auction. Better off to sell and take the loss.
 
Hi Rally Man

Sorry to hear that. Rather than letting it get repossessed I would try contacting the company that has the lien on the vehicle and try to work something out. Sometimes you might be able to arrange terms that benefit both sides.

Also there are credit counselling services out there who (so they say, at least) help to resolve credit card debt but I would imagine they may be able to help in a situation like this, too.

Good Luck!

Mark
 
Don't let it get that far! Call your banks or creditors and tell them what's going on. Most companies will help you out rather you pay something than nothing.
 
well i would trade your car in for a very cheap one... like.. get a 4000 car or something... that way.. you still have a car to drive around and you're only eating half of money...
 
The Repo is about as bad as it can get. Not only will you lose the car, but you'll still owe the bank money. How good would you feel about making payments on a car you don't even own? Call every creditor you have, try to make arrangements with them for reduced or deferred payments. Typically, they are willing to take something versus nothing.

Alternatively, if you don't absolutely need the vehicle (which it sounds like you don't,) put it for sale. Selling the car and paying off the bank will fulfill your requirements of the loan, and allow you to concentrate on paying your other bills.

Not paying for something does not aleviate you of your duty to pay the creditor. They will go after you for years if necessary to collect the bad debt....and if there is one kind of bad credit you DON'T want, it is car credit.
 
Call the lender and set up an appointment, with either a loan officer or credit counselor. Gather up your monthly bills in a orderly fasion and take them with you. Just like it's embarrasing to cough for a doctor it's embarrasing to divulge your finacials, but you need to.
They have seen it all before and yours is not the worst. They will appreciate you coming forward for assistance.
If they don't offer credit counseling, not likely, ask for a referral. Some of those credit consolidation companies you see on tv look a tad shady to me.
Identifing the problem is the first step so your on your way! Don't get depressed and do nothing you'll feel better knowing you have a plan and are progressing.
 
You can do a voluntary repo, where you agree to it and bring in the car yourself. Definitely call them and discuss it, don't just do nothing, that will ruin your credit.
A voluntary repo is just as bad as a repo. The only difference is you are not charged the repo fees. Still screws your credit up for 7 years.

I had repo due to my divorce and it just came off my credit earlier this year.
 
don't let it get repo'd that is about the worst thing you can possibly do to screw yourself on credit. call whoever you have the loan through and let them know what's up, they would much rather rework your terms than repossess the car.
 
Letting them repo the car is bad...

you need, like previously stated, to get your monthly bills and expenses over to a bank for some credit counseling. You need to
1) negotiate with your creditors.. they want you to default about as much as they want to pay the bill themselves... you can get your interest rates lowered.
2) get everything onto one loan payment.. one monthly payment you can deal with
3) toss the credit cards... if you don't have cash, don't buy it. Saving one for an emergency won't help if you can't use it come emergency time anyways.

Once a plan is drawn, stick to it. This is as close as people usually get to bankruptcy that they can actually get out of with a bit of planning... renegotiating interest rates may incur HUGE penalties if you don't keep up with the payments.

You just got to work with your bank on this... and maybe call the free credit counceling hotline...

DO NOT PAY A COMPANY TO DO IT FOR YOU...

a couple 'non-profit' credit counseling companies in the states are in lawsuits because they seem to have a bad habit of not making bill payments like they say they will, and keeping interest repayments for themselves. If they ask for a donation, or something to cover their overhead, they are not non-profit...

and lastly..good luck.. just take it one item at a time, and you should be able to get out of it....
 
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