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Don’t assume a lender has your best interests at heart. They are all in business to make a profit and that means you are just a piece of meat to them. So you have to take responsibility for protecting yourself as best you can. You’ve repaired your credit score and shopped around to get as many quotes as possible. Now read the small print for these car loans. Some of these cunning lenders will offer you a low starting rate, or even allow you an introductory period of one or two months free of instalments. Look past the good news and see how much the deal is going to cost you when the higher rates kick in later. None of these companies ever offers you something for nothing. The profit will be earned no matter what first impressions suggest. For that reason, you should seriously consider putting down a chunk of your own money as a deposit. The final act in this drama is with the car dealer. You’re negotiating a rebate on your current car, looking for a good package price. You know how much the other car loans are going to cost.