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Guides are out of the window at the moment. Nobody is buying stock unless they can get it for a song, so pointless looking. Have a look at what similar cars are being advertised for, knock £1k off for discount, and then a further £3k or so for what a garage will offer...

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Argh!! Welcome to the world of negative equity!!!

Voluntary Termination here I come...

Be careful going down this route. Yes it is your right to do so if you have paid half the total HP price but the account will be marked on your credit file at the ratings agencies with "Voluntary Termination" as the settlement flag.

Whilst lenders aren't supposed to take that as being detrimental to your credit file, in the current climate some are and you may have difficulty getting further finance.

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Be careful going down this route. Yes it is your right to do so if you have paid half the total HP price but the account will be marked on your credit file at the ratings agencies with "Voluntary Termination" as the settlement flag.

Whilst lenders aren't supposed to take that as being detrimental to your credit file, in the current climate some are and you may have difficulty getting further finance.

Really? Because I asked this very question to VFS who replied with an unequivocal "Certainly not".

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Certainly not they won't record it as VT on your file or certainly not they won't count it against you?

How much is your neg equity? Have you paid the half figure already?

Certainly won't count against me. I've just done some reading up on it. Seems they may record a VT which, whilst not a black mark as such, is an informative marking which may make automatic credit approval less likely in some instances.

My negative equity is somewhere in the region of £2K at the moment. I'm £1000 off the halfway mark which is why I'm researching it now. See here: http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/general-cars/113446-new-car-options.html

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Seems they may record a VT which, whilst not a black mark as such, is an informative marking which may make automatic credit approval less likely in some instances.

Read that as being they WILL record it as a VT and trust me, it will make getting CAR finance more difficult but it won't have any effect on personal loans / credit cards etc.

As you are so close to being level, only £1k by the time you have paid the half, I would find the car you want (not mentioning any p/x to the dealer), negotiate a discount that you are happy with and then tell him he has the business if he gives you enough for your A4 to clear the finance.

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Read that as being they WILL record it as a VT and trust me, it will make getting CAR finance more difficult but it won't have any effect on personal loans / credit cards etc.

As you are so close to being level, only £1k by the time you have paid the half, I would find the car you want (not mentioning any p/x to the dealer), negotiate a discount that you are happy with and then tell him he has the business if he gives you enough for your A4 to clear the finance.

That's the killer you see, I don't really want to go down the PCP/HP route again as I always seem to get stung. Given my circumstances (car allowance from employer), I think I'd be better off leasing. Of course, I could be well off the mark there, but need convincing.

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