Are Extended Warranties Worth the Cost?

The Case for the Extended Warranty
While many manufacturers are offering longer warranty coverage on their vehicles, the debate about buying an extended service contract when purchasing a used car has resurfaced.
At Washington Auto Credit we suggest using common sense when buying a car.  We help people find vehicles that will fit their budget rather than trying [...]

GAP Coverage Explained - Don’t Get Caught Owing $$$$

GAP has saved thousands of Americans Millions of dollars, but what is GAP and how does Gap Coverage Work?

Negative Equity in Your Trade-in?

Also called being “upside down”, having negative equity in your trade in is not a position most people want to be in. There has been an influx of customers with poor credit trying to buy vehicles lately. That is great for us because we help people with bad credit buy cars. The problem is how many people with bad credit want to trade in their current car (that they owe way too much money on), and lower their payment.

By the Gallon or By the Mile.

I just saw on the news last night that Washington State has been toying with the idea of charging drivers for each mile they drive on busy roads as a means of collecting needed funds for road maintenance and improvements and to cut back on congestion. They figured if drivers had to pay a [...]

Creative Uses of Your Economic Stimulus Check

What does the government do when the economy slows down during an election year? Give money back to the hard working people of the country. Car Loans are not the only thing we could think of to spend the money on. With only a couple of weeks or so until the money starts going out, [...]

Buy a Car with Bankruptcy it is Easier than you think.

Some people think of a Bankruptcy as a last resort. I talk to customers all the time who are a few months behind on every bill they have (including their mortgage or rent) and still want to try to buy a car. It baffles my mind that someone can think that it might be a [...]

Raise Your Credit Score…REALLY

You do not have to have BAD credit to see the benefits of credit repair on your credit. Let a trusted leader in Credit Repair help boost your credit score. Items such as Late Payments, Repossessions, Collections, Charge-offs, and even Bankruptcies have been known to disappear off of people’s credit reports with professional credit repair.
We [...]

Car Dealers Lie to Another Customer with Bad Credit

It happened again. We had a couple apply for an auto loan at www.WashingtonAutoCredit.com exactly 2-months ago. We were honest with them about their vehicle options, and they decided that they wanted to try other dealers because we let them know that a seven passenger SUV was not going to be possible for them without [...]

Tripping the Deadline Wire

Paying your bills late is like triggering the trip wire on a land mine when it comes to debt management. A cash advance is one way to avoid a potentially expensive accident that is completely avoidable. When you pay a bill late, the lender normally charges a late fee of anywhere from $30 or more [...]