Whether you have good credit, bad credit, slow credit, or no credit, you need wheels to get around. You shouldn't have to settle for an old, high-mileage car from a buy-here pay-here dealer just because you need a bad credit auto loan. If you have been turned down for financing from one of the manufacturers because you have less than perfect credit, and need a bad credit auto loan, you will likely be taken advantage of. Bad credit auto loan buyers may feel forced to drive a vehicle they wouldn't want to be caught dead in. Bad credit auto loan buyers often pay sub-prime rates in excess of 20% and are promised that financing that special vehicle will simultaneously re-establish credit. If you are going to make exorbitant monthly payments, at least make certain your bad credit auto loan payment history will be reported to the credit bureaus.

Unless it is absolutely necessary and urgent for you to buy a vehicle with a bad credit auto loan, take steps to improve your credit report before buying with a bad credit auto loan. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you can dispute information in your credit files with the three credit repositories, and the creditor is required by law to verify the disputed information. That which can't be verified within 30 days must be removed. While credit repair can be a do-it-yourself project, it is time consuming and tedious. RMCN Credit Services specializes in credit repair, restoration and education. Once you have improved your credit scores, you may qualify for a standard loan or a bad credit auto loan with better terms.

Special Alert: Bad credit auto loan consumers are being warned that the used vehicle being purchased could fail to offer air bag protection. Unscrupulous repair shops and dealers sometimes do not replace the air bag after the auto has been in an accident, or take the air bag out of the auto in order to resell it. Test have shown that one (1) out of twenty five (25) vehicles on the road today is not equipped with an operative air bag. Instead of air bags, such items as cardboard, foam, and paper have been found in the air bag container. The reason for the deception is greed.

Air bags are an expensive accessory, after an accident or inflation, air bag replacement can range from $1,500.00 - $4,000.00 per air bag depending on the type of vehicle. A fake air bag cover cost $75. A nice profit margin for the repair shop which has an investment of less than $100.00. Air bags are also stolen from vehicles. A stolen air bag can bring from $500 - $2,500 depending on the type of vehicle. Air bags have become a hot item for thieves.

Before you purchase a vehicle with a bad credit auto loan, protect yourself by requiring the dealer to furnish you with a CarFax record check and a certificate in writing by an ASE certified mechanic that the air bags on the vehicle your are purchasing with a bad credit auto loan are in working order, or find another dealership to purchase a vehicle.

Make your bad credit auto loan experience a good one by doing your due diligence.