
{"id":1461,"date":"2018-05-17T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/carvillesautomart\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2018-05-17T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:03:55","slug":"what-credit-score-should-you-have-to-finance-a-used-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvillesautomart.com\/blog\/what-credit-score-should-you-have-to-finance-a-used-car\/","title":{"rendered":"What credit score should you have to finance a used car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like it or not, in today&#8217;s automotive landscape, we tend to take the ownership and purchasing of a new or used vehicle for granted most of the time. It&#8217;s easy to do so when you have a financial situation that is healthy, but much more difficult when your backing isn&#8217;t where you&#8217;d like for it to be. For this reason, we get a lot of questions such as &#8220;What credit score should you have to finance a used car?&#8221; We&#8217;ll take you through them today!\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Ranges of credit scores and their likeliness of getting a car loan<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most credit\u00a0institutions\u00a0measure consumers&#8217; scores on a point scale from 300-850, determined by factors such as account balances, number of missed payments, duration, and more. We&#8217;ve listed the scale below, so check it out to see where you stand:\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">300-599 \u2013 Bad Credit<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">600-650 \u2013 Poor Credit<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">651-700 \u2013 Fair Credit<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">701-759 \u2013 Good Credit<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">760-850 \u2013 Excellent Credit<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously, the higher the score, the better. If your score falls in the high &#8220;Fair&#8221; to &#8220;Excellent&#8221; ranges, you should have little problems getting a great financing deal with us here at Carville&#8217;s Auto Mart.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/carvillesautomart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/388\/2018\/05\/Happy-drivers_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/carvillesautomart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/388\/2018\/05\/Happy-drivers_b.jpg\" alt=\"Happy man and woman holding car keys in dealership after sale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/70\/2018\/05\/23084744\/Happy-drivers_b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/70\/2018\/05\/23084744\/Happy-drivers_b-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/70\/2018\/05\/23084744\/Happy-drivers_b-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carvillesautomart.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-best-trade-in-value-for-your-used-vehicle\/\">How to get the best trade-in value for your used car<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Buy a used vehicle with bad or poor credit in Grand Junction CO<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For one reason or another, you might be finding yourself with a credit score in the &#8220;Bad&#8221; or &#8220;Poor&#8221; territory. We know that you still need reliable, inexpensive transportation by your side, however, and that&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve made it easy to get approved for financing no matter the situation! We offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carvillesautomart.com\/auto-loan-calculator-grand-junction-co\">loan calculator<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carvillesautomart.com\/car-loans-in-grand-junction-co\">credit approval module<\/a> right here on our website, and we&#8217;ll get you the best deal for your standing. View our inventory and contact us today for more information!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carvillesautomart.com\/blog\/reasons-to-trade-in-your-car-with-carvilles-auto-mart\/\">Should you trade or sell your used vehicle?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like it or not, in today&#8217;s automotive landscape, we tend to take the ownership and purchasing of a new or used vehicle for granted most of the time. 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