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Radio 4,05 Aug 2025,53 mins
Call You & Yours: What's your experience of buying a car and how do you pay for it?
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We're talking about car finance in our phone in today. What's your experience of buying a car and how do you pay for it? Buying a car with a finance deal has become the norm in this country - around 9 in 10 new cars are bought on finance, usually a PCP - a personal contract purchase. It's become a way to make more expensive cars affordable because you're not paying back the full price of the car. Some of these deals have 0% finance and full warranty and servicing but some are not so good and of course you don't own the car at the end. It's not just new cars - many second hand cars are bought on finance too - on PCP or Hire puchase - what car could you afford and how did you finance it? Have you taken out a finance deal on a car? Tell us what you considered before signing up. Did it work out well? What did you do with your car when your contract was up? What's your experience of buying a car and how do you pay for it? Our phone lines open at 11am, you can call 03700 100 444. Email us: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
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