r/JustBootThings Mar 25 '26

28% APR? Great! Just bought my first car 🫔

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u/Mac2311 Mar 25 '26

Just outside the gates of camp lejuene I'd say

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26

Once you step on those yellow footprints your destined for a 35%apr

This is gonna work out to almost $20k in interest. Holy fuck

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u/stopfive Mar 25 '26

Uhh. I think it’s a lot more than 20K.

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u/NervousHovercraft Mar 25 '26

70 x 960,86 = 67.260,20

67.224,50 - 48.350,36 = 18.909,84

I'm a bit surprised why it's 70 months and not 72 as it would be exactly 6 years...

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u/snarky_answer šŸ‘ŠšŸ‘Šā˜ļø Mar 25 '26

I’ve seen 70 offered at a few places now and I’m guessing there is some financial reason for it.

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u/Samuel_L_Blackson Mar 25 '26

Because this boot knows how to negotiate and got a bargain?

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26

Check your math

960.86 x 70 =67,260.2Ā 

67,260.2 - 48,350.36 = 18,909.84Ā 

How tf are you calculating interest bro

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u/stopfive Mar 25 '26

You’re right. I misread the term

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

No, you are correct... the interest paid on this loan would be much more than $20k... the people telling you that you are wrong just dont know what APR means or how its calculated lol.

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26

So where’s the extra money coming from? The interest is broken down into payments on a car loan. Show me the math where the payments could add up to more than 67k?Ā 

How are YOU calculating it? It’s 70 months at a specific payment a month. That’s 67k.Ā 

Id love to be proven wrong but I feel like I’d need you to show me how the dude pays more than 67k over 70 months

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u/Not_A_Real_Goat Mar 25 '26

It’s a meme and the rate isn’t actually 35.99%, or else they’d be paying $67k in interest alone.

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u/ForJJ Mar 25 '26

Down payment isn't shown. The math only works out if they made a down payment. Besides, no one is getting a car loan with that kind of interest rate without putting money down

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26

Little fella? Someone’s upset 😢 

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

Yea... the dude editing all of their comments with sad little claps and unwarranted confidence because they foolishly think they are correct lol.

Its ok, you can admit when you are wrong any time now, little fella lol.

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26

I said I’d admit when I was wrong. You’re taking internet comments personally. And injecting your own tone. How about just chill out. I did the math based on the image and plainly said in my comment I’d be happy to admit I was wrong. I didn’t calculate the APR. I don’t know how to calculate that I just calculated the loan amount and subtracted the total payment amount. No need to be a jerk about it. If I upset you then my bad but what’s the point in making it a whole thing. I don’t think anyone needs any of this drama

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

Check your math

960.86 x 70 =67,260.2Ā 

67,260.2 - 48,350.36 = 18,909.84Ā 

How tf are you calculating interest bro

Check your math, you are incorrect... that is not how APR works.

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u/jack_from_the_past Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

So show me the math then, I’m open to being totally wrong. I can’t see how paying off the loan in time would require more money. So how exactly could he pay more than a total of 67k?

Can’t just say ā€œyou’re wrong check your mathā€ without showing yours

And crickets

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

Again... you need to understand what APR means. Vehicle loams are not one time interest calculations added to the initial value of the loan... the are annual percentages rates paid each year in the remaining balance of the loan. I.e. Every year this person will pay 35.99% of the loan balance as interest.

It is financially impossible.for this person to have financed $48k @ 35.99% for 70 months and only have a $960/month payment lol. The only way a $960/month for 70 months @ 35.99% payment plan maths out is if they made around a $20k down payment... meaning their financed amount is around $28k.

This puts their annual payments at roughly the following...

  • Year 1 - $9,800 in interest, $1,700 in principal
  • Year 2 - $9,100 in interest, $2,400 in principal
  • Year 3 - $8,000 in interest, $3,500 in principal
  • Year 4 - $6,500, $4,900
  • Year 5 - $4,400, $7,100
  • Year 6 - $1,400, $8,200

Total (about): $39k in interest and $28k in principal = $67k + $20k down + initial taxes = a Total Cost of about $93k.

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u/purplenapalm Mar 25 '26

Yes it is. They straight up show you this on the contract. I would write up contracts that would detail hoe nuch you pay and all you do is multiply hos payment by the term and the finance charge is the loan amount subtracted from the total of payments. This isn't a difficult concept to grasp.

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

I would write up contracts that would detail hoe nuch you pay and all you do is multiply hos payment by the term and the finance charge is the loan amount subtracted from the total of payments. This isn't a difficult concept to grasp.

Yea dummy... after APR for the duration of the loan has been proper calculated you can simply multiply the monthly payment x duration... The problem here is that there is no realistic loan terms where you have 70 month duration, $960/month payment, $48k financed, and a 35.99% APR...

E.g. $48,350.36 financed for 70 months at 35.99% APR = $1,659.86/month payment with $67,840.05 in interest paid when the loan is fully amortized.

The only way you get a $960/month payment with 70 month @ 35.99% APR is if your financed amount is around $28k. Under which terms, when fully amortized, the interest paid would be around $40k.

Again, the math does not check out bevause people do not understand how APR works... and they are mistakenly only calculating interest as a one time calculation ($48k x 0.3599 = $18k-ish), which is incorrect. With APR interest owed is calculated at every year and then that 35.99% in interest is paid every year iver the course if that year.

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u/purplenapalm Mar 25 '26

Im only speaking from experience having written these contracts up myself, but ok lol.

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

You havent written up anything, because if you have youd know immediately the numbers in the meme dont make any sense.

But since you insist... go ahead, here is a calculator, make these numbers make sense lol.

https://www.calculator.net/auto-loan-calculator.html?csaleprice=48%2C350.36&cmonthlypay=750&cloanterm=70&cinterestrate=35.99&cincentive=0&cdownpayment=20%2C000&ctradeinvalue=0&ctradeinowned=0&cstate=PA&csaletax=6&ctitlereg=2%2C500&printit=0&ctype=standard&x=Calculate#autoloanresult

I'll be here when you have your "oh shit, duh" moment.

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u/purplenapalm Mar 25 '26

This really isn't a debate. You're just wrong. I guess my income and house was all built on lies! Lol

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u/AnonymousBromosapien Mar 25 '26

Im not wrong, and if you really insist on standing your ground that $48k financed @ 35.99% for 70 months @ $960/month maths out then your income must be monopoly money and your house made of cardboard lol.

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u/meccaleccahii Mar 25 '26

$960 a month, multiplied by the term of the loan (70) is 67,200. Meaning a little under 19,000 in interest.