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Leasing a car can reduce your monthly payment. But if your credit is less than perfect, your chances of car leasing with poor credit, although better than a few years ago, is not guaranteed.

CPO vehicles offer a number of advantages over those that aren't certified. Just be sure paying the extra money for one makes sense.

To offset the increased risk, most subprime lenders will compensate by reducing the loan term as a vehicle's miles increase. Likewise, the loan term will also be shortened as a vehicle's age rises.

Last week during press days at the New York Auto Show Hyundai announced its latest enhancement to the program called Assurance Connected Care.

We sift through the latest Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award winners to pick the new small cars among them best suited for consumers with bad credit.

A recent study by the American Automobile Association reveals that not all gasoline is the same and that choosing a brand just for the price could cost you.

Since insurance can be particularly expensive for credit-challenged borrowers, these consumers need to carefully weigh whether or not they should file a claim with their car insurance carrier – especially if the damage is only a few hundred dollars above the deductible amount.

If you have problem credit, it's important to realize that taking out a subprime auto loan (or any auto loan, for that matter) will require that you buy full coverage auto insurance. And while it's important that you get the right deductibles for both collision and comprehensive coverage, it's also necessary that you have enough liability coverage, as well.

If we are reading the Manheim report correctly, despite the fact that the used car market is stronger, those vehicles most appropriate to borrowers with poor credit are, at least at this point in the year, more affordable than they were last year. So if you find yourself in this position, now might be a good time to make your move.

Not all borrowers with problem credit will be given the option of financing a new car, but if they are and it's through one of the franchises listed above, they probably wouldn't go wrong choosing any one of these cool cars.