{"id":2322,"date":"2019-10-22T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westport.org\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:53:08","slug":"auto-loans-at-westport-federal-credit-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/auto-loans-at-westport-federal-credit-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Wheels: Car Buying Tips from Westport Federal Credit Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2324\" src=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/Car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/Car.jpg 708w, https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/Car-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fall is here and soon enough snow will be on the ground which means tough winter conditions. If you\u2019re wondering if your vehicle can safely make it through another season, it\u2019s probably time to start thinking about a new car. Westport Federal Credit Union has you covered! Keep reading to learn our car buying tips that we have for you.<\/p>\n<p>Before you buy follow these simple tips to help you get the best deal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Establish your budget:<\/strong>\u00a0No one wants to overspend. Make sure you know exactly what you can afford before you head to the dealership. Westport Federal Credit Union offers free pre-approvals to help you find an amount you\u2019re comfortable with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know what you want:<\/strong>\u00a0Know what kind of car you\u2019re looking for along with features. Do not arrive at the dealership without researching ahead of time. Websites such as Auto Trader, Carfax or Kelley Blue Book can help educate you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know how to negotiate: <\/strong>Negotiate the sale prices and trade-in value separately. You\u2019ll get a better deal than trying to negotiate together. Walk away from any offer that doesn\u2019t feel like a good enough deal for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure your financing with WFCU\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0you visit the dealer:<\/strong>\u00a0At <a href=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/contact\/\">Westport Federal Credit Union<\/a>, we have low rates with terms from 12 months to 84 months. Stop in before you shop to help determine your budget and get your free pre-approval. Or fill out an application\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/members\/\">online<\/a>! Secure your financial future with us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To watch our Winter Wheels video click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4F3-vGbVExw\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read more of our weekly blog posts click <a href=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/category\/newsblog\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall is here and soon enough snow will be on the ground which means tough winter conditions. If you\u2019re wondering if your vehicle can safely make it through another season, it\u2019s probably time to start thinking about a new car. Westport Federal Credit Union has you covered! Keep reading to learn our car buying tips&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[122,241,16,57,53,125,124,242,244,12,186,243],"class_list":["post-2322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-promos","tag-auto-loans","tag-car-savings","tag-credit-union","tag-dartmouth","tag-fall-river","tag-loans","tag-new-bedford","tag-new-car-savings","tag-snow-wheels","tag-westport","tag-westportfcu","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}