nao
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your talking about two different things...
the interest rate is what they are going to charge you on the loan so if you borrow $40k at zero%, your just repaying the $40k loan amount.
the balloon/residual is a bulk payment you pay at the end of the loan e.g. borrow $40k, pay back $20k over three years, then a final payment of $20. this strategy keeps your loan repayments down.
having said this..the manufacturer has two options... the interest free cost is paid for in the purhcase price OR the manufacturer absorbs the cost to keep selling cars and doesn't make quite so much money on the car..BUT they are making money on the strong AUD$. $40k now in ozzie dollars is worth about 0.20c in the dollar more than it was a couple of years ago... Either way it is a pretty good deal and only likely to go on for a couple of years...
the interest rate is what they are going to charge you on the loan so if you borrow $40k at zero%, your just repaying the $40k loan amount.
the balloon/residual is a bulk payment you pay at the end of the loan e.g. borrow $40k, pay back $20k over three years, then a final payment of $20. this strategy keeps your loan repayments down.
having said this..the manufacturer has two options... the interest free cost is paid for in the purhcase price OR the manufacturer absorbs the cost to keep selling cars and doesn't make quite so much money on the car..BUT they are making money on the strong AUD$. $40k now in ozzie dollars is worth about 0.20c in the dollar more than it was a couple of years ago... Either way it is a pretty good deal and only likely to go on for a couple of years...