life help: I have a great opportunity that will get my family back in the black, but need to buy a second car. - Help.com

What does your credit look like? You might be able to get an auto loan with a letter from your HR…Alternatively have you considered saving some money up and purchasing an inexpensive car from craigslist.org or other paper advertisements? Owning a car out right would have a lower insurance rate too…

have you tried to find someone at your work to give you a ride, you pay for gas

meenotus wrote:
We would love to our right buy but just do not have the funds available. Also do you know of any lenders that do take a letter from hr, that would be a dream

When I was dealing with HR, I wrote letters for all different reasons…verifying pay for rent or auto loans. Some dealerships just want you to have a job, and they’ll sell you a car. The first car I ever owned was from a sorta seedy looking lot, I paid per week and they lo-jacked the car. So long as I made my payments, my car worked.

Not the best car, but it gets me around town. Hard to say, considering you’re in Tampa, I don’t know about the auto scene there.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/car/ You could also try posting a ‘wanted ad’ and see if anyone out there is trying to sell their car and is willing to negotiate terms.

how old is your other car, is it worth enough to sell and get two beater cars