If people on Earth could only travel in deep space, you'd probably see a lot of traffic jams, Bill Borucki, NASA's chief Kepler scientist, joked Monday. The Kepler telescope peered at 42,000 stars, examining just a tiny slice of our galaxy to see how many planets like Earth are out there. Scientists then extrapolated that figure to the rest of the galaxy, which has hundreds of billions of stars.
Quick Answer. Interest rates of 4 percent or lower can be considered good rates on a new car loan, as of 2015. Interest rates on car loans fluctuate considerably with market interest rates, the borrower's credit score, the repayment term of the loan and whether the car is new or used. Continue Reading.
There are dangers associated with paying off a car loan early. The loan rate is based on the retirement of the debt over time, usually between 36 to 60 months. This calculation takes into account the amount of interest that the lender will earn during the loan period. You could save yourself a great deal of money by paying the loan off early, however you need to consider that if you take $12,000 out of an account that is generating interest in order to pay your car off early you lose any interest that would have been gained while that money sat in the bank.