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.
Buying a car When it comes to buying a car, your score has a much bigger impact on the interest rate you can expect to pay. Borrowers with FICO scores above 720 can expect to pay just 3.32% APR on a 60-month new car loan. And even though the average score is just 31 points lower than that, a 689 will more than double the interest rate to about 6.76%.