Anytime there is a balance due, you can pay off that balance.
You can trade your car in, however the loan balance must still be satisfied.
A contract for a car loan does not expire. A borrower must pay the balance on the loan in full, according to the terms, in order to take ownership of a car. A lender can repossess a car at any time due to a default on the loan, even if there is only one payment left.
Yes.
No, it most cases you cannot roll the balance of an existing car loan into a new car loan.
Yes, you are legally bound to pay the difference is what the lender sells the car for and the balance on the loan.
You need to pay off the present loan. Most people do that by adding the balance on to their new car loan, getting deeper and deeper into debt.
Contact your lender to obtain the outstanding balance.
I'm not sure if this is valid in every state, but I believe that if the car is sold at an auction, you will still be liable for the left over balance. If the car is sold at an auction and the sell price covers the balance of the loan then, I don't think you will need to pay anything else. Maybe some fees for the repo. I "think" this is how it works
yes you can trade it in. But if you owe more than what the dealer is going to give you for the car the remaining balance will be added to your new loan
More than likely, however you will still end up owing a balance on the car and the primary signer and co signer will still be responsible for the balance.
Until the car is paid for, the company that made the loan still has a financial interest in that car for the amount that is still owed. If that amount is not paid, the holder of the loan has the right to repossess and sell the car. If that does not generate sufficent funds to pay the loan balance, they may make a claim against the estate of the debtor.
Yes - if the car loan was with the dealer, the dealer can sue the debtor for the balance of the car loan after the car is sold to someone else.