Car Title Loans

Q: What is a car title loan?

A car title loan is a secured loan where the borrower uses their vehicles title as collateral to borrow money.

Q: How does one qualify for a car title loan?

To qualify, borrowers typically need to own their vehicle outright, have a valid ID, and provide proof of income.

Q: What are the risks associated with car title loans?

The main risk is that if the borrower fails to repay the loan, they may lose their vehicle due to repossession.

Q: How much can I borrow with a car title loan?

The amount you can borrow usually depends on the value of your vehicle but typically ranges from 25% to 50% of its appraised worth.

Q: What should I consider before taking out a car title loan?

Consider interest rates, repayment terms, potential fees, and your ability to repay without risking your vehicle.

Cars, motorcycles, and a bus on display in Thame, England in 2009

A train passing a group of boats near the River Dart, England in 2016

Bicycles, electric bicycles, and scooters in Yangzhou, China in 2008

A Space Shuttle and a 747 above California, United States in 1977

A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum)^[1] is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. The term "vehicle" typically refers to ground transport vehicles such as human-powered land vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered transports (e.g. horse-drawn carriages/wagons, ox carts, dog sleds), motor vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters) and railed vehicles (trains, trams and monorails), but more broadly also includes cable transport (cable cars and elevators), watercraft (ships, boats and underwater vehicles), amphibious vehicles (e.g. screw-propelled vehicles, hovercraft, seaplanes), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, gliders and aerostats) and space vehicles (spacecraft, spaceplanes and launch vehicles).^[2]

This article primarily concerns the more ubiquitous land vehicles, which can be broadly classified by the type of contact interface with the ground: wheels, tracks, rails or skis, as well as the non-contact technologies such as maglev. ISO 3833-1977 is the international standard for road vehicle types, terms and definitions.^[3]

History

It is estimated by historians that boats have been used since prehistory; rock paintings depicting boats, dated from around 50,000 to 15,000 BC, were found in Australia.^[4] The oldest boats found by archaeological excavation are logboats, with the oldest logboat found, the Pesse canoe found in a bog in the Netherlands, being carbon dated to 8040–7510 BC, making it 9,500–10,000 years old,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] A 7,000 year-old seagoing boat made from reeds and tar has been found in Kuwait.^[9] Boats were used between 4000 -3000 BC in Sumer,^[10] ancient Egypt^[11] and in the Indian Ocean.^[10]

There is evidence of camel pulled wheeled vehicles about 4000–3000 BC.^[12] The earliest evidence of a wagonway, a predecessor of the railway, found so far was the 6 to 8.5 km (4 to 5 mi) long Diolkos wagonway, which transported boats across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece since around 600 BC.^[13]^[14] Wheeled vehicles pulled by men and animals ran in grooves in limestone, which provided the track element, preventing the wagons from leaving the intended route.^[14]

In 200 CE, Ma Jun built a south-pointing chariot, a vehicle with an early form of guidance system.^[15] The stagecoach, a four-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, originated in 13th century England.^[16]

Railways began reappearing in Europe during the Late Middle Ages.^{[citation needed]} The earliest known record of a railway in Europe from this period is a stained-glass window in the Minster of Freiburg im Breisgau dating from around 1350.^[17] In 1515, Cardinal Matthäus Lang wrote a description of the Reisszug, a funicular railway at the Hohensalzburg Fortress in Austria. The line originally used wooden rails and a hemp haulage rope and was operated by human or animal power, through a treadwheel.^[18]^[19] 1769: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is often credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in 1769.^[20]

In Russia, in the 1780s, Ivan Kulibin developed a human-pedalled, three-wheeled carriage with modern features such as a flywheel, brake, gear box and bearings; however, it was not developed further.^[21]

In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers developed the first balloon vehicle.

In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, which many believe was the first demonstration of a steam-powered road vehicle, though it could not maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods and was of little practical use. In 1817, The Laufmaschine ("running machine"), invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais, became the first human means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle. It is regarded as the forerunner of the modern bicycle (and motorcycle).^[22] In 1885, Karl Benz built (and subsequently patented) the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first automobile, powered by his own four-stroke cycle gasoline engine.

In 1885, Otto Lilienthal began experimental gliding and achieved the first sustained, controlled, reproducible flights. In 1903, the Wright brothers flew the Wright Flyer, the first controlled, powered aircraft, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1907, Gyroplane No.I became the first tethered rotorcraft to fly. The same year, the Cornu helicopter became the first rotorcraft to achieve free flight.^[23]

In 1928, Opel initiated the Opel-RAK program, the first large-scale rocket program. The Opel RAK.1 became the first rocket car; the following year, it also became the first rocket-powered aircraft. In 1961, the Soviet space program's Vostok 1 carried Yuri Gagarin into space. In 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 achieved the first Moon landing.

In 2010, the number of motor vehicles in operation worldwide surpassed 1 billion, roughly one for every seven people.^[24]

Types of vehicles

There are over 1 billion bicycles in use worldwide.^[25] In 2002 there were an estimated 590 million cars and 205 million motorcycles in service in the world.^[26]^[27] At least 500 million Chinese Flying Pigeon bicycles have been made, more than any other single model of vehicle.^[28]^[29] The most-produced model of motor vehicle is the Honda Super Cub motorcycle, having sold 60 million units in 2008.^[30]^[31] The most-produced car model is the Toyota Corolla, with at least 35 million made by 2010.^[32]^[33] The most common fixed-wing airplane is the Cessna 172, with about 44,000 having been made as of 2017.^[34]^[35] The Soviet Mil Mi-8, at 17,000, is the most-produced helicopter.^[36] The top commercial jet airliner is the Boeing 737, at about 10,000 in 2018.^[37]^[38]^[39] At around 14,000 for both, the most produced trams are the KTM-5 and Tatra T3.^[40] The most common trolleybus is ZiU-9.

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Classical simple machines	Inclined plane Lever Pulley Screw Wedge Wheel and axle
Clocks	Atomic clock Chronometer Pendulum clock Quartz clock
Compressors and pumps	Archimedes' screw Eductor-jet pump Hydraulic ram Pump Trompe Vacuum pump
External combustion engines	Steam engine Stirling engine
Internal combustion engines	Gas turbine Reciprocating engine Rotary engine Nutating disc engine
Linkages	Pantograph Peaucellier-Lipkin
Turbine	Gas turbine Jet engine Steam turbine Water turbine Wind generator Windmill
Aerofoil	Sail Wing Rudder Flap Propeller
Electronics	Vacuum tube Transistor Diode Resistor Capacitor Inductor
Vehicles	Automobile
Miscellaneous	Mecha Robot Agricultural Seed-counting machine Vending machine Wind tunnel Check weighing machines Riveting machines
Springs	Spring (device)

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The Ford Model T, produced from 1908 to 1927, is widely credited with being the first mass-affordable automobile, and it remains one of the best-selling cars of all time.
Classification	Vehicle
Industry	Various
Application	Transportation
Fuel source	Petrol Diesel Natural gas Hydrogen Biodiesel Battery Fuel cell Solar cell Hybrids of the above
Powered	Yes
Self-propelled	Yes
Wheels	3–6, most often 4
Axles	2, less commonly 3
Inventor	Carl Benz
Invented	1886 (140 years ago) (1886)


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Instruments	Automotive navigation system Automotive night vision Backup camera Blind spot monitor Boost gauge Buzzer Carputer Check engine light Electronic instrument cluster Fuel gauge Head-up display Odometer Parking sensor Radar detector Speedometer Tachometer Telematics Tell-tale Trip computer
Controls	Bowden cable Brake Clutch Cruise control Electronic throttle control Gear stick Manettino dial Parking brake Power steering Steering wheel
Anti-theft	Alarm Automatic vehicle location Immobiliser Power door locks Remote keyless system Smart key VIN etching
Safety Seating	Airbag Armrest Bench seat Bucket seat Child safety lock Rearview mirror Rumble seat Seat belt
Other elements	Boot liner Center console Dashboard Glove compartment Molded carpet Sun visor Vehicle mat
Convenience	Audio Automobile auxiliary power outlet Cup holder Car phone
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Part of the Automobile series
Engine block and rotating assembly	Balance shaft Block heater Bore Connecting rod Crankcase Crankcase ventilation system (PCV valve) Crankpin Crankshaft Core plug (freeze plug) Cylinder (bank, layout) Displacement Flywheel Firing order Stroke Main bearing Piston Piston ring Starter ring gear
Valvetrain and Cylinder head	Flathead layout Overhead camshaft layout Overhead valve (pushrod) layout Tappet / lifter Camshaft Chest Combustion chamber Compression ratio Head gasket Rocker arm Timing belt Valve
Forced induction	Blowoff valve Boost controller Intercooler Supercharger Turbocharger
Fuel system	Diesel engine Petrol engine Carburetor Fuel filter Fuel injection Fuel pump Fuel tank
Ignition	Magneto Compression ignition Coil-on-plug Distributor Glow plug Ignition coil Spark plug Spark plug wires Capacitor discharge ignition
Engine management	Engine control unit (ECU)
Electrical system	Alternator Battery Dynamo Starter motor
Intake system	Airbox Air filter Idle air control actuator Inlet manifold MAP sensor MAF sensor Throttle Throttle position sensor
Exhaust system	Catalytic converter Diesel particulate filter Gasoline particulate filter EGT sensor Exhaust manifold Muffler Oxygen sensor
Cooling system	Air cooling Water cooling Electric fan Radiator Thermostat Viscous fan (fan clutch)
Lubrication	Oil Oil filter Oil pump Sump (wet, dry)
Other	Knocking / pinging Power band Redline Stratified charge Top dead centre
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Part of the Automobile series
Automotive engine	Diesel engine Electric Fuel cell Hybrid (Plug-in hybrid) Internal combustion engine Petrol engine Steam engine
Transmission	Automatic transmission Chain drive Direct-drive Clutch Constant-velocity joint Continuously variable transmission Coupling Differential Direct-shift gearbox Drive shaft Dual-clutch transmission Drive wheel Automated manual transmission Electrorheological clutch Epicyclic gearing Fluid coupling Friction drive Gearshift Giubo Hotchkiss drive Limited-slip differential Locking differential Manual transmission Manumatic Parking pawl Park-by-wire Preselector gearbox Semi-automatic transmission Shift-by-wire Torque converter Transaxle Transfer box Transmission control unit Universal joint
Wheels and tires	Wheel hub assembly Wheel Rim Alloy wheel Hubcap Tire Off-road Racing slick Radial Rain Run-flat Snow Spare Tubeless
Hybrid	Electric motor Hybrid vehicle drivetrain Electric generator Alternator
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Part of the Automobile series
Suspension	Anti-roll bar (sway bar) Axle Axle track Beam axle Camber angle Car handling Coil spring De Dion tube Double wishbone Hydrolastic (Hydragas) Hydropneumatic Independent suspension Leaf spring Live axle MacPherson strut Multi-link suspension Panhard rod Shock absorber Swing axle Toe angle Torsion bar Trailing arm Unsprung mass Watt's linkage Wheel alignment Wheelbase
Steering	Ackermann steering geometry Caster angle Kingpin Oversteer Power steering Rack and pinion Torque steering Understeer
Brakes	Automatic braking Anti-lock braking system Active rollover protection Brake bleeding Brake fade Brake fluid Brake lining Combined braking system Disc brake Drum brake Electric park brake Electronic brakeforce distribution Electronic stability control Engine braking Hydraulic brake Hydraulic fluid Inboard brake Parking brake Regenerative brake Vacuum servo
Roadwheels Tires (Tyres)	Alloy wheel Custom wheel Drive wheel Hubcap Outline of tires Rostyle wheel Spinner Whitewall tire Wire wheels
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Motorized vehicular	Car Motorboat Electric bicycle Electric skateboard Hovercraft Motorcycle Moped Scooter (motorcycle) Mobility scooter Private jet Motor ship Submarine Motorized wheelchair Private railroad car Private spaceflight
Non-motorized vehicular	Bicycle/Cycling Pack animal Roller skates Scooter Skateboard Wheelchair Horse-drawn vehicle Hot air balloon
Vehicles for hire	Car rental Auto rickshaw Boda-boda Cycle rickshaw Gondola Hackney carriage Motorcycle taxi Paratransit Personal rapid transit Pulled rickshaw Ridesharing company Share taxi Taxicab
Shared	Shared transport Carsharing Carpooling Car jockey Flexible carpooling Peer-to-peer ridesharing Slugging Vanpool Bicycle-sharing
Non vehicular	Ice skates Inline skates Running Stair Climbing Swimming Walking Stair Climbing
Alternatives	Public transport Personal public transport Modal share Personal rapid transit

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