In a message dated 1/12/04 2:27:52 PM Central Standard Time, chinatown_film@xxxx writes: Is this normal practice having a written appraisal / interest rate high in your experience? Thanks. My loan (at a credit union) was secured with the car's value (they used a kelly blue book which was based on emails from the previous owner's testament to condition and a few photographs). the loan amount i needed was less than the car's value, so they happily gave me a 4 year loan at 9% interest. i have been paying it back quickly and it will be paid off in March. i was also 18 at the time! Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]