I've had a lot of baddies from 08 fall off recently and I notice my TU Fico was up to 704. This is with a few baddies still listed that are due to fall off middle of next year. The Big baddie is a repo from 09 that shows a balance of over $10,000. So I go talk to the salesman, was completely honest up front, and within a few hours had a brand new 2015 C-class, loaded, on a 3 year lease.
I really just wanted to say that you can do a lot even if your credit isn't spotless. Was approved for two high limit cards recently also!