Did the same with my Hyundai. Purchased the car in 2021 with a huge discount as long as Hyundai finance was taken out. (It's the previous generation model - and cost less than same spec 1 to 2 year old models).
I was a bit concerned that the discount would be reversed if I cleared the balance, but a quick call to HF confirmed that it would not be. I got a settlement figure from them for the loan amount plus a few days interest whilst I waited for funds to clear from another source.
By the time the funds had cleared I had passed the cooling off period by 1 day. This was in lock down and I was clearly on the phone to an inexperienced but very polite staff member working from home who transferred me to a supervisor and saw that I had called a few days earlier to discuss a settlement and allowed it. He took the payment by card and I got a letter from them confirming the cleared balance a few days later.
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