Certified Pre-Owned Cars: A Reality Check

Certified pre-owned (CPO) cars are popular with buyers who want to minimize the risk of buying a used car. They also can typically get more car for their money with a CPO vehicle than they can with a new car.
To be a CPO car, a vehicle needs to meet specific age and mileage requirements. It then must go through a thorough inspection at the dealership. If a car passes, it gets an extended limited warranty and will carry a higher price than a non-CPO model. Many people feel comfortable in paying that premium, though, because of the peace of mind a CPO program gives them.
To be a CPO car, a vehicle needs to meet specific age and mileage requirements. It then must go through a thorough inspection at the dealership. If a car passes, it gets an extended limited warranty and will carry a higher price than a non-CPO model. Many people feel comfortable in paying that premium, though, because of the peace of mind a CPO program gives them.
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I'm still working with Ford but even after opening a case I'm told Ford can not enforce the dealership to do the right thing.
Have you opened up a case with Lexus corporate and asked for an investigation and explanation?
I don't have a choice. I mean it's better than getting a used car from a non-new car dealership.
1. would you buy it without the honda cert warranty with only 1,500 miles?
2. They are saying I have to buy that official HONDA certification.
3. Is this them just trying to find ways to make more off the deal???
4. Is it reasonable for me to demand they pay for it??
5. Does the honda certification add value?
HELP!!!
No negotiations have happend yet, only submitted my credit app. THanks.
Chris in Jax, Florida
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If AutoNation is giving it to you for "free", then that's okay. But the price is probably buried in there somewhere. You can check that by using our What's My Car Worth tool.
Another option is to wait until you are close to the expiration of the factory warranty and then think about buying a Honda Care® extended warranty.
This is why I only buy from good dealers I trust and would never farm around for the "best price" between different states. That way even a "new car" warranty works is that the dealership does the work and then calls up the company that made the car and said "Can you reimburse me for this repair since it was a problem with what you built"?
Buyers need to be aware that a "A company" is not "a company", when its not the actual company that you are dealing with. When you go to a Lexus dealership, that is not "Lexus" you are dealing with, its an independent company selling Lexus products, just like Home Depot selling Whirlpool washers. That doesn't mean Home Depot IS Whirlpool.
I hope you learned from your experience and others can as well, that a used car is a used car no matter where you buy it from. A "Brand" does not have bearing on the dealership or the treating of a used car, and thats why you need to trust the dealership selling to you. If you can't trust the dealership, you shouldn't buy it.
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Be careful when buying a CPO car.
You know the old saying .............you get what u pay for
2016 BMW X-5 35i, 2012 MB ML350
I, too, would be concerned that it's not being offered as CPO, with only 1100 miles on it.
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The operative words here are that they "marketed the heck out of it". They spent money advertising a false sense of security to consumers by making vehicles sound "like new" when there is no such thing. A used car is a used car is a used car, plain and simple. Then they implemented glorified used car checks, that should be done on any used vehicle being retailed on franchise dealership lots anyway. They charge the dealerships for the CPO designations.
Read that again. The manufacturers charge new car franchises to sell their CPO designation. The dealerships in turn charges consumers more, all for a false sense of security. It's all mirrors and smoke, smoke and mirrors.
That's how manufacturers began making money on used cars, Crazy! Does any of this make sense to you if you are paying $2,000 more and well up from that on CPO vehicles?
Just asking..........
Jeep Joe
so would it make sense to purchase a CPO unit or just purchase a extended warranty after the warranty expires? I understand the
Lincoln CPO warranty covers 6 years or 100,000 miles with a 100 dollar deductible but the 6 years starts from when the car was first purchased.
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