by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 06/01/2017 at 17:22
by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 06/01/2017 at 17:22
Tags: CARFAX CPO
STARS: 1
From the research results I am getting, it appears to be balderdash...
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Came across this Regal GS manual while looking for Regals. It happens to be in my parents neck of the woods, and hopefully it will be there in a couple weeks when I visit so I can go play with it.
Quick Background: It is that time of the year again where the AC has broken on my car. It has happened 3 out of the 7 years I have owned it and it is getting annoying. I have been poking around for something more fun to daily. One of the leading candidates is the GLI. It has a lot of perk and is in my price range. While combing the car nets, the Regal has depreciated significantly enough to be in the list of contenders. There are so many luxury features that passing on looking at it would be silly.
Back on point, I have found certified used Regals around the $16k to $20k price range (talking 2012+ Premium I, II, and GS). This puts them right in line with GLIs and other fun cars. I first found this one and thought, a certified manual, neat! But I then got suspicious because normally CPO cars are at dealers of their corresponding manufacturer. This one is at a Mitsubishi dealer. So it being CPO really doesn’t make sense to me.
Judging from the other logos and things, I am guessing Carfax CPO is a car that Carfax will buy back should the odometer suddenly be tampered with or something like that. There is no warranty or repair work allowances which in turn means that Carfax CPO =/= CPO in the normal sense. The bottom line being this is just the same as a used car.
Is my interpretation right?
*Note this will not prevent me from at least looking at it
"Taylor Hedgie" (TaylorHedgie)
06/01/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 0
Has the cheesy spokesperson taught you nothing???? JEEZ
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/01/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 0
I think it has to do with mileage caps, ODO tampering evidence, owners (1 owner) and accident free. I think its just an extra little stamp of approval.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
06/01/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 3
Well,
1) there’s a CarFax
2) someone else used to down it
WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED GOOD GRAVY
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/01/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 1
It’s stupid wordplay on the part of the dealer.
This is a used car with a Carfax report.
Carfax does not have any CPO warranty program as is traditionally understood.
Carfax does have a Buyback Guarantee which states,
“If the CARFAX Report fails to include a DMV-issued branded title (such as salvage, fire or flood damage, and odometer problems), CARFAX may buy the vehicle back for the full purchase price*.”
Dealers can include a Carfax report with their car which technically applies the guarantee to the car.
So by saying “Carfax Certified Pre-Owned,” they are in fact saying this is a used car with a Carfax report, but it reads like there’s some kind of CPO warranty on the car.
Being as this is a Buick being sold by a Mitsubishi dealer, there’s obviously no CPO warranty, since only GM dealers can sell GM cars with a CPO warranty.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
06/01/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 0
that was my suspicion, just wanted confirmation, thanks.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
06/01/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 0
yep looking like dealer trickery and word manipulation to make it look better than it is. Not that it looks bad in the first place.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
06/01/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
Yes, I would like good gravy. Why would I want bad gravy?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/01/2017 at 17:38, STARS: 0
Well, dealer trickery in the sense they are touring it as a feature...which it kinda is...but its really just a way to let you know that it meets certain criteria that pleases carfax
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
06/01/2017 at 17:56, STARS: 1
It’s when CarFax is 95% sure someone used to own the car, maybe
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
06/01/2017 at 18:07, STARS: 0
I regard “Certified Pre Owned” mostly as bullshit designed to get you to spend more than you would normally spend on a given car.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
06/01/2017 at 18:17, STARS: 1
And that means there’s a 5% chance that instead of having been previously owned, it was previously OWNED:
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
06/01/2017 at 18:29, STARS: 0
TURBO BUICK.