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Certified pre-owned may have a warranty, but the "certified pre-owned" part is just a fancy way of saying used. And there's often nothing "certified" about them

Certified pre-owned may have a warranty, but the "certified pre-owned" part is just a fancy way of saying used. And there's often nothing "certified" about them at all. A friend of mine in CA just purchased a "certified pre-owned" Honda 2 days ago... quite a bit of extra cash for a "182 point rigorous checklist" they do to ensure the car is in great working order. Over a dozen of those 182 points were skipped. So, all kinds of things marked as verified working that are just broken.

dangrossman 12y ago
Certified pre-owned is a fancy way of saying "used, with a 7 year drivetrain warranty from the manufacturer", which is a lot different than "used and those broken things are your problem now". The checklist isn't the point.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  Honda advertises it as being sure that everything on this huge checklist is double-checked and ensured to be working properly before you buy it. The salespeople specifically tell you that. My point is that ads and salespeople lie (surprise) and the "certified" bit doesn't mean anything.
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    - JohnTHaller 12y ago
      I'm not discounting having a warranty. You can get a warranty on a used car from all sorts of places. Certified Pre-Owned is defined by Honda (and many others) to specifically have the advantage of not having specific things broken when you buy a car. That's what the "certified" part is. That's the whole reason they mention, specifically, the 182 point certification check. It's one of the main reasons my friend paid all the extra money for a certified pre-owned car vs getting the same basic car "used" elsewhere. My point is that the "certified" bit is mostly BS. And not just at Honda. You're still likely to get a car with a bunch of broken stuff when it's "certified".

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Certified pre-owned may have a warranty, but the "certified pre-owned" part is just a fancy way of saying used. And there's often nothing "certified" about them

by JohnTHaller 12y ago

dangrossman 12y ago
Certified pre-owned is a fancy way of saying "used, with a 7 year drivetrain warranty from the manufacturer", which is a lot different than "used and those broken things are your problem now". The checklist isn't the point.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  Honda advertises it as being sure that everything on this huge checklist is double-checked and ensured to be working properly before you buy it. The salespeople specifically tell you that. My point is that ads and salespeople lie (surprise) and the "certified" bit doesn't mean anything.
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    - JohnTHaller 12y ago
      I'm not discounting having a warranty. You can get a warranty on a used car from all sorts of places. Certified Pre-Owned is defined by Honda (and many others) to specifically have the advantage of not having specific things broken when you buy a car. That's what the "certified" part is. That's the whole reason they mention, specifically, the 182 point certification check. It's one of the main reasons my friend paid all the extra money for a certified pre-owned car vs getting the same basic car "used" elsewhere. My point is that the "certified" bit is mostly BS. And not just at Honda. You're still likely to get a car with a bunch of broken stuff when it's "certified".