I'm thinking about getting one of these as an alternative to a new vehicle. Any good or bad experiences? Are these only from leases? I see late model VWs with low mileage that are not certified. Is this only because they were not leases? Should I be concerned that a car is not certified?
**To be certified, the car has to be in service for 12 months or more. And/or have over 12,000 miles, I think. That's why you can see a 6-month-old VW with 6900 miles and it's not CPO.
kaboomie
Don't worry whether its certified or not.......the price demanded by dealers for a "certified vehicle" is not worth the extra money paid. Just look for what you want and that it is in the condition that is satisfactory to you. I've seen enough postings complaining that the certification process is a sham. Plus, if its new enough, its already got the balance of a factory warranty left anyway. Good hunting! :)
Good advice. Used VWs on the VW dealer used lot are more inflated because they are competing with the new cars. Especially if it's a low mileage 1 year old.
I would buy a used VW from a Ford dealer and get the Ford extended warranty for it if it doesn't have balanced factory warranty. The price is usually more negotable than at an OEM dealer. Toyota is another good one and the extended warranty from Toyota is fine. If the Toyota or Ford dealer can't fix the problem then they send it out to the VW dealer that they network with anyway.
Very true, I purchased my 99GLX Passat from a Toyota dealer with a Toyota Extra Care warranty. For the most part VW's cost more at the VW dealer because they get more for trade in. When a VW hits the ford, Toyota, Chevy, etc lot it's because the owner just wants rid of the car. That goes for any car not traded back to the same brand lot. My daughter wanted to trade her
99 1.8t Passat at the GM dealer where she works, they said $5k for trade in value and it has a market value of about $7500 Dad now owns another Passat.
Dealers are always more expensive. The only way a CPO would work is if the car has expensive problem (like tranny) and the dealer can fix it cheaper than you would.
So, short of the VWs traded in on a vehicle type that VW does not make (Chevy pickup, Ford Extinction SUV, etc.), why would I want a VW that the owner disliked so much that (s)he bought something else?
sd
I agree with you there. I bet they would have put it on the lot for $5K more. Used car pack is about $200. This is what the dealer invests in a used car to do wheel check, inspection and cleaning. Then they used to add $3K to the wholesale price. Now due to the recent inflation, the amount added has become $5K or 4 times that if it's a high-line used car dealer.
I think getting a VW from say a Toyota dealer, you can easily get $3000 off the list price. Now you can probably get more off during these inflationary times.
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