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Certified Used Car Still a Risk to Buy

With the price of a new car getting higherin exchange for certifying the vehicles. The
and higher each year, many buyers choose toproblem for the consumer is that there are
buy used cars instead. The price of a new carcars being sold as certified used cars that
can easily equal a year's pay for manymay not really be certified. Worse, some of
people, so buying a used car makes sense. Butthese cars have problems that are so severe
there are risks associated with buying athat  they possibly shouldn't be sold at all.
pre-owned vehicle. What if is defective? What
if it is a lemon law buyback? Once shouldSome states have rigid laws that prevent cars
always be a bit suspicious of a used vehicle.with certain types of damage, such as from
After all, if it is a great buy, then why didfire, flood, or a severe accident, from being
the  original  owner  choose to part with it?sold within that state under any
circumstances. And yet there are reports of
To resolve some of these issues, as well assuch vehicles having been transported to
to compete with volume dealers of used carsneighboring states, where their titles can be
such as Carmax, the major auto manufacturers"laundered." Some of these cars have then
have introduced the concept of a "certifiedbeen  sold  as  certified  used  cars.
used car." These cars are inspected for
problems, repaired if necessary, and offeredThere are several lawsuits pending in
for sale with a warranty that is better thanCalifornia over the sale of such cars, and
the one typically offered with sales of usedthe problem will continue to exist as long as
cars. In exchange for this added peace ofthere is no national standard regarding the
mind, the buyer pays a higher price than hesale of used cars. Does this mean that buyers
or  she  otherwise  might.should steer clear of certified used cars? Of
course not. What it does mean is that buyers
This program is good for dealers, who findshould exercise caution when they shop for a
the cars easier to sell, and for theused vehicle, whether it is certified or not.
manufacturers, who get a fee from the dealersAnd that is just plain common sense.



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