Aftermarket Warranty

THE ADDED VALUE OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTION FOR AFTERMARKET WARRANTIES
The cornerstone of a "certified" used car program is the supposedly super-thorough inspection. Do such inspections make extended warranties for used cars unnecessary? There are good reasons to think that the inspection does not replace used car extended warranty coverage one bit.
Do inspections really add value? Don't you wonder why dealers aren't inspecting all their cars before taking delivery themselves? Car dealers aren't idiots, at least not with cars. Anyone who's had to haggle over a trade-in knows that. The big question is whether the dealership will disclose everything it knows. Trust is still an issue with "certified" cars. Put your trust in an extended used car warranty instead - and that warranty should be backed up with a solid used car inspection.
Certified by whom? Think about it: the same people who are trying to sell you the car are also "certifying" it. Yes, you read right: the "certification" is usually done by the dealership selling the car. If there's any manufacturer oversight, it's often just an occasional inspection of the dealer's inspection. Given dealers' conflict of interest in certifying cars they are selling, the best used car warranties are far more reliable than the best dealers' inspections.
Duplicate inspection. You should have any used car, "certified" or not, thoroughly inspected by an independent mechanic or mobile used car inspection service. You're up against used car dealers. Do not give up your first line of defense.
Limitations. No inspection in the world can foresee every possible problem. Oftentimes, something that breaks a few months after purchase really was fine when the car was sold. When--not if--something gives out, it's good to have a used car extended warranty.
Certified Cars
The implied selling point of "certified" used cars is they won't break.That kinda makes used car extended warranties seem unnecessary. Naturally some buyers may wonder what will happen if something does break. After all it's still a used car. In order to ease those inquiring minds, there are "certified" used car warranties included. But with this "certified" extended warranty, used car problems are not always covered to the extent you'd expect. Sadly, too few people will inquire further about what the "certified" used car warranty covers.
"Certified" used cars offer two things: an inspection and a used car extended warranty.
Inspection.
Let's face reality. The junky used car problem doesn't exist for want of dealer inspections. Lemons get sold for one of three reasons. a) The defect did not show up in the dealer's own inspection. b) The dealer is trying to sell a car whose defects were already known. Or sometimes c) the buyer knows about the defects but is guilty of wishful thinking. Either the defect is un-findable or you can't trust the dealer or yourself. Either way, a "certified" inspection won't provide the protection of an extended used car warranty.
Warranty
A "certified" used car will often cost 10%-25% more. For a $10,000 used car, that's $1,000-$2,500. An extended used car warranty from an independent auto warranty company will often cost about the same. But the best used car warranties will provide a lot more protection than "certified" used car warranties. You may end up getting an independent extended car warranty anyway. The "certified" used cars' extended warranties are generally just so skimpy.
Worst of all, certified used cars come with an expensive risk. They tempt you to let your guard down with an industry that's no more trustworthy than, well, used car dealers. Ford even issued a press release headlined "Pre-Owned Vehicle Program Reduces Customer Buyer Beware." As if that were a good thing.
Of course, in the end, you may buy a "certified" used car anyway. These days it seems there are fewer and fewer used cars that aren't "certified." Just make sure to get an independent inspection and an independent used car extended warranty. "Certified" or not, it's still a used car.
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