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[burt]

Originally Posted by trndobrd

That's OK, I purchased my last two vehicles from private individuals.

That's great. You paid less that you would have at a dealership. But...went thru the same basic process. He wanted X amount and you offered Y amount and the final deal was agreed upon by both parties.

The upside, you got 2 cars at a good value. The downside, if you buy a used vehicle from my dealersip, it has been thru my service department..and has a limited warranty, so IF the car has problems that you or us didn't know about, you have recourse.

I have done both, and I can't actually say which process is better.

[trndobrd]

Originally Posted by Dale "Fat Fingers" Mercer

That's great. You paid less that you would have at a dealership. But...went thru the same basic process. He wanted X amount and you offered Y amount and the final deal was agreed upon by both parties.

The upside, you got 2 cars at a good value. The downside, if you buy a used vehicle from my dealersip, it has been thru my service department..and has a limited warranty, so IF the car has problems that you or us didn't know about, you have recourse.

I have done both, and I can't actually say which process is better.

I have looked at dozens of used car warranties and have yet to find one that actually backs the vehicle beyone a certain percentage of the repair cost, always at a service shop selected by the dealer. Naturally, if the dealer uses their own shop, costs are inflated to ensure the dealer has no out of pocket expense, or the dealer selects a buddy who does the same thing.

It's not that dealers won't honor the terms of their warranties, it's that the terms of the warranties are such that they really are of no benfit to the purchaser.

Unless I was buying a "certified preowned" Lexus or Jag or something similar with a 100% 20k mile warranty, I really wouldn't consider the warranty as part of the purchasing decision.