[jeff2674]

They boast an extra 12 mo/12000 miles, 5 year / 100k mile powertrain and road assistance. However the 5 year / 100k powertrain and road assitance is already standard. So all you are really getting is an extra year / 12k mile bumper to bumper.

Talking to a chevy dealer he told me it's more of a gimmick than anything. That it costs the dealership $1200 to make a vehicle GM Certified. What do you guys think? Do the mechanics really go over the vehicle more, or can they just throw GM $1200 and the vehicle is certified?

 

[Macleod52]

They boast an extra 12 mo/12000 miles, 5 year / 100k mile powertrain and road assistance. However the 5 year / 100k powertrain and road assitance is already standard. So all you are really getting is an extra year / 12k mile bumper to bumper.

Talking to a chevy dealer he told me it's more of a gimmick than anything. That it costs the dealership $1200 to make a vehicle GM Certified. What do you guys think? Do the mechanics really go over the vehicle more, or can they just throw GM $1200 and the vehicle is certified?

Worthless. You could probably get a 3yr/36k warranty for the same price.

 

[cavalier2000]

when we bought out truck it was a gm certified used vehicle...when i told teh dealership it needed new brakes on the front (they where near shot) they where like....but it is certified...

wait is this what we are talking about or am i just rambling

 

[Macleod52]

when we bought out truck it was a gm certified used vehicle...when i told teh dealership it needed new brakes on the front (they where near shot) they where like....but it is certified...

wait is this what we are talking about or am i just rambling

A GM certified vehicle is one that has a 100 or 1000 point inspection saying "yup it's good" and then they tack on a warranty to the used vehicle. I thought they were usually 3yr/36k, but I may be wrong.


As far as what you were told, they may have said it was certified so it doesn't need new brakes. Who knows how the whole certification goes.

 

[hoahai]

It is just a game to me. Everybody claim their own certified (toyota, carmax, etc..). The bottom line is how you know they did go through all of those 100 check point? And even if they did, bad luck still happen. The extra 12K miles guarantee is all that matter to me for that "GM Certified" So if you pay extra $1200 for a "certified" car, it is just like to pay for extra insurance.

 

[KenM10759]

If what the dealer says is true about it costing them $1200, then they must be sending GM a payment-in-advance for the average amount of work that GM anticipates they'll have to do under the warranty.

I will say that when I bought my Certified Pre-Owned BMW, there was quite an extensive bit of documentation shown to me. I don't know if it can be proved, but the list wasn't a "checked - yes or no" kind of list. It had measurements and part numbers of things that had been replaced.

Unlike American cars, BMW has a series of recommended major service intervals called "Inspection 1" and "Inspection 2", about every 60,000 miles IIRC. These intervals have the dealer go through the car in great detail, and extract as much money as possible from the driver. Their Certified Pre-Owned is essentially an "Inspection 2"-level service.

A "CPO'd" BMW typically costs a couple grand more than a non-CPO, but you get a warranty that is pretty comprehensive for $50 per visit deductibles. It includes coverage to 100,000 or 6 years from the car's original in-service date, whichever comes first. I had this, and took advantage of the BMW roadside assistance when my car's OE battery died at 5.5 years/84,000 miles. A new OEM battery installed in the field, no charge.