Certified pre owned

Our experts answer the questions you have and detail the steps you should take when buying a car to ensure you get the right one for you at the right price.

One lesser-known perk to choosing a CPO car is the potential for lower financing costs — an important consideration as auto loan rates are on the rise.

Placing a dollar value on the CPO treatment is a calculus fraught with variables. We’ll explain.

It's important that you be prepared before entering the finance and insurance room, because what's discussed in there is negotiable and, depending on the driver and the car, sometimes unnecessary.

Though dealers often recondition used cars and some may add warranty coverage, slapping a “certified” label on a used car isn’t the same as certifying it under a manufacturer’s CPO program.

Although some dealers have instituted no-haggle pricing, CPO cars seldom carry such stipulations as a whole.

Can you lease a used car? In a word, yes. But there are plenty of ramifications.

If you're trading in a low-mileage, well-maintained late-model vehicle, your car could be a candidate for a certified pre-owned program.

The lingering effects of the inventory shortage make it more difficult to answer the common question of whether you should buy a new, used or certified pre-owned car.

There are many details to consider when comparing different CPO programs, and it pays off to read the fine print and know what you’re getting for your car-buying budget.