Zwoobah

FYI, I also price my CPO cars about $3k above non-certified and am willing to deduct ~$1500 for going without CPO. The reason behind this is that my cost for the warranty itself ranges from $1400-$2000, and I average $1500-1800 in reconditioning work on every car. I don't have to pay for the warranty until the car is sold, but I do the mechanical/cosmetic work before offering the car for sale. The recon costs need to be covered by the sale price regardless of warranty coverage. The customer does end up with a fully serviced car either way, assuming the dealer did their job correctly.

Most potential CPO cars need tires and brakes by 35,000mi - they need to have ~70% of their life left, so even if they would be good until 50k they must be replaced. This is why CPO recon costs can be unexpectedly high on an otherwise well-maintained car.

What drives me absolutely insane is the local dirt-lot used car dealers that advertise their junkers as "Certified" because they are covered by lemon law. But that's another issue entirely...

Bruce M

Haha...yeah, I love that, or "Carfax Certified", like that means they serviced and warrant the car

Bruce M

Thanks Yao....big auction coming up 12/11

Brown Water

Can you find W-12's? E-mail me please if so.

V10_MAN

my email is johnnyb@mc.net

BiturboA6

I want a 2007 or 2008 gray A8L or A8 with low miles, B&O, sport pkg, etc.

Trickle X

Dealers will buy cars that have had lots of PPW...or previous paint work and to me, I would not want a car with that...I've watch them bid up 2 a6's that had ppw and a airbag light to well out of wholsesale price. I just shake my head. If they want it bad enough, they had the funds to back it, like Bruce said, they ride on their laurel's of being a huge dealership while small fry's like us have to be extremely picky about what we buy. I've spent many long days at auctions never to end up with a car as the deals were just not good enough(that doesnt just indicate price).