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...go to You Tube and watch "2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse off Road Adventure"  
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Oct 27, 2007 2:53 am) 
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Replying to: metro123 (Aug 17, 2007 5:20 pm) just watch the first "jackass" to learn more about this.
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Replying to: metro123 (Aug 18, 2007 6:24 am) for the most part, this is a myth. honda, toyota, ford etc want you to THINK they are held to a higher standard, but they really aren't. The dealership does no more to these cars than they do to their "regular" used cars. the only diff is the ext warranty is already been bought for the car. i bet if you ran carfax on these certified cars, you would find some ex rentals. |
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Replying to: nthe (Nov 27, 2007 9:30 am) The euro CPO cars seem to have a little better value and usually give you special APRs. If you can save a point or more on the interest rate by going with a CPO car that could cover the difference in extra cost of a CPO vehicle. Also for wear items and such our CPO guideline requires items to be replaced if they are more then 50% worn. On non-CPO cars we could let cars go as long as they are above the state minimum for wear. We generally replace all wear items, tires/brakes/rotors, if they are below 50% anyway but we are ONLY required to do that on CPO vehicles. |
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Replying to: nthe (Nov 27, 2007 9:30 am) We are required to replace things that we otherwise wouldn't. We throw away perfectly good brake pads that I know would last me another 20,000 miles simply because they are half worn out. Same with tires and other items. Floor mats have to be in new condition etc. |
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Replying to: nthe (Nov 27, 2007 9:30 am) We sell ex-rentals every day, cpo and non cpo. Never have any reoccurring problems with them. You don't ever see any videos on you tube of people driving them the as intended (99%) because that would be boring to watch. |
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Replying to: nthe (Nov 27, 2007 9:30 am) We sell ex-rentals every day, cpo and non cpo. Never have any reoccurring problems with them. You don't ever see any videos on you tube of people driving them the as intended (99%) because that would be boring to watch. |
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I've always like the idea of buying year old rentals with about 12,000 miles then trading them in on another year old rental at around 36,000 miles. Keeps payments down and always under factory warrenty so no extended warrenty cost. Three year old car with 36,000 miles still gets a good trade in value. Same idea as leasing but I decide when it's time to trade or how many miles I want to drive a year. I'm interested in your thoughts. Thanks.
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Replying to: john_doe_wny (Dec 17, 2007 5:12 pm) New 2007 Ford Taurus after rebates and dealer discounts: $17000 Used 2007 Ford Taurus with about 12-15K miles on it: $12000 Used 2005 Ford Taurus trade-in value with about 36K: $6000 $6000 for two years of driving isn't so bad. But I'd take it a step further and buy the three-year old Taurus with 36K and a warranty to 75K covering powertrain, AC, cooling, electrical, and a few other bits, and drive it for four years to use up the warranty: Used 2005 Taurus with 36K miles and 75K warranty: $8500 Used 2001 Taurus trade-in value with 75K miles on it: $2500 $6000 is the same, but twice the driving! Of course this might even be more appealing with a car that has better resale, but the purchase prices would be much higher although the overall cost would be about the same. I'm just partial to used Tauruses as basic transportation because they are so cheap used. For example, my wife paid about $7500 for a 1999 model with 97K on it. She put $1300 down. I could have bought her the same car with 137K miles for $1800 cash off a Craigslist ad. Had she been willing to buy a newer model (she doesn't like the looks of the 2000-up models) that $7500 would have put her in about a 2003-2004 model Taurus even at retail pricing. Last Taurus I looked at for $7500 was a 2006 model with 52K on it, incidentally, and now that I'm in the market again for a commuter car, I wish it was still for sale at that price. Still looking...best deal yet is a 75K mile 2004 for $4500, still waiting on an extended warranty quote on that one and hoping it'll be worth it.
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