Why not Certified?????
 

Hey everyone, i am new to the forum and am in the process of buying a 370Z.

The Nissan dealer I am looking at is selling an 2009, Touring, Sport, Manual, w/ nav. the car has a clean car fax and is a two owner car - the one owner looks to be a dealership since it was only a few months and less than 1000 miles.


I am curious why the car is not certified? Does anyone know why the dealership would not certified the car?

It has 3 month of bumper to bumper and 2 years of power train left.

Please help - should i buy this car?????

i wasn't aware nissan did Certified Pre Owned...:confused:

Nissan Certified Pre-Owned

Check the link out above

I can't think of anyone who does not??? Maybe ford doesn't? I've never seen a certified ford before...But everyone else does.

oh well. anyway, just because a car is pre-owned doesn't mean that the dealer wants to certify it. If the miles are too high or it had accident history, or maintenance issues they wont want to certify it.

I don't see a lot of Z which are certified.

the car I am looking at appears to have a clean record - no accident. I drove the car and it appear normal and I would say the miles are pretty good at 26K.

I was thinking there is something about the Z that dealers do not want to certify.

They don't like Legos. :confused:

Its up to the dealer if they want to offer specials. The manufacturer warrants the basic warranty.

Does it meet these requirements?

as long as its in good condition i don't see why you shouldn't get it, mine has nearly 82k on the odo and not an issue yet other than deer run infront of it and cops like to give it tickets

The 2010 Roadster I bought last month was sold as Nissan Certified Pre-owned. The dealer was also the one who originally sold the car new, so perhaps their familiarity with the car was part of it for my dealer.

I just can't figure it out. everything looks clean, i don't see why. I spoke to a Nissan Tech and he was saying some dealerships are just cheap in that aspect and try to get away from the certification - i guess it might cost dealers money.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1


this is the car I am looking at....

Interesting. I too am curious why they wouldn't certify it.

Also, Ford does indeed do CPO. I think most every manufacturer our there does.

I'd wait for a certified one to come up if thats your main concern!

I found some other thread on the forum where guys were buying pre-owned and the dealer offer to certified for a cost.

I think there is something about the Z and dealership not liking to certify. I mean, i would rather pay for an extended warranty then have the car certified anyway. Nissan CPO deal is not that great. VW has the best CPO with 2 year BB and 7 yr PT warranty

Im not that concerned since the factory warranty still remains and i would buy an extended warranty anyway just for assurance. I am cost curious, i would to understand the process at Nissan.

The conditions of when they certify and sqying that nisan doesn't certify are two different things altogether. Not sure of your point?
But, what I have noticed having spent an enormously huge amount of time trying to find a used Z that's fairly priced.... Whenever a Z is overmileaged, the dealerships tend to certify them as a means to give some security to the purchase. If you find a low mileage Z? It is extremely rare to find it certified. They tend to just offer the warranty as an extra purchase or you can take it with whatever is remaining.

I was just talking to my sister about "certified" cars today. Smoke and mirrors. Certified doesn't mean crap.
She and my bro-in-law have a car lot and someone was trying to sell them a "certified" Lexus and it had been wrecked. Frame damage, etc.
Certification is just a way to squeeze more money out of you.

CPO is just another warranty just like anything else. It costs a dealer like 500 bucks to do it. If you tell them you won't buy it without CPO they will do it

:iagree:

extended bumper to bumper is much better than cpo warranty. Certified pre owned only covers the drivetrain. bumper to bumper covers, well, bumper to bumper

When I bought my Nismo last month. I had the option to buy the Certified Pre-Owned or not. For what it cost me. I went ahead and got it. It's alittle extra on the warranty.

:iagree: the better cars usually don't have the word "certified" attached to it. Not saying all cerified vehicles are bad. But in the case of the Z. Non-cerified will most likely be a lower mileage car in better condition than the certified one.

My Nismo had 7,000 miles on it when I bought it. ;)

question for the majority. when your coming up towards the end of the 36 months on your factory warranty, do you recommend exntended B2B or CPO? CPO warranty is very inexpensive but only covers drivetrain, B2B covers all your computer stuff too which in these cars is pretty important. I'm planning to get the extended warranty through santa clara nissan who has the best prices

If you go the aftermarket warranty route. CareGuard is awesome. Down to there GAP insurance. There warranty coverage is equal to manufacturer with more perks including roadside and free rental during warranty work.