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Originally Posted by avanti27
By liable, I mean if the car was signed off and something did not meet the criteria, the dealership can get flagged with NA and the tech who did the inspection will be in trouble.
I have many close friends that are bmw tech's, including master certification and shop foreman. To be CPO'd, the cars cannot have any paint or bodywork(minor touchups must be approved), minimum tire tread depth on OE approved tires(so even if the car has brand new tires, if they are not the OE ones the dealership must replace them), minimum brake pad thickness, no curb rash on the wheels, no aftermarket parts(if it does, the dealership must remove them and put OE components back on), under 50k mi, no scratches or rock chips, and if anything else is wrong with the car it must be inspected and repaired. Basically the car must be in identical condition to a new one besides the odometer.
There have been some dealerships in the past that certified non-eligible cars. Once NA found out, those dealerships were penalized pretty heavily so it's not just a quick wash and lookover.
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Maybe the dealership you have experience with is like that but this really is the exception rather than the rule. They will check certain things like tire thread, have cursory look at the brakes etc. ..... 'no rocks or chips' or 'identical to a new one' is not the requirement.
For those of you looking to get a CPO, I wouldn't let this dissuade you because it is still an OEM warrany covered by the mother ship and is certainly better than riding bare back without a warranty - just don't think that a CPO car goes through the full checklist or 'guarantees' anything like the brochure would lead you to believe.