Originally Posted by ard

CPO is pretty much a scam. It is a used car with a warranty backed by BMW.

On the ASk a Dealer forum elsewhere you hear a regular recitation of the party line concerning the 'careful inspection and refurbishment' that CPO entails, and the 'fact' that only a few rare examples pass the CPO insoection.

BS

Unfortunately people believe a CPO affords them some level of BMW assurance- IT DOES NOT.

You can buy a car that has been abused, that has actual data in the DME that it was abused- and BMW will never look at that....yet when you make a warranty claim they dump the dme and say "oh, it has been abused- sorry, no coverage". The CPO inspection has NO requirement that they actually confirm the car has not been abused (in terms of over-reving the motor) or even if the DME has been flashed or tampered with!!

Cars have been damaged and repaired poorly. Items that are not covered by the CPO warranty mayl be 'missed' by the CPO inspection and the new owner pays.

Odds are better with a CPO, but is is no guarantee. People thing "Well, the CPO might cost $10k more but if anything goes wrong I am covered"> WRONG

There are plenty of links to the actual CPO inspection criteria as well as the CPO warranty.

You are buying a used car, with no major frame damage, with an oil change and detail, all lights, and accessories working, and brakes and tires over 50%. THAT'S IT. Nothing else.

I always recommend a PPI on a used car, and a "CPO" is no exception.

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