Getting a good deal on a used car just got a little easier thanks to GM. Not only will the company continue to offer a two-year/30,000 mile standard vehicle warranty on any CPO vehicle-- GM calls it Chevrolet / Buick / GMC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles-- but starting Sunday, buyers will get two years of standard free maintenance. Dubbed "owner Care" this includes oil changes (based on a vehicle's oil life monitor system), tire rotations and multi-point vehicle inspections. The Cadillac pre-owned plan is unchanged.
"Customers demand more value for their money, and we have responded." said Jennifer Costabile, General Director of Marketing and Sales Support, GM Fleet and Commercial Operations.
This is a nice treat for people who are price shoppers and on the fence between a reasonable used GM compared with something else. Or someone who just really wants this 2011 Chevy Corvette Z06 being sold as used for $77k with 48 miles on it.
kevm14 says:
08:16 AM, 06/14/11
When I bought my CTS-V, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it had 9 months of Luxury CPO left, though only ~3000 miles. It turns out that cars certified AFTER April of 2009 have a revised CPO called Premium CPO. What they did is essentially remove coverage, such as on cosmetic items that evidently were costing GM some money. Incidently, I utilized my L-CPO for cosmetic items before it ran out. I got a new headlight and navigation system out of it. Both were functionally fine, but the headlight lens was showing signs of aging and the nav buttons had some peeling. Nice warranty...all gone now. The non-Caddy CPO seems pretty lame. But it ends up costing the buyer either way, as the certification cost is passed on.