| tygger |
I went to look at a couple CPO MDXs today and noticed (on a couple occasions) cars that were labeled as certified had some minor interior issues that weren't addressed or just missed like lights on buttons that dont work or broken handles or vents.
These might not be on the 150pt inspection list, but are kinda obvious. I would think that these wouldve been fixed. |
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| dj-mdx2 |
I don't trust dealers even if they say it's CPO. I bought an 02 RL CPO from my local dealer and they had to fix a broken window motor that same week that was not picked up on the "inspection". 2 months later I had to replace the battery, which is NOT covered by the CPO as it is a wear and tear item. Less than 8 months later, the front brakes had to replaced, again not covered. You would think that these items could have been replaced prior to sale or at least mentioned, as in "Hey your brakes are nearly toast, just FYI".
I would still have a "CPO" vehicle inspected by another dealer or a trusted indie or mechanic. |
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| midnightMDX |
| Yea, you better double check the 150pt checklist against there work. Inspect everything. Thats probably why they add on the extra year of warranty coverage. Any minor issues you see, you should make sure they will fix them. |
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| G. COLTON |
How thorough?
It all depends upon the mechanic doing the job.
Did he have a good breakfast that morning? Did his wife fuss at him as he was leaving? Is he in a hurry to get to his golf game.
It could be good today and bad tomorrow or vice versa.
No way to give answer.
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| highcountrymdx |
Most dealers take the CPO very seriously, others less so. Probably the best course of action (as Regan famously said) is "trust but verify".
When the CPO car is delivered I would go through the check list as thoroughly as possible, just to make sure the mech didn't 'miss' anything.
One item others have reported on this forum as sometimes incomplete is replacement of the cabin air filter. The dealer might skip this step because it requires partial disassembly of the glove box. On '02 - '06 MDX's, the first time the filter is replaced, a plastic spacer bar (used to aid the ease of the factory dash installation) is permanently removed in order to gain access to the filter. The filter cannot be replaced unless this bar is removed. The presence of this plastic spacer bar can be visually inspected, without removing the glove box.
If the spacer bar is present, it brings into question the whether the rest of CPO inspection was done at all. |
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| tygger |
Good points...
This dealer must not take the CPO process very seriously. The car wasn't even washed and had a LOT of dead bugs all over the front bumper. There were a couple deep scratches and it didn't look like they touched anything up prior to putting it on the lot.
I don't know how long the prepping process takes, but they got the car in almost 2 weeks ago.
Thanks for input. I guess I'll have to check a CPO car just as closely as I would on a non-CPO car. |
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| midnightMDX |
| Thats odd they would keep it in such horrible condition. I would stay away from there. When I was looking at mine, it had some tears in the leather. Acura was already covering it already,but I guess they wanted to make sure it was being sold first. Address every little thing, press every button. |
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| acuramdxman |
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Originally posted by tygger
I went to look at a couple CPO MDXs today and noticed (on a couple occasions) cars that were labeled as certified had some minor interior issues that weren't addressed or just missed like lights on buttons that dont work or broken handles or vents.
These might not be on the 150pt inspection list, but are kinda obvious. I would think that these wouldve been fixed.
the cpo process is a joke. i had a bad torque converter and they certified it. |
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