Buying used/Certified series

I've just walked away from a deal on a used 2006 330i from a third party
used dealer. The car was in very good shape, and $25.5k CDN$ wasn't bad
(I think) but the $300 "admin fee" which doubled when I wouldn't finance
through them was insulting.

Now I'm looking at BMW themselves, and their "Certified Series". It looks
to me like this is very close to them being willing to treat a used car
as if it had been bought new, in terms of protection and quality and the
like. It seems intriguing, and perhaps worth the $3k to $4k premium over
the third party dealers.

Anyone know what their "Protection Plan" encompasses? It doesn't really
get into it, and I'm looking to avoid talking to a salesperson until I'm
set and decided. Is it bumper-to-bumper? Powertrain only?

I've seen warnings that the 6yr protection plan is so good that the sales
people are generally very unwilling to haggle on a price. Does that bear
out?

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Brandon Hume - hume -> BOFH.Ca, http://WWW.BOFH.Ca/

On Jan 23, 8:37*am, wrote:
> I've just walked away from a deal on a used 2006 330i from a third party
> used dealer. *The car was in very good shape, and $25.5k CDN$ wasn't bad
> (I think) but the $300 "admin fee" which doubled when I wouldn't finance
> through them was insulting.
>
> Now I'm looking at BMW themselves, and their "Certified Series". *It looks
> to me like this is very close to them being willing to treat a used car
> as if it had been bought new, in terms of protection and quality and the
> like. *It seems intriguing, and perhaps worth the $3k to $4k premium over
> the third party dealers.
>
> Anyone know what their "Protection Plan" encompasses? *It doesn't really
> get into it, and I'm looking to avoid talking to a salesperson until I'm
> set and decided. *Is it bumper-to-bumper? *Powertrain only?
>
> I've seen warnings that the 6yr protection plan is so good that the sales
> people are generally very unwilling to haggle on a price. *Does that bear
> out?
>
You may want to do some reading|:

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/CPO/Default.aspx

bfd > wrote:
> You may want to do some reading|:
>
> http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/CPO/Default.aspx

Thanks, I couldn't find that on the Canadian site, and incorrectly
assumed the US would be the same.

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Brandon Hume - hume -> BOFH.Ca, http://WWW.BOFH.Ca/