CPO VW that's been in an accident?

[Righteous Bucks]

Hey guys,

I"m curious, how can a VW be CPO if it's been in accident I thought that was a criteria that couldn't be overlooked for the CPO program.

Anyone know?

Looking at a sportwagen in Charlotte NC that's been in an accident according to the carfax.

Thanks

[Knight2000]

If it was minor and did not affect internal parts of the car (moving parts, i.e. engine, transmission, suspension, etc.) then the car can be a CPO.

[Righteous Bucks]

If it was minor and did not affect internal parts of the car (moving parts, i.e. engine, transmission, suspension, etc.) then the car can be a CPO.

Thanks!

[deagle]

i think carfax should note if drivetrain,powertrain, body were affected in an accident

its certified pre-owned, not certified accident-free

[GolfVIDriver]

My old 2010 Golf was CPO'd with a reported accident.

Granted, that accident was a 5 mph bump that left a fingernail crease in the bumper that was so minor I never got it fixed. It occured on public roads, though, so I called the police and got an accident report - which flagged the CarFax when I went to go trade it in.

I think it depends, too, on the dealer. Which is why I generally don't place much stock in "CPO" programs.

[Righteous Bucks]

My old 2010 Golf was CPO'd with a reported accident.

Granted, that accident was a 5 mph bump that left a fingernail crease in the bumper that was so minor I never got it fixed. It occured on public roads, though, so I called the police and got an accident report - which flagged the CarFax when I went to go trade it in.

I think it depends, too, on the dealer. Which is why I generally don't place much stock in "CPO" programs.

Yeah i agree with you, CPO is a slight bump in comfort but not much. The 1 series I'm looking at the certification is 1800 bucks. I'm wondering if it's worth it.

[vdubdoug]

i saw a certified camry once that was 6 different shades of maroon. I asked the techs how could that be certified , they said as long as all the mechanicals are good and the paint is glossy we will certify it

[Righteous Bucks]

i saw a certified camry once that was 6 different shades of maroon. I asked the techs how could that be certified , they said as long as all the mechanicals are good and the paint is glossy we will certify it

[GolfVIDriver]

i saw a certified camry once that was 6 different shades of maroon. I asked the techs how could that be certified , they said as long as all the mechanicals are good and the paint is glossy we will certify it

I have a similar story. Beautiful Camry Solara comes into CarMax with 5,000 miles on it. We got underneath it and it basically was cut apart and re-welded back together. You'd never know if it wasn't on a hoist.

We bought the car and wholesaled it. 2 weeks later it showed up at a very large, very prominent Toyota Dealer down the street from us in the NW Burbs of Chicago with "CPO!!! 5K miles!!!" across the windshield.

[roflingsam]

someone told me that their cpo cars were all accident free and had 3 panels painted max

[TJSwoboda]

I have a similar story. Beautiful Camry Solara comes into CarMax with 5,000 miles on it. We got underneath it and it basically was cut apart and re-welded back together. You'd never know if it wasn't on a hoist.

I remember you telling this story a few years ago...

We bought the car and wholesaled it. 2 weeks later it showed up at a very large, very prominent Toyota Dealer down the street from us in the NW Burbs of Chicago with "CPO!!! 5K miles!!!" across the windshield.

But not this part. Holy crap...

[deagle]

if you haven't done so already, i'd check the contract's fine print to see if you can find something along the lines of accident-free guarantee

you might have to recoup your loss through small claims court

[Dandbest]

the VW CPO program says that as long as the car has no structural damage, it can be cpo'd, however, from speaking to people at VW when I was a pre owned manager, its a slippery slope- the cars are uni body and technically everything is considered structural damage...guess thats their way of getting out of a situation if the crap hit the fan. As a result, I never certified anything with a bad carfax. Just wasn't worth it.

[Oskar8]

This would be a 2012 Passat for $16500 (with 17k miles) in New England. It has a WorldAuto CPO. I'm looking to buy it soon and pulled up the Carfax and Autocheck. In order to be CPO:ed I assume it must have been relatively minor damage. I realize that this might have an impact on its resale value. However, I tend to think that if I keep it for 4-5 years, it would be old enough, so that the Carfax/Autocheck history would be less of an issue.

It has the following listed on Carfax:
"Accident reported
Vehicle involved in a sideswipe collision
Involving left side impact
It hit a motor vehicle
It hit a curb
Airbags did not deploy"

And on autocheck:
"LEFT FRONT IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE"

(These are both from the same date.)

Thanks for your thoughts!