What is
the Ford Certified Pre-Owned Program?
Many of our
customers ask what the CPO program is and what it means. A CPO vehicle are not just your ordinary used
cars. These pre-owned automobiles are
the cream of the crop; the absolute best a Ford dealership can offer. Entering the program is not easy. First, the automobile must be less than five
model years old and have less than 80,000-miles on the odometer. A vehicle must pass a stringent 172-point
inspection by a factory-trained Ford technician. This inspection is exhaustive and goes
through the whole vehicle from the brakes to the transmission. No stone is unturned as technicians ensure
the proper operation of the vehicle from door locks to the air conditioning
system.
Once the
vehicle has undergone a physical inspection, our technicians conduct a road
test to ensure that the vehicle is operating correctly and to the highest
standard. They check items as basic as
whether the engine starts and idles in a proper fashion to whether the
suspension makes noise while traveling down the road. Our staff ensures that the customer will not
experience issues like abnormal steering or broken cruise control when they
test drive or purchase the vehicle. Once
the road test has been passed, the automobile can be deemed a CPO vehicle and
sold on our lot.
The
Advantages of Buying a Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle
One of the
main advantages of owning a used truck, car or SUV that has been deemed
eligible for the CPO program is that it comes with some impressive warranty
coverage. Each CPO vehicle comes with a
12-month/12,000-mile Comprehensive Limited Warranty and a
seven-year/100,000-mile Powertrain Limited Warranty. These warranties together cover some
extremely important parts and systems, including:
- Engine
- Rear-Wheel
Drive System
- Front-Wheel
Drive System
- Transmission
- Electrical
System
- Heat and
Air Conditioning
This
coverage is good at any Ford or Lincoln dealer in the United States and Canada,
so if your CPO Ford Focus needed a repair while you were on vacation in a
different state, you wouldn't have to worry about your coverage not being
applicable because you weren't having the work done at Ashe County Ford. In addition, the CPO vehicle has 24-hour
Roadside Assistance for the length of the Comprehensive Limited Warranty. This assistance will cover the reimbursement
of travel expenses up to $500 for up to three days. It will also $30 a day reimbursement for up
to five days if you need a rental car because your vehicle can't be fixed same
day. Drivers can also count on up to $75
of assistance for a taxi or some other mode of transportation to get them where
they are going if their vehicle needs to be towed.
Financing
is Available
The finance
professionals at Ashe County Ford, in West Jefferson, NC, are here to answer
any questions you have about the vehicle purchasing process. They are an experienced team with connections
to many of our local lenders, as well as our national ones, and will use those
relationships to help you obtain financing.Â
They are also the experts on any financing promotions that Ford might
currently be running on Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles.
Many of
these financing promotions expire monthly, so contact a member of our team and
get started on the process of owning a CPO vehicle today!
