04-21-2025, 07:50 PM
anonymouse1 wrote:
It looks like it’s pretty much essential to buy a Car with clean title. Do you agree or disagree?
Yes, keep it simple and just go with clean. The options should be clean, salvage or rebuilt (or similar depending on the state). You definitely don't want salvage as you might have trouble insuring it and you don't know if was repaired correctly. "Rebuilt" was a previous salvage, but at least has been inspected after repair to be issued the rebuilt title. It's possible you might have trouble getting insurance on a rebuilt also, so check with your insurer first. Rebuilt should be priced less than clean.
anonymouse1 wrote:
Also, a buddy is suggesting I buy it from a Lexus dealership in their CPO program. But those cars look like they cost a minimum of five to $6000 more than comparable cars. Anybody have any familiarity with their knowledge of CPO programs?
https://www.lexus.com/lcertified/certification-warranty Looks like you should get at least 2 years coverage with unlimited miles, if that's important to you. Seems like a big price hike for 2 years, unless you drive crazy miles (i.e. 30-40k per year). A lot of the CPO programs used to be something like 6 years from original sale date and 100/125k limit, but they started certifying older and higher mileage cars during the COVID crunch, which probably explains the more vague terms now (you'd probably get specific terms on each individual vehicle).