Benefits of Buying a Certified Pre-Owned Ford

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Relax, It's Covered. It's Ford Certified

Smart car buyers know that purchasing a certified pre-owned Ford is a great idea. Not only is the cost of the car less than new car prices, a certified Ford is as dependable as a new car - and warrantied, too! Buying certified is a super option for anyone living in the Cookeville TN region - even as far off as Knoxville and Nashville TN - but it is good to know what makes a vehicle "certified Ford" instead of a "used Ford".

• A Certified Pre-Owned Ford vehicle is always a great deal because a Ford certified vehicle has been exhaustively inspected, repaired if necessary, and backed with a warranty.

It is unlikely that a "dealer-certified" used vehicle is fully inspected or repaired the way the manufacturer would do it, if at all - and there is no factory-backed warranty (though the dealer might offer their own warranty program, at extra cost to the buyer).

• A vehicle warranted as certified by Ford means that buying a certified pre-owned Ford gives you the same coverage as if you had purchased brand new, and that a top-notch dealership like Ford Lincoln of Cookeville will perform the covered repair under warranty.

If there is any warranty offered by your dealer (not a Ford certified warranty), you have to take your vehicle for repairs to that dealership every time - and probably pay a large deductible, too. It is also up to that particular dealership to decide what work they will do under the terms of their warranty.

• At a dealership that provides certified Ford cars, you can trust that they do the service and repairs to the Ford factory standard because the Ford makes sure that their dealerships selling Ford certified cars meet their exacting standards.

Insurance companies and many dealerships often sell extended warranties that limit repairs to visible problems and not what might be happening or going wrong inside the vehicle.

• Ford factory-backing means an extensive 172-point inspection that finds problems before the sale, repairs them and covers them under warranty.

On another car lot, a used Ford for sale that is not backed by a warranty from the factory is unlikely to be subjected to intense inspection and will probably not get needed work performed before the sale, so you could be stuck repairing a car you just bought.

Ford Certified Pre-Owned Program

Deciding between a non-certified used Ford (with or without a dealer warranty) and a certified pre-owned Ford is an easy decision, once you know what that certification means to you. The basic details of the Ford Certified Pre-Owned vehicle warranty start with the vehicle being less than 6 years old with less than 80k miles on the odometer.

It also includes:

• Inspection covering 172-Points
• 24-hour Emergency Roadside Assistance
• CARFAX Report
• Travel reimbursements up to $500 - up to 3 days, for meals and car rentals
• 1-yr/12k mile comprehensive limited warranty
• 7-yr/100k mile limited Powertrain warranty
• 3-month Free trial of SIRIUS XM Radio

Ford of Cookeville
1600 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501
Sales 931-650-5412
Service 931-650-5424
Parts 931-650-5411