BMW Canada Inc. allows most of its cars and SUVs to be certified by franchise dealers for sale under the company’s certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle program. As well as its regular combustion-engined models, there are also near-identical progams for BMW Certified Electric vehicles, BMW Certified Hybrid vehicles and BMW Certified M vehicles.
To be eligible for enrollment in the BMW Certified Program, a vehicle must:
- be no more than 5 years old from its original in-service date
- have no more than 120,000 kilometers on the odometer
- have only genuine BMW parts installed with no modifications
- have an up-to-date maintenance history.
Before a used BMW can be designated as certified by a dealership, its CARFAX report is reviewed and passed on to the new owner. It also goes through a 360-degree vehicle inspection and road test by BMW technicians, and it gets reconditioned using original BMW parts.
BMW Certified Pre-Owned: The CarGurus CPO Guide
- Warranties
- Perks
- Roadside Assistance
- 300km Exchange Privilege
- Special Financing
- Advice when choosing your CPO BMW
- How good is the BMW CPO program?
- Canadian CPO Programs by Automaker
Warranties
Every BMW certified pre-owned vehicle is backed by a minimum 1-year warranty. The balance of the new vehicle limited warranty of up to 4 years or 80,000 kilometres, whichever comes first, or a 5-year and unlimited-kilometre powertrain limited warranty from the vehicle in-service date, remain in effect if applicable. BMW Canada charges no deductible on CPO warranty services. Extended warranty products for the powertrain only or the full vehicle are available for an additional charge – including an option called 'Platinum coverage' which offers no kilometre limit. Electric and plug-in hybrid CPO vehicles comes with the vehicle’s original 8-year/160,000-kilometre battery warranty, which transfers to the new owner.
Perks
Roadside Assistance
BMW Canada CPO vehicles come with 24-hour roadside assistance with the same duration as the remaining warranty period. Benefits include towing to the nearest BMW retailer, battery jump starts, lock-out assistance, and fuel delivery.
300km Exchange Privilege
Certified pre-owned buyers of BMW vehicles in Canada may exchange their chosen vehicle for another CPO product in the same retailer’s stock within three days or 300 kilometres of the original purchase. Buyers may select a vehicle of greater value should they wish to pay the difference.
Special Financing
BMW Financial Services offers special rates and terms for its CPO vehicles, sometimes as low as 0.99 percent.
Advice when choosing your CPO BMW
Get the best deal you can
Although CPO vehicles do offer more guarantees in terms of quality and condition, you should still seek to get the best selling price when negotiating for the purchase. For example, a larger down payment might help lower monthly payments if you’re buying on finance.
You should also get the dealer to to go through a finance example versus a lease example with you.
You could also use the spec of the car to help negotiate a deal. For example if you wanted a car with foglights, a sunroof, a roof rack or a specific style of alloy wheels but the dealer couldn’t supply a car to that precise spec, it’s potentially a lever for negotiation—especially if it’s approaching the end of the month and the dealer has targets to hit...
Double-check the car is right for you
It’s wise to take the car for a test drive if at all possible – because although the assurances you’ll get from buying a car that’s approved by a CPO program mean the vehicle should be dependable, you still need to know if it suits you. For example, does it have desirable on-board tech such as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility or premium audio? Does it have power seats or memory seats? How easy is it to use the navigation system, the cruise control or the steering wheel controls?
You should also to check you are happy with how well other gadgets. work, such as the rearview camera or reverse sensing system, or rear air conditioning, if the car has it.
How good is the BMW CPO program?
The BMW CPO program isn't the most generous, with a relatively limited warranty offering – although vehicles elgible for the programme are younger than some and constricted to a relatively low mileage limit.
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