To those who bought a certified used or pre-owned vehicle

I will be purchasing a used vehicle in the near future. Most likely a
Honda or Lexus.
I'm highly considering a certified used vehicle (manufacturer
certified).
Is it still a good idea to have an independent mechanic look over
the vehicle before buying?
Or can you trust the certification process from the manufacturer.
Thanks

On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:51:20 -0700 (PDT), techman41973
> wrote:

>I will be purchasing a used vehicle in the near future. Most likely a
>Honda or Lexus.
> I'm highly considering a certified used vehicle (manufacturer
>certified).
> Is it still a good idea to have an independent mechanic look over
>the vehicle before buying?
> Or can you trust the certification process from the manufacturer.
>Thanks

Usually the point of a certified used vehicle is that it comes with a
warranty. If there is no warranty it really doesn't matter what they
say about the vehicle, you are buying it As-Is and you better be sure
there are no problems before you buy it. If you are not good at
judging used vehicles for things like accident damage and repair it
would be good to have someone check it for that kind of stuff even if
it has a mechanical warranty.