Certified pre-owned can be a good way to go too. Generally, those are always the cleanest, nicest used trucks a dealer gets in. And they go through and do all the maintenance, tires, etc. Usually have a longer warranty also.
Certified pre-owned isn't always what its cracked up to be. Suppose the previous owner put the cheapest oil in after waiting for the computer to tell him to change it at a 10K oci? Or a vehicle that was leased prior with the same oci mentality.
You think you get a nice certified vehicle because the dealership does what the dealership does best, put spit-shine on it and put it on the showroom floor. It looks great, but the damage has already been done. A nice detail and fresh oil will hold the ticking hemi at bay long enough for your down payment check to clear and the title changed over in your name.
There is just too much riding on a good maintenance program for the hemi to just not be sure of the prior history.
i was in the business. Generally there is a substantial checklist that the dealer must perform from the manufacturer to certify. This is not cheap for the dealer, and it is reflected in the price you will pay.
