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What is a program car and should I buy one?

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What is a program car and should I buy one?   

       A. Again people ask me what is a program car or factory executive vehicle? Nine out of ten times a program car is a previous rental car. The reason for the name is that most people have heard bad stories about buying rental cars so they rename them to get away from the bad stigma. Don't let anyone tell you that a program car and a demo are the same thing, Not by a long shot. A demo doesn't get titled until a customer has purchased it. A program car has been titled already. second the dealership was not the original owner of the program car as they are with the demo. I really hate to give any advise on these, some of these are great cars while others live up to the stories. The biggest key factor on buying one of these is mileage and a car fax report. Please if you are considering one of these be careful. If you have a reliable mechanic let him look it over. If the salesperson is trying to pass it off as a demo walk away from it. If he needs to mislead you about that what else is he misleading you about. I have seen dealers buy these cars wrecked at a great price and fix them back up to look like new but there not. Dealers tend to make a pretty good profit off these because they can sell them for thousands under what a new one would cost. again sometimes it is a good deal just be very leery and cautious when buying one. Don't take any bodies word for anything on one of these. Alot of the damage repairs could have been made before the dealer even bought the vehicle. Trust your gut on this, I know sounds funny but true. If you think its to good to be true guess what, It probably is.


     B. Factory executive vehicles: again another cover up so to speak usually these are rental cars as well. Think about it for a minute, How many executives are there and how many of them get cars to drive. the answer is very few. So why is it that a dealership can have 2 dozen of these cars at the same time. They don't use this as much any more since Carfax came out. Carfax will not tell you what rental company did own the vehicle but it will tell you that is was a rental car. Sometimes listed as a corporate lease vehicle. Carfax gets most of its information from police reports and insurance co. So if a vehicle was repaired and not turned into an insurance co. There is a good chance it won't be on a Carfax report.

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