Jun 18 2009
What Are Program Cars?
Often ads of car dealers advertise “Program Cars“. Usually “Program Cars” are called as “Smart Cars,” or “Factory Official Cars” or “Factory Demo’s” in the advertisements of the car dealers. These vehicles are usually one or two year old with 30,000 miles or even less on them.However, the truth is about 25% of “Program Cars” are lease returns, about 70% are rental cars (cars from Hertz, Avis, etc.) and a small percentage of “Program Cars” are cars actually driven by factory officials, and a few of them are “Buy Backs” or “Lemons!” In fact, it is a common practice for car dealers to resell the “Lemons” back to the car dealers!
You can get a good value on a “Program Car,” because car dealers can usually buy them “on the money!” But if you think to buy one of these vehicles you should first get a Free CARFAX Record Check. You will need the make, model and ID number of the car for this. Make sure the car doesn’t have a problem history.
