# Conundrum **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** used, impreza, subaru\ **Created:** [September 16, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198 "2010-09-16T16:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elmasfregon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e68b1a/32.png) [@elmasfregon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elmasfregon)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/1 "2010-09-16T16:28:28Z")
All things being equal, what would you recommend? 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Station Wagon / $13K / 39K miles / Certified Pre-Owned /Carfax 1 owner or 2007 Subaru Impreza Sedan $12K / 49K miles / Certified Pre-Owned / Dealer lifetime warranty ---
**Author:** ![coop2364](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@coop2364](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coop2364)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/2 "2010-09-16T16:43:09Z")
If this is comparing apples to apples, then I’d choose the one with the warranty. ---
**Author:** ![StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/strongdreamswaithere/32/2014_2.png) [@StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StrongDreamsWaitHere)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/3 "2010-09-16T16:46:38Z")
“Lifetime” warranty? 10K miles is a drop in the bucket, unless you are talking about 500 versus 10,500. If the warranty is legit I would go with it too. ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/4 "2010-09-16T16:51:35Z")
I wonder what the dealer’s lifetime is? ---
**Author:** ![AL5000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@AL5000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AL5000)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/5 "2010-09-16T16:57:13Z")
If you don’t need a wagon it’s a complete no brainer. Longer warranty, newer car, NOT a wagon are all positives. Carfax is irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/6 "2010-09-16T17:08:14Z")
and what it covers. . . It’s probably a lifetime warranty on something very unlikely to give out, like the oil pan or the sun visor. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/7 "2010-09-16T18:51:54Z")
``` [b] Dealer lifetime warranty [/b] Yea, how old is the dealer? Get his medical records before you put any value on that one. ``` ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/8 "2010-09-16T18:59:10Z")
What does “certified pre-owned” mean anyways?? That some one can prove or authenticate it’s a used car? That shouldn’t be too hard the car is 4 years old and has 39k miles, yep it’s used! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/9 "2010-09-16T23:32:37Z")
When you say CPO, that should mean that they are certified by Subaru. Make sure of that. If not, don’t buy it. I have no idea what a dealer lifetime warranty is. Read the document carefully, and decide if it means anything. As some of the other guys said, the lifetime warranty is almost certainly not a bumper-to-bumper warranty. And the warranty probably does not cover wear and tear. As a car ages, most repairs will be wear and tear, and I question the value of the lifetime warranty because of that. ---
**Author:** ![StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/strongdreamswaithere/32/2014_2.png) [@StrongDreamsWaitHere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StrongDreamsWaitHere)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/10 "2010-09-16T23:36:14Z")
“Certified pre-owned” is a marketing term invented by car manufacturers to justify charging more for a used car sold at the dealership than the same used car would cost on another dealer’s lot or a private sale. Usually it means some kind of inspection and warranty. Different car makers are different so be sure to get whatever promises and claims they are making in writing. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/11 "2010-09-16T23:42:58Z")
I would not buy either one; the warranty will exclude many things, as pointed out. Both cars, if not maintained meticulously since new, have the potential for expensive problems before 100,000 miles. We have a very large number of posts to back that up. If you want a wagon, a used Ford Focus can be had for next to nothing, and you can replace many things on that before you reach the Subaru price tag. A used Toyota Matrix is a good buy as well. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/conundrum/55198/12 "2010-09-17T00:19:34Z")
It’s still just another used car.