This question is important to me, because my Civic was stolen yesterday while we were out of town, and I'll probably be replacing it with a CR-V (I'm a bit older than I was when I bought it in 2005, and the increased leg room will probably help me out).
I have been shopping SoCal honda dealer sites for used CRVs. I have noticed quite a few non-Hondas in their inventory, and it only goes to reason that used Hondas can be found in non-Honda dealers.
Now my thinking has been traditionally, that if you want to buy a used car, go to the dealer that sells those new cars, because that means that the previous owner was so happy with the car, that they bought a car from the same OEM that made the original car that I am now going to buy, used. That in turn, implies that the used car I'm buying will likely be pretty reliable.
Does this reasoning make any sense at all? Would any of you, if you were thinking of buying a (probably non-CPO) used car, be ok with buying from a non-OEM dealer? I'm not talking about buying from "Paul's Used Car Palace" or anything like that, but from an established new car dealer.
I have been shopping SoCal honda dealer sites for used CRVs. I have noticed quite a few non-Hondas in their inventory, and it only goes to reason that used Hondas can be found in non-Honda dealers.
Now my thinking has been traditionally, that if you want to buy a used car, go to the dealer that sells those new cars, because that means that the previous owner was so happy with the car, that they bought a car from the same OEM that made the original car that I am now going to buy, used. That in turn, implies that the used car I'm buying will likely be pretty reliable.
Does this reasoning make any sense at all? Would any of you, if you were thinking of buying a (probably non-CPO) used car, be ok with buying from a non-OEM dealer? I'm not talking about buying from "Paul's Used Car Palace" or anything like that, but from an established new car dealer.