toyota certified with lift ?

most dealers that i talk to say they cant certify a used toyota that has any kind of lift put on it...then for about every 5 that say they cant there is one dealer that says that if its just a spacer lift they can still certify it,

#anyone know any thing about what can and cant be certified re: lifts ?

 

Hmm. I never thought about that. Good post rep for you.

 

The main marketing I've seen for certified vehicles is that it's barely used, or like new. Any aftermarket mods are going to diminish that selling point.

It is really just a profit equation though, when it comes down to it. As in, is the extra money they get for it being "certified" enough to offset the risk of paying for any warranty repairs that may have to make on the vehicle. A stock vehicle is easy to assess - you know the failure rates, and the est. repair costs so you can get a pretty good idea. Aftermarket parts would be hard to assess - you don't have info on the parts themselves, and you don't know if they were installed correctly. It's easier for the dealer to just say no.

 

yes. i bought my truck certified with a 1.5" spacer lift.

 

certified means the buying price is gonna be higher, thats about it imho

 

If anything, they should certify the ones with coil overs and new leafs, not spacers.

 

My local dealer was at one time offering brand new tacos with a (southern trail package) 3000 big ones got you 3 in spacer lift with bf mud terrains 265 75 16 I think. Lol

 

3k got you $200 spacers and $1000 tires? WOW what a rip off.

 

I work in the used car department for a ford dealer. Yes they can certify a truck with just spacers, how ever if it has a real lift kit the answer is no they cannot

 

Lol not me but someone got them lol those trucks never seemed to stay on the lot long. Ill have to ride by and take a pic if there are any sitting out.

 

Bought my 05 off my wife's cousin a few months ago. They bought it as a certified toyota and it has SAWS up front and spacer lift in back. It was 2 0r 3 years old and had about 35,000 mi. It had been bought new from that dealer originally and had been always maintained there. Warranty still good till next year for me.

 

Ohh thank god you didnt get suckered into that deal. I wonder who buys these things since they dont stay on the lot for long.

 

I purchased mine Toyota certified with a spacer lift on 285/70/r17s. Even have a printed copy of the add that says Toyota certified, and in the description it says "Classy Lift". I suspect I will get some headache from a shop if I need warranty work, but I am prepared.

 

In this situation I would walk right past anyone in sales and go to the service department and ask for the manager to discuss all the conditions of "non stock" suspension. Get it in writing, keep it in the glovebox.

 

When I was shopping for my new '19 Taco, they did have a new '18 still on the lot that they had done the lift themselves. It was certified, of course. Not sure the specs on the lift, I didn't ask because they were up-selling the truck for $7,000 over the base price. No thanks! I asked them why so high, they just said because it was done by Toyota certified technicians. In that particular dealer they had a shop in back of the building where you could purchase and have installed items of this sort.

 

Toyota Certified is a bullshit gimmick. (I guess it depends on the dealer)

When I bought my truck it was a 2 year old lease return. They charged me some stupid amount specifically because it was "Toyota Certified"

It had 2 outstanding recalls on it, they didn't even bother to do while they were "inspecting" it, to "Certify" it.

 

The only thing they can certify is your check.

 

I coulda sworn I've read somewhere that a dealer couldn't sell a vehicle with an open recall that could be completed- i.e. one that had parts available. Maybe it only applies to new car sales, I dunno?

Edit: apparently yes, it applies to new car sales only, they technically can sell a used vehicle with an open recall. Although it sounds like not the greatest plan for them considering they could get it done for only the cost of downtime. Especially if it's their own brand...

I bought my Forester used with the Takata recall, but parts weren't available for it yet. I knew about it, and was OK waiting, after reading about vehicles being recalled to get their early recall airbags replaced a 2nd time.

 

People are also supposed to follow the posted speed limit, not drink and drive, not leave the toilet seat up, not do drugs when operating heavy equipment etc etc etc.

 

All "should" is, is a fancy word that makes you feel bad about what is.