The Right Way to Buy a Used Ford

If you are looking to buy a pre-owned vehicle, you want to know that you are getting a high-quality model that will provide reliable transportation. If you aren’t careful, you could easily find yourself with a lemon, requiring more work before it is ready for the road. It’s best to save your money and buy a Ford Blue Advantage vehicle instead. Shop the vast pre-owned inventory at World Ford Pensacola in Florida today.

Understanding the Ford Blue Advantage Program

Not every vehicle can be labeled as part of the Blue Advantage program. Before certification will even take place, the vehicle must be six years old or newer and have an odometer reading that is less than 80,000 miles. This pre-owned vehicle receives the Gold certificate status after going through a 172-point inspection. However, there’s also a Blue Certificate, which requires that the car is ten years old or newer and has fewer than 120,000 miles. These vehicles are put through a 139-point inspection before hitting the lot.

With either of these Ford Blue Advantage vehicle statuses, the CARFAX vehicle history report is examined carefully. We don’t want to sell any vehicle that has a questionable history. Our goal is to share a high-quality lineup of vehicles with our customers to ensure everyone has access to reliable transportation for less money.

How are These Cars Certified?

All Ford Blue Advantage vehicles are certified by our factory-trained technicians. With this factory training, you know that our team understands the ins and outs of every Ford. If the team sees something that isn’t right, they are going to recognize it immediately. The inspection includes not only the interior and exterior, but also all of the features, performance and safety systems.

The Ford Blue Advantage inspection also involves a road test, ensuring that the ride quality is everything you hoped for and more. If anything doesn’t seem to satisfy the standards of Ford, our technicians replace the components with OEM parts. With this fix, the pre-owned vehicle should operate as it did when it was new.

Benefits of Buying Ford Pre-Owned Vehicles

When you purchase a Ford Blue Advantage vehicle, you gain further benefits than if you simply choose a used model. For starters, the warranty protection cannot be beaten. Every Blue Advantage vehicle will receive a 12-month/12,000-mile comprehensive limited warranty if it has a Gold certificate. These vehicles also include a 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty for peace of mind. The Blue certificate doesn’t have the same level of warranty protection, but you’re not left empty-handed. The limited warranty includes 90 days or 4,000 miles of protection.

With all Ford Blue Advantage vehicles, you also gain free Ford Roadside Assistance. Because roadside assistance is included, you have less to worry about during your daily commute or on family trips. The 24/7 roadside assistance program helps you with a dead car battery, an empty tank of fuel and so much more. Furthermore, all of these cars come with FordPass™ Rewards Points eligibility. Ford vehicles will receive 22,000 points for gold certified or 11,000 points for blue certified after enrollment within 60 days of the sale.

The Ford You Deserve

We understand the value of buying a used car to keep the price down and to avoid depreciation, but you don’t always want to choose the cheapest in the bunch. In many cases, having some guarantees is worth its weight in gold. The same can be said about buying one of the Ford Blue Advantage pre-owned vehicles. However, you don’t need to pay top dollar to get behind the wheel of these vehicles. In fact, we have several used car specials that you can take advantage of right now.

If you are in the market for a particular model or year, talk to one of our specialists. We may have the vehicle of your dreams in our inventory, but if we don’t, we are happy to work for you. Our team is dedicated to getting you the vehicle you deserve at an unbeatable price, because we care about you. One look at our customer reviews shows that we go above and beyond for all of our clients, treating each one as family. It’s time for you to become part of our family as well. Schedule a test drive today at World Ford Pensacola in Florida.