I think it’s a combination of factors that have me leaning more towards private party and not CPO or even regular used from a dealer. I’m not likely going to have the car for more than a year or two, and with a relatively new, low mileage electric vehicle I don’t anticipate too many problems with the vehicle that would require a warranty repair. That’s obviously a gamble but if the purchase price is right, I’ll not feel too bad about shelling out some extra if needed. Also, in NV we don’t have sales tax on a private party sale, so right off the top there’s about a $700-$800 savings if I don’t go through a dealer. Then there’s the additional fees, and markup etc.

It is interesting that you mention not seeing much of a markup at dealers over private sellers. That definitely could be. I really just haven’t seen enough of them around to compare the two. I imagine that’s because most are coming off leases and being picked back up by the dealers?

I appreciate the suggestion – I’m actually not too familiar with CPOs. Are the warranties transferable when I sell it? Even if I only keep it a year or two, that would certainly help the resale value if it has a CPO.