Certified Pre-Owned Lexus Vehicles For Sale In Oklahoma City, OK
L/Certified by Lexus is a category of hand-selected pre-owned Lexus automobiles that set themselves apart with expanded warranties and other benefits backed by a Lexus dealer. Overall, a certified pre-owned Lexus vehicle through L/Certified is a better deal than anything offered through Certified Pre-Owned programs by other automakers. Here’s a detailed overview of L/Certified Lexus vehicles.
What Is the Lexus L/Certification Program?
The L/Certification Program is Lexus’ certified pre-owned vehicle category, referring to models that are previously owned and meet the highest standards for quality. The program gives buyers access to driver services like roadside assistance and courtesy vehicles in an accident, among other benefits. Often, L/Certified vehicles were only ever owned by the dealership selling them and only driven a handful of miles, such as show-floor or promotional vehicles. You can get a virtually brand-new Lexus at a pre-owned price.
What Qualifies a Lexus Vehicle as L/Certified?
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Each Lexus model in the program goes through a 161-point inspection when we first receive it, with adjustments and detailing if needed, to ensure the model is in like-new condition. Our Lexus service experts check the undercarriage, electronics, interior, and exterior. The vehicle must also pass our road test to judge suspension and other components more thoroughly.
Only automobiles six years old or newer are eligible, and they must have 80,000 or fewer total miles. You’ll find vehicle history reports in our L/Certified inventory that show mileage amounts well below that — and models only a year or so behind the current model year.
Finally, only a qualified Lexus dealership like ours can certify Lexus vehicles for this program. Let us help you find exactly what you’re looking at Eskridge Lexus.
L/Certified Benefits Overview
The more thorough the process to make a model certified, the better an automaker’s certified pre-owned vehicles usually are. Buying any kind of Lexus is a safe investment, as they’re a leader in brand reliability and used car value retention. Is going L/Certified worth it? Let’s go over each of the benefits you get when you buy a Lexus through the L/Certified program at Eskridge Lexus.
Complimentary Maintenance
All Lexus L/Certified models include factory-recommended maintenance services for two years or 20,000 miles. The service intervals occur every 6 months or 5,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Lexus Warranty
The typical new Lexus warranty is four years or 50,000 miles of basic coverage and six years or 70,000 miles of powertrain coverage. With an L/Certified Lexus vehicle, you’ll get that original coverage extended to six years and unlimited mileage of basic coverage, starting from the day of your purchase. L/Certified models are covered for the repair or replacement of the engine, transmission, steering, brakes (apart from rotors and pads), fuel system, cooling, A/C and heating systems, electrical components, and restraint systems after any malfunctions due to a defect.
Roadside Assistance
Alongside the extended warranty, the L/Certified program includes roadside assistance, activated from your phone using the corresponding free app. This added level of convenience and safety can help you in common situations that leave you stuck on the side of the road or outside of your vehicle, such as lockouts and running out of fuel. If a towing provider isn’t available by the roadside assistance provider, the towing job to the nearest Lexus dealer will be reimbursed.
Trip Protection
Another handy benefit of L/Certified Lexus vehicles not seen in other certified pre-owned programs is trip protection. If you end up having car trouble away from home, such as during a road trip out of state, you can be reimbursed for up to $200 for three nights of lodging and meals. Trip protection also reimburses you for rental car fees, up to $50 per day for five days maximum.
You can also make use of a loaner car if your L/Certified Lexus vehicle has to be repaired at the dealership for longer than eight hours.
Why You Should Buy a Pre-Owned Lexus
Although they’ll always have their appeal, new cars are not always the best financial move a person could choose to make, and pre-owned vehicles unlock bigger potential savings. You can find pre-owned models from the past five years, or even ten, of good quality and minimal usage in any automaker, but the massive amount of choice means it pays to specialize and choose one automaker, narrowing down from there.
We think if you’re going to buy a great pre-owned vehicle, choosing Lexus unlocks more luxury options at a much more approachable price range. They’re a top auto brand for reliability, and all of their vehicles have a stylish but unique approach to luxury car exterior design. Lexus is a brand celebrated for affordably offering an elegant sense of style and generous standard features like auto-dimming mirrors, blind-spot monitoring, and more.
What To Look for in a Pre-Owned Car
When you’re looking to get a pre-owned vehicle and want the highest quality and best condition you can get, L/Certified models by Lexus are a good decision. In general, though, it’s wise to pick a vehicle that is safe and has a good chance of maintaining its sale value. You should also still do a test drive and check the vehicle thoroughly, even if it comes from a certified pre-owned lot, to be sure you love the performance.
Before looking at vehicles online, it may help to get pre-approved so you have a clearer idea of what sort of car you can afford through our financing department. Finally, as one last general tip, working with a dealership that specializes in the brand you want, like shopping for a Lexus with us, can unlock more discounts or financing opportunities.
Lexus automobiles have a reputation for lasting a long time, being quite dependable, and having excellent safety features and ratings. If you’ve got questions about L/Certified models in our inventory or certain parts of the program, our team is at your side. Feel free to compare the available models in our new Lexus inventory if you’re interested in a completely untouched model, as well. Whatever your automotive needs around Oklahoma city, you’ll be glad you called or visited Eskridge Lexus.