I am saying that if the program still works the way it did when it first started, I would not trust it personally.

If the previous owner is a licensed mechanic, can you get some sort of letter from him stating that he is a licensed mechanic and performed all the necessary maintenance? I would think they would have a hard time arguing with that, no?

I was told a long time ago (by a Honda salesman, so not sure how much truth there is to it), that most dealerships don't like to do warranty work because there is no profit in it. The company replaces parts the dealership used, and pays a small hourly rate to cover costs. He told me back then that Honda was the only company that paid their dealers full retail value of warranty repairs. Again, not sure about the truth of it, but I DID find that Honda was AMAZING for honouring their warranty. Ford, on the other hand, was the exact opposite!

I am sure that is not what you want to read on a DSM board, but that was my personal experience.