SANTA MONICA, Calif. -

So, you’ve got a shopper on your lot that wants all the technological bells and whistles typically associated with new cars.

Turns out, you may be able to get them many of those same amenities on a used car, particularly if it’s a late-model, certified pre-owned ride.

Edmunds.com has put out an analysis and some consumer advice for used-car shoppers indicating that many of the high-tech features they would find in a new car can be had for a smaller price tag in a used car.

Among those: Bluetooth, blind-spot monitoring and back-up cameras, Edmunds pointed out.

“Many shoppers will be surprised to learn how many used cars currently available are loaded with advanced technology,” says Edmunds.com senior consumer advice editor Ron Montoya. “Buyers looking at certified pre-owned cars or those in the 2- to 3-year-old range, for example, are very likely to find technology that’s comparable with what can be found on a new-car lot.”

How’s that for a selling point to the tech-savvy shopper at your store?

And while this next point of advice from Edmunds’ news release is also presumably meant for consumers, dealers may be wise to pay attention to it, as well: “The key to zeroing in on high-tech used cars is to identify the years when these technologies hit a critical mass. That way, shoppers can set a baseline model year to better manage their expectations of finding cars equipped with these technologies.”

The site shares “minimum” model years where these technologies are mostly likely to be found:

Bluetooth: 2009

Back-Up Cameras: 2010. 

Blind-Spot Monitoring: 2013

Adaptive Cruise Control: 2013

Dual-Zone Climate Control: 2006 

More info can be found on Edmunds' website.