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Post by busy on Apr 11, 2022 20:32:08 GMT
We're buying a new car and were planning to trade in our existing car, as we've done previously. (Not interested in private party sales.) However, I got quotes (based on actual inspections, not just online) from Carvana, CarMax and Vroom and they're all offering considerably more than the dealer we're buying the new car from. I figured the dealer would match, but nope - there's a gap of about $3500 (the other three are very close - within a few hundred of each other). I know everyone is desperate for used inventory and I suppose the places like CarMax are more desperate, since that's all they sell.
But I haven't worked with any of those companies before, so I'm wondering if it's really as smooth as it seems. I know what to expect with the dealer, but wondering if there are any potential gotchas with these. Would love to hear your experiences.
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Post by katlady on Apr 11, 2022 20:36:27 GMT
We sold a car through Carmax. Very easy transaction. They give you a quote, I think it is good for one week. They take care of all the paperwork. No sales gimmicks. I don’t know about the others, but Carmax does not give you a lot for cars older than 10 years. They don’t sell cars over 10, they send them automatically to auction.
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keithurbanlovinpea
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Apr 11, 2022 21:08:40 GMT
Carvana and Carmax are both super easy to work with.
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Post by Lexica on Apr 11, 2022 21:24:05 GMT
My ex sold his car through Carmax and it was a very easy process. He wasn't happy that he had to sell the car, but he was happy with the transaction.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 11, 2022 21:27:47 GMT
My daughter sold her car to Carmax and had no problems.
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Apr 11, 2022 21:37:15 GMT
We've sold 2 cars to CarMax the most recent about a month ago. Very easy!
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Post by CardBoxer on Apr 11, 2022 21:47:47 GMT
We sold a car to Carmax - simple, fast, higher than the dealer. I had the car detailed before bringing it there, which I think pushed it up a notch on their rating scale, so worth it. My DH thought it was silly initially but after the offer agreed. Of course it depends on if the car is really close to the next level up or not. Judgment call.
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Post by kelly8875 on Apr 11, 2022 23:00:29 GMT
My dad sold my moms car with Vroom this summer after she passed, he said it was super easy and had a check the morning after they drove it away. He tells everyone about it. They recently quoted him more money than our largest dealership around here also for another vehicle.
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 11, 2022 23:43:26 GMT
I sold my mom’s car to CarMax on Friday. Super easy and took about an hour. They gave me $3,000 over blue book for a 2011 car. I highly recommend. I had a check in hand when I left.
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Post by Merge on Apr 11, 2022 23:56:38 GMT
We’ve sold to Carmax. Easy peasy.
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Post by busy on Apr 12, 2022 0:51:51 GMT
Awesome! Thanks so much  |
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Post by mellyw on Apr 12, 2022 1:02:55 GMT
We’ve bought and sold thru Carvana. It was such an easy, pleasant experience, I don’t plan on going any other way when we need to buy/sell again
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Post by kikitwo on Apr 12, 2022 1:12:48 GMT
Another vote for Carmax. I sold two to them after my husband died. Definitely more money than I would have gotten anywhere else. I plan to not trade in at a dealership when I need a new vehicle.
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Post by finaledition on Apr 12, 2022 2:21:42 GMT
My son and dad used Vroom and highly recommend. It definitely felt like it’s a too good to be true scenario, but they are that good.
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Post by used2scrap on Apr 12, 2022 3:37:43 GMT
Super easy and more money then from the dealer.
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Post by summer on Apr 12, 2022 12:56:16 GMT
My mother and my sister both sold cars through Carvana and both said it was the easiest way to sell a car and would highly recommend.
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Post by nine on Apr 12, 2022 14:03:15 GMT
I can’t remember which one we used but my husband was thrilled.
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Post by peace on Apr 12, 2022 14:23:31 GMT
sold mine to carvana last year. Easiest process ever!
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Post by mom22grlz on Apr 12, 2022 14:52:19 GMT
We’ve sold cars to car max several times. Most recently (Jan 2022) we sold to cargurus. Very simple straight forward transaction. Quick money transfer. We had quotes from carvana vroom and car gurus. All significantly higher than we expected to get. Vroom being the highest. Online reviews for vroom worries me as some people reported not being paid immediately. So we went with the middle quote and it was really quite easy. Good luck!
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