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Carmax BR - Selling a car
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:48 pm
Anyone have recent experience selling a car to Carmax? I looked up Carvana but they did not have location in La and did not have pick up service here either.
If you sold a car was it easy or a nightmare? Did you get asking price?
I know I can sell myself, just looking for options.
Also what is the goto now to look up used car prices, KBB or Edmonds?
If you sold a car was it easy or a nightmare? Did you get asking price?
I know I can sell myself, just looking for options.
Also what is the goto now to look up used car prices, KBB or Edmonds?
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:51 pm to Amblin
Sorry, I only use DuPont Registry and Robb Report for all my vehicle purchases.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:54 pm to Amblin
Carmax gives you an offer and doesn’t negotiate, but it’s very easy and no
pressure
pressure
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:54 pm to Amblin
very easy and you will get the quoted value
Posted on 12/15/24 at 4:55 pm to Amblin
quote:
I know I can sell myself, just looking for options.
You could get a pimp.

Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:01 pm to Amblin
Very easy to do, I've sold 2 vehicles to Carmax due to them giving me more than a dealer surprisingly.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:01 pm to Amblin
You get ripped off
But its super easy
But its super easy
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:02 pm to Amblin
My son and his wife have sold two vehicles at Carmax. They consistently pay more than what you would get on trade, and you walk out with a check. I know several other people who go there as well.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:06 pm to Amblin
They gave me a fair price on my old MINI. Easy process.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:12 pm to Amblin
I took my truck there to get appraised. I went through the car wash on the way there. They knocked my appraisal because they told me there was an “unknown leak” which was just water falling from the wash 

Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:13 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
You get ripped off But its super easy
I watched two guys appraise my truck as I was buying a new one at a dealership. One teaching the other. Those goons said my hood was repainted at one time. Not worth arguing over but I was the only owner and no, it was never repainted.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:14 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
You get ripped off But its super easy
This
Posted on 12/15/24 at 5:29 pm to armytiger96
I’ve traded several times and sold one to them once or twice. Usually slightly higher then trade in value at other places and it is quick. We took our old van in and walked out with a check less than an hour later. Could have been faster than that but we looked around at used cars a bit while we were there.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:02 pm to Amblin
Also try givemethevin.com if they don't beat carmax, they will give you $100.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:09 pm to Amblin
Just did it a month ago. Traded in mine for a used car. Terrific experience. Couldn’t have been easier
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:27 pm to Amblin
Sold one to them quite a few years ago. Probably more than I would have gotten as a trade in, less than a private sale, but within my range of acceptable price and I didn't have the hassle of a private sale. Pretty straight forward and painless. As others said, they give you a price and it's a take it or leave it price. No negotiating.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:36 pm to jfw3535
I sold 1 out of 2 cars to carmax.
One car, like one of the guys above said it had frame damage (bs) and they offered me basically nothing for it.
The other car I tried to trade it in at the dealership and got low balled. So I took it to car max. They gave me 1500 more than the dealership and about 1500 less than if I sold it private party. I didn’t want to deal with selling it.
It took a couple hrs for carmax to inspect the car then offer. Once we agreed to the offer and signed the paperwork we got a check in about 20min.
One car, like one of the guys above said it had frame damage (bs) and they offered me basically nothing for it.
The other car I tried to trade it in at the dealership and got low balled. So I took it to car max. They gave me 1500 more than the dealership and about 1500 less than if I sold it private party. I didn’t want to deal with selling it.
It took a couple hrs for carmax to inspect the car then offer. Once we agreed to the offer and signed the paperwork we got a check in about 20min.
This post was edited on 12/16/24 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:41 pm to Amblin
Got an offer from CarMax, but the dealership we bought from ended up offering more. Plus trading in at the dealership reduces the taxable amount so you save on sales tax.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:42 pm to Amblin
I always recommend getting a quote from Carmax, and Give Me The VIN, before going to the dealership to trade in. If the quote from CM/GMTV are higher than the dealership’s, the dealership will often times bump theirs up to make a sell on a vehicle from their lot. If not, you can go back to CM/GMTV and sell outright.
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:45 pm to BAMBAM
This might be a good post, but I need a translator.
OP, Carmax will lowball you, but you'll get a check that day.
OP, Carmax will lowball you, but you'll get a check that day.
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