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Smart Shopper Carmax - What's Your Experience?
763 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 7:43 AM
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Haven't dealt with them myself, but I have a friend who needed a new car after an accident. He didn't know what he wanted, so he liked the idea of something big like Carmax where you can see a wide variety. He ended up getting a slightly used RX-8 from across the country (at another Carmax) that they shipped over. He paid a small fee for that, but he wouldn't have to buy the car once it arrived. He had it inspected, and did end up buying it. He paid around $20k for a 15,000 mile loaded model, and he's been very happy with it (except for the fact that he could fit a bigger piece of luggage in his former '99 Miata's trunk than the RX-8's).
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I took my truck in the other week to see how much they would give for it. kelly blue book for trade in good condition was 7500, they offered 7000. private party 9500, I sold it privately for 9000
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Does anybody have experience with this CarMax dealer in Laurel MD?
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Replying to: carlisimo (Feb 06, 2006 4:37 pm) Just curious - was Carmax cool with your friend taking the car to his own inspector, or did he do this after he had purchased it, but still within the return/refund period?
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Replying to: 1racefan (Feb 08, 2006 4:38 am) They let him drive it to his mechanic. I don't know what conditions they set, but it worked out. |
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Can anyone tell me if the Carmax TaxTitleTags estimator is accurate? http://www.carmax.com/dyn/research/TaxTitleTags/taxtitletags.aspx I'm considering what I can afford OTD for a new car, and the estimate of TTT (especially in California) is a pretty important figure. I'm wondering if anyone who recently purchased a car could quickly check against their actual costs and let me know. Thanks!
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Hi, I have just recently left Carmax after working there for over a year. I can answer most of the Carmax-related questions you folks might have. 
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Replying to: adamsear (Feb 12, 2006 12:10 pm) |
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Replying to: 1racefan (Feb 06, 2006 12:24 pm) That said, some deals are better than others. You can go into a Carmax and find two identical vehicles and one will be priced $1000 less than the other. The difference is due to the amount of reconditioning necessary to bring the cars up to Carmax spec. Carmax spends more money and time reconditioning their used vehicles than most any other used car lot. But are they the cheapest place to shop? NO. |
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Replying to: muzzy (Feb 06, 2006 6:39 pm) Relying on Kelly Blue Book to determine whether or not you're getting a good deal at a car dealership is a dire mistake. The Kelly Blue Book accuracy on private party transactions are much, much greater. If anybody is curious why Kelly Blue Book is so inaccurate I would be happy to explain.
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