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Smart Shopper Carmax - What's Your Experience?
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Replying to: MarkClyde (Dec 11, 2008 8:34 am) I have noticed that many low mileage used cars at Carmax go for close to what a new one goes for. Just for fun I looked up Nissan Sentras on Carmax's site and found a 2008 6 speed manual with 9K miles for 14,998. I went to edmonds and found that the TMV with incentives and rebates came to 15,020. Spend and extra $22 and get new not hard to guess what people will do. (Caviet, I tried to get the same options but may have missed on one or two). |
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Replying to: dhogue1 (Dec 12, 2008 1:55 pm) Yes, they are still charging $20K for a car you could go to any dealer in town and buy for $17K. |
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Replying to: MarkClyde (Dec 11, 2008 8:34 am) I will tell you. I thought there was some thing fishy about few things. One, 1 out of five sales consultants have been there more about a year. And when I came back in the future, MORE new consultants were there. Second, I dealt with three different service consultants. Two of three were doing more "Aggressive" consulting while the other "Hey you can afford the 400.00 warranty work? I understand." Third, some of the 40-somethings don't like it when they see a early 20's female who works in a warehouse that makes $35k a year. Blows the extra cash on the car!!! While they are barely getting by." I was at the local Carmax few weeks ago...I got bothered by a sales consultant wanting a insider input about employment at my employer. I did get appraisal for my 100k '07 Scion tC; back in September. I have scanned the price. LOL!!!  ">  "> LOL I can still sell my high mileage tC to high school student for almost $3K more than that!!! LOL They claimed everything was in good shape including the no tread tires, two summers & two all seasons, and the very nice dented wheels caused by hitting a nasty pothole. I also know that the engine and transmission is worth double that on the streets. LOL |
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Replying to: volvomax (Dec 12, 2008 2:36 pm)
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Replying to: dhogue1 (Dec 17, 2008 1:54 pm) Well, I've been thinking of buying used Scion xA? For the past two days, I've been getting bonus' from work that I could easily use for a down payment. First, they had black 5-speed in Indianapolis. They were asking $10,600. Second, they have silver 5-speed in the Chicagoland area for $10,800. Third, they have silver automatic for $11,200 at another Chicagoland location. Before we got into the recession, Carmax was least asking high 12,000s and low 13,000s for these xAs. But the good side of me decided to pay off other debts with the bonus money and decided to save up for the whole stick tag money. Walk in to a dealership with it and buy it in cash; next year. The carmax near me sells new Toyotas....You go to the used side and see base '08 Corolla for 18,000-ish then you go to the new side then you see new '08 Corolla for 16,000-ish. I get a kick when seeing that. lol
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Replying to: andeet (Dec 19, 2008 11:16 pm) I know there are like 70 pages of posts, but I can't seem to find an answer to my question. How can CarMax sell a "NEW" car for like $5,000-$8,000 LESS than the dealer does? I've tried to get the answer out of the sales staff at a few different locations, but they won't say anything. They just keep saying, "Come on in and I'll give you an ever BETTER deal than what the internet price shows." Are the "NEW" cars being sold, factory rejects? Had some damage on the way to the dealer? ?!?!?!?!
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Replying to: Zombiefcuk (Dec 21, 2008 9:28 am) Can you cite an example? I have seen low mileage used cars at CarMax priced within a thousand or two of what the same car goes for new. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 21, 2008 10:19 am) http://www.carmax.com/enUS/view-car/default.html?AVi=0&id=5578400&N=4294967066+4- 294967054+4294966639&D=90&zip=90069&sY=2008-NA&No=0&Ep=Homepage%20Type&Rp=R&PP=2- 0&sV=List&Us=6&CD=203+10+14+240+190+15+8+9&Q=61bf39d7-71dc-4303-927c-83b0e647718- e Brand new at the Jeep dealer, it would $30K or more.
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Replying to: Zombiefcuk (Dec 21, 2008 10:38 am)
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