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I've sold two cars to CarMax and was well-treated both times.
It's been posted elsewhere, but my most recent CarMax experience was with my first Model S. They gave me $80k for a blue 85 with a pano roof, leather, air suspension, and obeche matte trim. It was in very good condition, but was 7 months old and had 9k miles on it. They paid more for it than I paid (after the tax rebate)! It was later acquired by someone in Las Vegas who paid about $800 more than I sold it to CarMax. I don't think CarMax will do it again. When I dropped it off, it was clear that they recognized that they would not be able to service it so their used car warranty would be a problem.
It's been posted elsewhere, but my most recent CarMax experience was with my first Model S. They gave me $80k for a blue 85 with a pano roof, leather, air suspension, and obeche matte trim. It was in very good condition, but was 7 months old and had 9k miles on it. They paid more for it than I paid (after the tax rebate)! It was later acquired by someone in Las Vegas who paid about $800 more than I sold it to CarMax. I don't think CarMax will do it again. When I dropped it off, it was clear that they recognized that they would not be able to service it so their used car warranty would be a problem.
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I also went with CarMax prior to purchasing the Tesla.
AutoNation's initial quote was well under the CarMax quote -- not enough to cover the sales tax credit that AZ has on trade-ins. AutoNation raised their quote, but it was still ~$500 below the total value of CarMax -- so I just CarMaxed my previous car about a 10 days prior to the Tesla Delivery.
FWIW, CarMax gave me pretty close to the private party value from Edmunds (about $200 less...). I had also looked at recent eBay sales for that particular car -- and CarMax gave me over $2k higher than any recent sale. I was very pleased...
AutoNation's initial quote was well under the CarMax quote -- not enough to cover the sales tax credit that AZ has on trade-ins. AutoNation raised their quote, but it was still ~$500 below the total value of CarMax -- so I just CarMaxed my previous car about a 10 days prior to the Tesla Delivery.
FWIW, CarMax gave me pretty close to the private party value from Edmunds (about $200 less...). I had also looked at recent eBay sales for that particular car -- and CarMax gave me over $2k higher than any recent sale. I was very pleased...
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