Carmax or regular used car dealer

[johnguidry]

Has anyone had any experience with Carmax? Are their cars as good as they claim? Some sites on the internet claim that Carmax does the "inspection" but don't really fix anything, they just try to get you to buy their "MaxCare extended service program" and do any real repairs when you come in for the "maxcare" claims. Or are you just as good off buying a used from any regular dealer lot? I see that Carmax on the average is a couple of thousand more than a similar car at other lots.

[Apocrypha]

Originally Posted by johnguidry

Has anyone had any experience with Carmax? Are their cars as good as they claim? Some sites on the internet claim that Carmax does the "inspection" but don't really fix anything, they just try to get you to buy their "MaxCare extended service program" and do any real repairs when you come in for the "maxcare" claims. Or are you just as good off buying a used from any regular dealer lot? I see that Carmax on the average is a couple of thousand more than a similar car at other lots.

Try Enterprise Rentals, they almost always have a specialty car dealership in each area under the Enterprise name that sells their off lease commercial vehicles. They price them aggressively, the cars are only 2 years old at most, and they are maintained very well.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Apocrypha

Try Enterprise Rentals, they almost always have a specialty car dealership in each area under the Enterprise name that sells their off lease commercial vehicles. They price them aggressively, the cars are only 2 years old at most, and they are maintained very well.

Great company. They buy the cars new at a great discount. They also carry the service history on each car.

[DAII]

Originally Posted by coadie

Great company. They buy the cars new at a great discount. They also carry the service history on each car.

You also may get to drive a car beat up on by many drivers.

That said, it is a very good option.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by DAII

You also may get to drive a car beat up on buy many drivers.

That said, it is a very good option.

Big word alert. Did you mean by?

Enterprise is lengthier leases. My company has a large Avis contract. Enterprise has a lot of rentals that average weeks and months as opposed to days.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by coadie

Big word alert. Did you mean by?

Enterprise is lengthier leases. My company has a large Avis contract. Enterprise has a lot of rentals that average weeks and months as opposed to days.

HAHAHAHA! OMW - - I could edit every one of your posts.

[DAII]

Originally Posted by johnguidry

Has anyone had any experience with Carmax? Are their cars as good as they claim? Some sites on the internet claim that Carmax does the "inspection" but don't really fix anything, they just try to get you to buy their "MaxCare extended service program" and do any real repairs when you come in for the "maxcare" claims. Or are you just as good off buying a used from any regular dealer lot? I see that Carmax on the average is a couple of thousand more than a similar car at other lots.

When I left NY in Feb of 2006 and before taking a teaching position in August 2006 ... I worked full-time at Car Max for as in sales then in their buyer's division ... stayed with them part time to Dec. of 2006.

A quality company. Period.

They are hands down a better bet than a local used car dealer

Their buyers have very stringent guidelines to the cars they will sell in their lots ... the trash goes to their auctions which other used car dealers buy from ... then turn around and sell in their lots.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by DAII

When I left NY in Feb of 2006 and before taking a teaching position in August 2006 ... I worked full-time at Car Max for as in sales then in their buyer's division ... stayed with them to Dec. of 2006.

A quality company.

They are hands down a better bet than a local used car dealer

Their buyers have very stringent guidelines to the cars they will sell in their lots ... the trash goes to their auctions which other used car dealers buy from ... then turn around and sell in their lots.

What an impressive resume. Actually you are wrong. New dealerships have more factory trained mechanics and higher scores. Never do we see a used car at used car max lots that the used dealer sold new. Many dealers sell trade ins and they have all the service history in their files on the car that they sold new. Carmax hires inferior mechanics. Just enough to get the car down the road and rip them off on maintenance agreement sales.
Car max can rip you off on
Financing
Insurance on the loan
Maintenance insurance
Carmax also can't hire the top sales tallent. And they don't

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by coadie

What an impressive resume. Actually you are wrong. New dealerships have more factory trained mechanics and higher scores. Never do we see a used car at used car max lots that the used dealer sold new. Many dealers sell trade ins and they have all the service history in their files on the car that they sold new. Carmax hires inferior mechanics. Just enough to get the car down the road and rip them off on maintenance agreement sales.
Car max can rip you off on
Financing
Insurance on the loan
Maintenance insurance
Carmax also can't hire the top sales tallent. And they don't

You are just a jack of all trades, aren't you?

[DAII]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

You are just a jack of all trades, aren't you?

Yes, he's our resident psychologist and homophobe ... as well.