Selling my car
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@mik said in Selling my car:
In these times? I have never traded in a car, but I ight be tempted.
When we got rid of Mrs. George’s 328, the dealer offered $4K less than CarMax. He didn’t believe me, so I showed him the offer. He matched it.
They said they would buy my A6 as well, Lowballled me by $6K. I showed him the CarMax offer and they said they couldn’t match it.
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How closely do they check on the car? I have a friend that is looking to sell, but she tells me that the car runs a bit "rough". Does carmax take a mechanic to look over before they buy?
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@taiwan_girl said in Selling my car:
Does carmax take a mechanic to look over before they buy?
It doesn't matter. They will examine the car and give you a price, in writing, that's good for 7 days. If you can get a better price elsewhere, go for it.
In my opinion, the offer, as I said - in writing, is worth a lot of money, especially when considering the hassle of private sales and/or trade-ins.
D3 had a Hyundai Elantra that she wanted to trade in. The usual suspects (Edmunds, KBB) gave hear a fair price that she could expect. She took it to CarMax and they offered her $1000 more than the other guys' estimates. Guess what she did.
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When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
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