This may sound strange, but even if I could knock a grand off the price at CarMax, I wouldn't even try because I feel that the entire experience is fair to both of us. Really, I just look at the car, look at the price, and if I like them both, I buy. There is no room for any BS, and I know that for the next three or four years I'll have a car that's always in top-notch condition.
Also, I've carefully looked at their maintenance facilities and certifications, and they don't work in a "wrench pit." The floors are epoxy sealed a clean as a whistle, like an upscale aircraft hangar, and the mechanics are all certified to the hilt. The service writers out front are a joy to work with, and they really make sure your car is handled as quickly as possible. Our CarMax in Norcross has continuous parts replenishments throughout the day because of their volume, so getting obscure parts in quickly isn't a problem. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer BlueDragon Alliance Founding Committee Get advanced intensive Master-level training in C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at ProductivityEnhancement.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlie Griefer To: CF-Community Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: carmax Hi Adam: Actually yeah, I remember you mentioning Carmax when I was out there taking your class. So you trust that the "no haggle" price is for real (e.g. the salespeople aren't commissioned and that the price is really the lowest they'll go)? Thanks, Charlie On 8/29/06, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charlie, > > We've bought all three of our cars from CarMax over the past four years, and we couldn't be happier. We just bought another one two weeks ago from them (David's new PT Cruiser). > > You get 30 days warranty, no haggling on price, non-commissioned salespeople, instant financing, and a reasonable service plan. The thirty-day warranty is a real ass-saver, too. There was a hairline crack in a front ball joint (under a rubber boot, so it couldn't be seen) of David's PT Cruiser Thursday night, and it broke while he was pulling out of a friend's driveway. The wheel came off and it damaged the axle. This was a real and understandable fluke because of the way the crack was hidden under the protective boot. They covered it immediately, gave Dave a loaner car, and paid for the towing. > > Also, we *always* buy the longest service plan they offer and roll it into the financing, and it's saved us a lot of money over the years. Great peace of mind, too. They used to call it an "extended warranty," but it's nothing like those ridiculous scams of the same name they pull on you at Best Buy and Circuit City and the like, so they changed the name to "service plan." Well worth it. > > CarMax is the only place I'll probably ever buy a car. > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > BlueDragon Alliance Founding Committee > > > > Get advanced intensive Master-level training in > C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at > ProductivityEnhancement.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charlie Griefer > To: CF-Community > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:18 PM > Subject: carmax > > > anybody have any experience dealing with carmax? they're supposed to > be one of those "no haggle" car lots, and i'm curious as to whether or > not their "no haggle" prices are fair. > > we're moving from FL to CA this Friday, and not taking our van with us > (costs too much to ship for an older van), so we're looking to buy a > family vehicle once we get out there. > > right now i'm looking at a 2002 Toyota Sienna XLE with 57k miles on it > that they have marked at $16,599 (no haggle price). > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214424 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
