Sold my car to CarMax

[SlavaB]

The used cars market is crazy.
Just sold my 17 Kia Sportage (bought 8/2016) with 50k miles for $17.8k to CarMax. In&out in 2 hours
The car is great mechanically but started to age. Lots of swirls on black paint and scratches on plastic.
Some 1.5 years ago, I thought of trading it and got an offer of $15k or so.
If you have a used car - now is the time to sell it

 

[Hall]

A 2017 is "started to age" ? How long do you normally keep a car ?

 

[SlavaB]

A 2017 is "started to age" ? How long do you normally keep a car ?

Yeah it is for me. 6 years old car, definitely doesn’t look new no more. This is the first one I had for 5+ years

 

[Warstud]

If you have a used car - now is the time to sell it

What are you going to buy ?

 

[2010Civic]

A buffer will take the swirls out.

 

[RooflessVW]

A buffer will MAY take the swirls out.

You also need the skill to use one.

 

[SlavaB]

You also need the skill to use one.

Exactly. I’ve bought all the tools, my the skills are not there. Only made it worse

 

[SlavaB]

What are you going to buy ?

Nothing for now, I’m fine with just 1 car. Honestly can’t look at Kia/Hyundai plastic anymore. Just for fun test drove a new Santa Fe limited and the same cheap plastic is just a no go in a $40k car

 

[Wolf359]

Yeah it is for me. 6 years old car, definitely doesn’t look new no more. This is the first one I had for 5+ years

Your 2017 was a 6 year old car? Did it come out in 2015?

 

[SlavaB]

Your 2017 was a 6 year old car? Did it come out in 2015?

Lol my bad, 5-year-old. I mentioned in the post I bought it on 8/2016

 

[haggler]

insane. i bought my kia for 13.9k. Carvana offered me 20.1k. May have to consider a sale and purchase!

 

[Rand]

fwiw vroom offers 2500$ more than carvana on my jeep.

 

[Chris142]

Yeah it is for me. 6 years old car, definitely doesn’t look new no more. This is the first one I had for 5+ years

You would hate the 19 yr old jeep I daily drive. LoL

 

[SlavaB]

fwiw vroom offers 2500$ more than carvana on my jeep.
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Carmax offered more than Vroom in my case. There’s also Shift

 

[Rand]

HOLY COWMAX, Carmax I paid 28.5k new in june 2018. (2.9yr old 40200 miles)


Shift.. not so much tried twice.

 

[SlavaB]

You would hate the 19 yr old jeep I daily drive. LoL

Not at all. I didn’t say my car was old and stinky, I said it started to age. I wouldn’t sell if the market wasn’t that hot, can use the money elsewhere at the moment

 

[SlavaB]

HOLY COWMAX, Carmax I paid 28.5k new in june 2018. (2.9yr old 40200 miles)
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Shift.. not so much tried twice.
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And if you trade it in for another car, there’ll be also sales tax reduction (10% here in WA)

 

[nwjones18]

Congrats!

 

[Rand]

And if you trade it in for another car, there’ll be also sales tax reduction (10% here in WA)

Trade in and buy elsewhere:
6.75% here but dealers are around 21-22k max right now.
the additional 5k makes up for the 6.75% sales tax.

trade in and buy new only. for the sales tax reduction in ohio. And carmax doesnt sell new?? or did I miss it?

 

[RooflessVW]

Trade in and buy elsewhere:
6.75% here but dealers are around 21-22k max right now.
the additional 5k makes up for the 6.75% sales tax.

trade in and buy new only. for the sales tax reduction in ohio. And carmax doesnt sell new?? or did I miss it?

Some CarMax locations are new car stores as well.