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The way carvana buys cars is INSANE and the return policy is pretty crazy too. I don't see carvana ever being a successful business model as it stands now. No
by avgDev 4y ago
The way carvana buys cars is INSANE and the return policy is pretty crazy too. I don't see carvana ever being a successful business model as it stands now.
No proper inspection at pick-up. Dealers often send people who know their stuff to auctions and they use things like paint meters to check for body work. I worked for a dealer and also painted cars. I could spot repainted panels without tools, and if I could not spot them it was a professional job. Not all accidents are reported and on things like carfax, this is all carvana cares about.
The delivery and moving cars across states is not cheap. Returns must be really expensive for carvana.
- MivLives 4y agoYou're not the first person I've heard that can spot repaints. Is there something obvious that gives them away or is it a more subtle distinction from the rest of the panels?
- avgDev 4y agoAs below poster said bright sunlight is required. Some paints are really hard to match, therefore, when you repaint the door you would also father the paint onto fender and quarter panel. Additionally, there is something called "orange peel". Most cars have it, it is extremely difficult to match the original orange peel pattern. Often the new clear coat is wet sanded and then buffed which can completely remove the orange peel. It is quite easy to spot these things by a trained eye, and generally if a one cannot spot repainted panels it is most likely a job well done.
- Grazester 4y agoSomething tells me it's down to mostly the quality of the paint work really.
- rasz 4y agoBright sunlight helps a ton.
- rasz 4y ago> I don't see carvana ever being a successful business It is enormously successful at what it was made to do- - scam investors https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/767332-clastic/5659699-carvana-ponzi-collapsing https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/767332-clastic/5659699-ca...