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When I was shopping for a used car in late Summer 2020, Carvana was priced 10-20% above traditional dealerships in the area for same make/model/trim/year/mileag
by dwater 4y ago
When I was shopping for a used car in late Summer 2020, Carvana was priced 10-20% above traditional dealerships in the area for same make/model/trim/year/mileage. The traditional dealership process sucks so some people will pay the premium for a better experience, but as everyone's financial calculus has changed recently it may be that the number of customers who want to pay for that experience is receding.
- mattbrewsbytes 4y agoI hate traditional dealerships, I usually would take an entire day off work to do the silly price/trade-in/finance dance because without exception it takes the better part of a day. The cost of using a vacation day (for a SW person) is close to a wash with the overhead cost of Carvana, Vroom, etc. They have much more selection on colors, trims, mileage, etc. than any local dealership and decent used cars have been scarce the past couple years. With the 7day/100day cushion (100 days or some # miles for mechanical/safety repairs like brakes) I thought they might be losing money because the car had issues which their repair firm had to take care of. Not many local used car lots are going to do that. Maybe they were scooping up less than ideal inventory and its eating away their profits with the repairs.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoAs an aside, it's kinda sad that you need to cost your vacation days (unless you're a contractor). One of the better EU laws is that you must take your holidays and can't just cash them out, which is better overall, I think.
- SoftTalker 4y agoJust buy directly from a private seller. I've never haggled more than 10 minutes over the price of a car (hint, most of them don't like it any more than you do). Make a fair offer, hand over the cash, and drive home. It's the only way I do it now.