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I bought a Nissan Rogue two months ago with Carvana - it had a 7 day no questions refund, free repairs for a year, and we got to test drive for 30 mins before t

by eddsh1994 4y ago

I bought a Nissan Rogue two months ago with Carvana - it had a 7 day no questions refund, free repairs for a year, and we got to test drive for 30 mins before they signed it over to us. Overall I felt very comfortable with this purchase, much more than a small local dealership or even worse a stranger on some FB group.

QuarterReptile 4y ago
I buy older cars than Carvana seems to deal in, but I love the Craigslist and FB cars. I get to the meetup point early (better if it's at their house where I can make judgments from that), and then I watch them drive up. Talk to them for a while, see if they're knowledgeable, etc. Then inevitably you get a name over the course of messaging/texting/email, and you can get more insight about their background. You get to talk to them for a while and find out why they're getting rid of it. If you've gotten to the point of trusting them (otherwise, you're long gone), ask specific questions about car history, and you can have reasonable hopes that they'll tell the truth. Anyway, the car's been great, and he told me some problems that I would have taken 6 months to discover on my own.
- drewzero1 4y ago
  It's been a while since I bought a car, but this approach has worked out very well for me as well with every vehicle I've bought from a private party. Meet the previous owner, talk enough to decide if you trust them (walk if you don't), and learn about what the car's gone through. I'm much more nervous to buy a car from a dealer who usually has no idea what the car's been like aside from the state in which they brought it in. If there's a specific model or models I'm shopping for, I do some research (reviews and forums) to try to get to know their quirks and pitfalls so I can check for them when I go to see the car. I tend to over-research big decisions but with cars it's useful to know what I'm getting into and what to watch for in the future.
- redanddead 4y ago
  How did your best and worst story go when it comes to this?
LegitShady 4y ago
30 minutes and 7 days is not a lot of time to find out if something is wrong.

QuarterReptile 4y ago

I buy older cars than Carvana seems to deal in, but I love the Craigslist and FB cars. I get to the meetup point early (better if it's at their house where I can make judgments from that), and then I watch them drive up. Talk to them for a while, see if they're knowledgeable, etc. Then inevitably you get a name over the course of messaging/texting/email, and you can get more insight about their background. You get to talk to them for a while and find out why they're getting rid of it. If you've gotten to the point of trusting them (otherwise, you're long gone), ask specific questions about car history, and you can have reasonable hopes that they'll tell the truth. Anyway, the car's been great, and he told me some problems that I would have taken 6 months to discover on my own.

drewzero1 4y ago
It's been a while since I bought a car, but this approach has worked out very well for me as well with every vehicle I've bought from a private party. Meet the previous owner, talk enough to decide if you trust them (walk if you don't), and learn about what the car's gone through. I'm much more nervous to buy a car from a dealer who usually has no idea what the car's been like aside from the state in which they brought it in. If there's a specific model or models I'm shopping for, I do some research (reviews and forums) to try to get to know their quirks and pitfalls so I can check for them when I go to see the car. I tend to over-research big decisions but with cars it's useful to know what I'm getting into and what to watch for in the future.
redanddead 4y ago
How did your best and worst story go when it comes to this?

LegitShady 4y ago

30 minutes and 7 days is not a lot of time to find out if something is wrong.