Doesn't it feel a bit insane to do things in that order though? Most car sellers I've encountered will allow a prospective buyer to take a car to their mechani

Doesn't it feel a bit insane to do things in that order though? Most car sellers I've encountered will allow a prospective buyer to take a car to their mechanic to to be looked over BEFORE purchase. The biggest downside here is if you trade your existing car into Carvana. Sure you've got 7 days to get that newly-purchased car inspected, but what happens when you get the inspection results back and decide you want to unwind the transaction - Carvana will take back the car you purchased but they will not bring your trade-in back to you. Not to mention the general paperwork hassle and the hit to your credit score (if you're financing), all for a car you're not keeping.