Who has bought a car from Carmax?

[Anonymous]

Looking at an Audi. 5 years old. 32k miles. Clean Carfax.

How’s the CarMax extended warranty?

[Anonymous]

Like all extended warranties -- it's worthless.

Bought two cars from Carmax -- 2001 Acura Integra and 2013 Toyota Takoma. Both are still running like clockwork. Love Carmax.

Would never buy a warranty.

[Anonymous]

I've actually heard that Carmax warranties are pretty damn good, though I have no personal experience. An Audi of that age must have come off lease, so hard to know if it's been well-maintained. I love Audis, so if I bought would probably get the extended warranty to cover myself because this would be the time when issues start to arise.

[Anonymous]

I mean, with Carmax you overpay for the car bigly. But some people are willing to do that for lack of haggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at an Audi. 5 years old. 32k miles. Clean Carfax.

How’s the CarMax extended warranty?

For awhile it was very mispriced and a great deal. There was a blog on a popular car site where the author bought a Range Rover in questionable condition and then used the warranty extensively. They have since corrected the pricing, so it's not the deal it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at an Audi. 5 years old. 32k miles. Clean Carfax.

How’s the CarMax extended warranty?

For awhile it was very mispriced and a great deal. There was a blog on a popular car site where the author bought a Range Rover in questionable condition and then used the warranty extensively. They have since corrected the pricing, so it's not the deal it used to be.

This is good to know, thanks. I'm the poster above who had heard the warranty was legendary, but sounds like that's no longer the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, with Carmax you overpay for the car bigly. But some people are willing to do that for lack of haggling.

What you say is true, but it's also slightly odd. If someone doesn't want to haggle, they don't have to at any dealership ever. All they have to do is agree to pay sticker price on whatever they want to buy. The salesperson won't argue with you at all.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Good info. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

It’s a very easy process. Get qualified and then drive the car you are interested in and make a decision. No big pressure. No let me go talk to my manager/ financial guy. You will however pay a little more in price at Carmax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a very easy process. Get qualified and then drive the car you are interested in and make a decision. No big pressure. No let me go talk to my manager/ financial guy. You will however pay a little more in price at Carmax.

You will pay more but that is for the peace of mind that you get from knowing that your vehicle is solidly covered for the next few months.

However it IS possible to purchase a car from there that was involved in an accident, not a salvage vehicle.
You can also have a car shipped to the CarMax location closest to you.
But once at your chosen location - it can take FOREVER to get it ready for even a test-drive and for some odd reason > CarMax sells cars right under people’s noses even though a person has the car supposedly reserved in their name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a very easy process. Get qualified and then drive the car you are interested in and make a decision. No big pressure. No let me go talk to my manager/ financial guy. You will however pay a little more in price at Carmax.

OP here: This will be an all cash deal. Price of car is fairly appropriate.

More concerned about the CarMax extended warranty after the 90 day/4k miles. How extensive, etc.