© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-Merchants-CarMax_com Recent reviews written about CarMax.com en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-Merchants-CarMax_com http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/e7/5a/websWeb_ServicesAllMerchantsCarMax_com1-resized80.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_489390313092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author capt_tuttle - Carmax is a shady organization. Don't take a trade there. They will offer you so little for your vehicle that it will be an insult. They are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489390313092 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:42:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489390313092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472573120132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wisepet - I bought a used 2007 BMW X5 3.0 from the Miami Carmax on 4/29/09.  It had 17,000 miles.  They had to transfer the car from Virginia for $349.  The transfer took only 4 days to complete.  The car was in almost new condition.  No... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472573120132 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:35:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472573120132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426853371524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author inkkognito - When we first visited the CarMax website, we weren't sure whether we would be buying, selling or both. We were considering a new Saturn Vue but also possibly a used one. The CarMax website allowed us to quickly bring up every Vue within a selected mile... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426853371524 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:59:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426853371524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419373682308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dignatius - Don't sell your to CarMax unless you really understand what you're getting into. I've been a CarMax customer twice now and I'm never going back. Buying: 1) Selection was decent. However there 121-point inspection is clearly worthless. The radio... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419373682308 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419373682308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414623239812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author suburbangrrrl - After a few weeks of unsuccessful used car shopping, we were getting tired of looking and driving around. We had had a specific vehicle we were looking for (Toyota Sienna). So when a Sienna of the right mileage showed up on a CarMax listing for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414623239812 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:39:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414623239812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405878115972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author treebrenz - I checked out Carmax and came to realize that the "no-haggling" negotiation works out quite lucratively for them. While some of their offerings are touted on the website as hundreds to even thousands off the Kelley Blue Book retail, look closely at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405878115972 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:18:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405878115972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402562649732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dregalado - Although the website seemed very helpful, it was actually misleading. Unless you think driving 7 hours round trip to be fed a load of bs, and have a manager look you in the face and lie his head off is "what car buying should be", stay away! I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402562649732 Sat, 8 Sep 2007 11:05:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402562649732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400794160772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ace1252 - Below is an email I sent to CarMax of Greensboro/Winston Salem , NC. It regards shady business practices. They offered no explanation for the situation. My advice is to stay away from Carmax. To clarify, there has been NO mis-understanding. Carmax's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400794160772 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:21:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400794160772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379795705476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ovallro - CARMAX is a rip-off. They want to pay you pennies for your car while they turn around and sell it for a big hefty profit. I took a 2006 Ford F-150 with 15800 miles on it, immaculate and wanted to give me 16,000.00 for it. Of course, I was trying to trade... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379795705476 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:41:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379795705476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_372033097348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rrowe2047 - I have had 2 experiences with CarMax in the past 2 months....both wonderful! The first one was in April. We had heard abut CarMax on the TV for awhile...they are new to our area. I told my husband we should take our mini van in to see how much they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~372033097348 Tue, 5 Jun 2007 21:46:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_372033097348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_325537468036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mm57553 - I recently went to Carmax to see about selling my car. The experience was fine until they showed me the Kelley Blue Book trade-in value for my car. It was $2000 less than the actual Kelley Blue Book trade-in value. I used all the same condition criteria... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~325537468036 Wed, 9 May 2007 16:35:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_325537468036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_334836829828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author athman97 - We have purchased two vehicles from Carmax, starting with Carmax.com for our search. Our first vehicle we had for only a year. It had problem after problem. Thankfully we had purchased the extended warranty, but there was a problem that not even the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~334836829828 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:51:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_334836829828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317784166020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ggustav - I just went though one of my most pleasurable car buying experiences. Their sales people are excellent, knowledgeable, responsive and apply no pressure to the car buying experience. My wife and I live in Richmond, VA, and have the luxury of having two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317784166020 Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:48:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317784166020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_300159241860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nofools - So CarMax says they don't play price games...hogwash!! We go in one day to look at 2 cars. Go back 2 days later to test drive and find out one of the cars was shipped to another store. It gets shipped back a day later so we go for the drive. Guess... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~300159241860 Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:29:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_300159241860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_299503095428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jcaquarian - It's really interesting to see CarMax grow to a size it is today even though it is ripping off customers by creating a monopoly in used car market. The "No Haggle Price" means, they basically tell you what THEIR prices are and that's it, no matter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~299503095428 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:03:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_299503095428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_292961750660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author i_am_honest - Ok, I have a 2000 Audi A4 with all wheel drive and a turbo. It has all the options including Bose stereo, moonroof, tiptronic, etc. They kept us there for 2 hours while they "appraised" it. The car has low 60,000 miles. When the appraisal report came... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~292961750660 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:30:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_292961750660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_276966444676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author abhijitroy01 - Carmax is good place to buy for their no haggle pricing. So do your research and see if the price makes sense. But be sure to check the vehicle for the cosmetic defects as they will hurry to make you sign that car has no defect and after you drive away... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~276966444676 Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:20:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_276966444676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254746726020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author duhfer - You pay to have a car transferred, and they tell you they give you KBB trade in. THAT IS A FLAT LIE. I have notified the FTC that they LIE on their website, because the 2 cars they appraised were HALF of the LOW KBB. They got $300 out of me......Not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254746726020 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:12:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254746726020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254102638212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wendy1111 - We had went to CarMax on 9-11-06 and they had transported a car from Tampa to their Clearwater store and called us to let us know it was in the next day so we went back on 9-12-06 to see and test drive the car but before we got in the car we walked... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254102638212 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:47:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254102638212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253751365252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author NINCHI - When it comes to automotive repairs, stay away from CarMax! I purchased a 1997 Camaro from CarMax in Boynton Beach, Florida in August 2004. On May 9 of this year, I brought my car in to CarMax in Boynton to repair an inoperative driver's side... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253751365252 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:35:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253751365252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_231733104260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author drswift - We found a Subaru on-line and after talking to the local Carmax rep, paid $850 to have the car shipped out. A week later we got the call that the car was in. We drove down after work and checked out the car (which was freshly washed and waiting under... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~231733104260 Wed, 17 May 2006 23:55:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_231733104260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_225226034820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nathanbell - I have two experiences with Carmax and I feel that both need to be mentioned due to the fact that if you use their online service, you will eventually come in contact with the physical location of their store. To start, www.carmax.com is easy to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~225226034820 Mon, 3 Apr 2006 03:08:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_225226034820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_218444697220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kmcjones - We were looking for a specific car, a Honda CRV. They did not have one in the LA area where we lived. They one in Las Vegas. They had a salesman in Las Vegas go over the car while on the phone to me. He said it looks great. We got approval for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~218444697220 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:08:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_218444697220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217471225476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gdsdds - Our salesman expressly represented to us that CarMax does not sell used rental vehicles. When we ran a CarFax report on the Camry we were interested in, it turns out that the only previous owner was in fact a rental car company. The car had also been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217471225476 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:17:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217471225476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194274692740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author aristocats - Dissatisfied, Frustrated and Unhappy would be the words to describe my feelings about CarMax. I purchased a Volkswagon Passat from a Houston Location on 6-30-05. I have had several problems as to with this car. Within 11 days the car had an oil leak,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194274692740 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:19:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194274692740?linkin_id=8003929