PSA: Now might be a good time to sell to Carvana

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 08/03/2020 at 13:48 • Filed to: None

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Reading through an awful thread (forums suck, people suck ) and the recurring theme seems to be that Carvana is buying vehicles for essentially private party prices right now, higher than similar services. Perhaps they’re low o n inventory.

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 13:52

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Do you think they’ll be interested in my 2003 Odyssey with 223k miles?

Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn 08/03/2020 at 13:57

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Ask and let us know!

boredalways > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:00

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Going to sell your Jeep?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:04

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Sold!

Just Jeepin' > boredalways 08/03/2020 at 14:04

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Nah. I’m sure it wouldn’t have much value at this point anyway.

Except of course the inherent value of no longer throwing my money at it.

Just Jeepin' > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/03/2020 at 14:05

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Wow, that’s....sad?

Nibby > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:05

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they and vroom are pretty low on inventory for months

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:06

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Actually, I’m not interested in letting it go. I still love it. 

boredalways > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:08

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What year is it?

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/03/2020 at 14:08

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Wow, they are willing to overpay!

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:09

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You’d have to change your username to Just Jeepless too. 

Monkey B > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:09

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everyone needs used inventory, my dealers are bare. With Hertz dumping a bunch of inventory it could get dicey for those in the industry for a while.

Just Jeepin' > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 08/03/2020 at 14:10

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Yeah, every time I contemplating picking up a different make I wonder what nickname I’d have to adopt and decide it ain’t worth the trouble.

Just Jeepin' > boredalways 08/03/2020 at 14:11

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‘05. It’s a desirable model but needs at least 5k worth of work right now.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:12

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All that clicking? Who has the time?

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/03/2020 at 14:12

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That’s a steal! Almost like when I was offered 64$ for a car for scrap from a place in town, and when I laughed at the offer guy on the phone chuckled and said no, that’s what we would charge to take it away! (because of the towing?)

The place an hour drive away took it for 230$, the guy who helped me on the phone made me an offer and then put me on hold to secure a higher offer for me without me asking! Now that’s service

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > ttyymmnn 08/03/2020 at 14:15

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Yeah but imagine what you could do with 136$ 

ttyymmnn > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 08/03/2020 at 14:22

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I would have all the moneez!

Michael > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:24

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MrSnrub > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:27

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This was the impetus for me to get a new GTI. They’re offering $2500 above KBB trade-in on my old one which is basically private party pricing.

Just Jeepin' > Michael 08/03/2020 at 14:28

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Heh. Clearly not a service designed for older enthusiast vehicles.

Michael > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:30

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The kicker was the $1,317 or whatever it was worth, with a “local market adjustment” of -$1,217 because Minnesota and rust.  Luckily my cars aren’t rusty yet!  Just moved here a year ago

foghat1981 > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:32

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If I can avoid giving out info upon which to be spammed, I wonder what they’d offer me for my 1984 Toyota Van.  Probably about tree-fiddy based on the MR2 offer

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Nibby 08/03/2020 at 14:35

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I think everything Vroom has is a lemon law buyback car

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:35

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I should try out both Carvana and Vroom and see what they offer.

I am expecting top Dollar prices. I know what I have!

Tripper > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:35

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ooof too expensive to short

Nibby > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/03/2020 at 14:37

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yikes really

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Nibby 08/03/2020 at 14:42

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When I was looking for my Camaro, several Vroom sold ones popped up, all with Lemon Law on the Carfax. Now that could just be a small sample size, but I’d definitely be wary of them.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:51

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My friend's Volvo with a custom piston (singular, basically bad rebuilt job) was quoted at -$75 by carvana. Ooof.

B_dol > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:55

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I found Shift (a CA Carvana alternative) offered well over Carmax and dealerships. Sold our Mazda3 to Shift and the entire process took less than an hour!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 14:56

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Its allegedly worth $508, minus a $406 local ma rket adjustment. 

boredalways > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:00

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3.8 V6, right? For the amount you need to put into to make it right, you could:

- buy a clean titled YJ

- instead of fixing what’s broken, swap it with something more durable/easily repairable/cheaper, even if the donor parts are refurbished/used.

- learn how to fix these things yourself

Please excuse me. I’m not trying to be a know-it-all, let alone know wtf I’m talking about. I just hate to see anyone throw money at a sinking ship. I’ve been down that path before. Had a 96 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon. Paid $1200 for it. Wasted over $6k paying a mechanic to fix/replace multiple items including turbo and exhaust, in 2-3 years of ownership — all to have it die on me after I backed out of the driveway, put it in drive, and it stopped in less than 20 feet!

Corroded wire harness was the culprit. To think that previously owned a 93 Grand Cherokee Laredo that I had only paid $125 0 for, had the heater core replaced after freezing on a sub-zero NYE night (alcohol intoxication saved us all on a short journey), and should have kept it but didn’t want to pay for a refurbished front axle to cure it’s front diff crunch. Sold it for $1200 — almost for what I paid for it and what it would have cost me for the time to replace the front axle!

The lesson learned: don't let your heart overrule your head

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:01

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My 2003 Odyssey with 223,000 miles. Hell yeah! I’m rich!

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > Michael 08/03/2020 at 15:06

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welcome to MN!

Just Jeepin' > boredalways 08/03/2020 at 15:08

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Heck, I’m about 4 years and $ 35k past the point where it made sense to move on. At this point it’s clearly love.

boredalways > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:13

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Noooooo!, she don't love you back

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:18

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They offered the pay off amount for my Prius. Can’t complain. Might actually make money if I have another key and find some “premium” wheels. But then I’d have to get another payment for a car to drive. I think I w ill just keep the Prius.

Michael > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 08/03/2020 at 15:19

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Thank you!  Maybe one day we can do an oppo meet up by North Shore or something. Once the world is healed

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Monkey B 08/03/2020 at 15:19

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And dealers get lease returns to bout  their stock for a bit

Darkbrador > Michael 08/03/2020 at 15:26

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Yeah, no, they are rusty now. Minnesota ... 

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/03/2020 at 15:30

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Take the money and run, man.

Unless you really like it, then drive it until the wheels fall off, which might be a couple turns from now.

Monkey B > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 08/03/2020 at 15:31

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most lease returns are turned in at the dealer but they don’t buy them ...it’s no t cost effective. Dealers generally buy them from auction. I’m speaking from  regional experience (Mid-Atlantic).

jminer > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:32

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Meh option here, not bad but I’d expect better from carmax.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Monkey B 08/03/2020 at 15:34

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Why aren’t people selling/replacing older cars? Is there something going on? You’d think that with the crisis there would be a glut of used and/or reposessed inventory everywhere.

Michael > Darkbrador 08/03/2020 at 15:36

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I fluid film’d the snot out of two of them, and the third hid in the garage from first-snow til two rainstorms after the last snow.  So at least one of them has a chance

Darkbrador > Michael 08/03/2020 at 15:55

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That Truecoat (r), you don’t get it you get oxydation ...

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Michael 08/03/2020 at 15:56

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Just wait....... do yourself a favor and get a subscription to a car wash for the winter.

E90M3 > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 15:58

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I sold my 128i to Beepi, they paid me more than I was expecting. They went defunct several months after that. 

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 16:01

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Their initial  offer for my 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport with 90k miles is $15,500. I bought it over five years ago with less than 40k miles on it for $17k. If they are actually willing to pay this price I’m selling it to them this week and will be buying another Toyota truck.

Just Jeepin' > DipodomysDeserti 08/03/2020 at 16:16

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No, I didn’t mean to encourage anyone to ditch their Jeeps!

Just Jeepin' > E90M3 08/03/2020 at 16:17

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Timing is everything.

Michael > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 08/03/2020 at 16:24

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Yeah I’ve been through one winter , to me it’s a question of whether the jets underneath are washing the salt off, or the salt and the fluid film. I washed the cars  about once a month last winter.

At this rate I won’t even have to prep 2 cars - next winter we may still be going out once every 2 weeks for groceries and that’s it. So groceries, car wash, home. Repeat 2 weeks later

Monkey B > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/03/2020 at 16:33

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the issue now is nobody was buying or getting trades to bolster inventory for 2 months, so when buyers came they snatched up what was there. With no inventory in the supply line it takes time to catch up...obtaining cars and getting through recon takes time. When the entire whole of the used car industry is looking for product the prices soar and hot items start bringing retail money at auction. 

smobgirl > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 17:37

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You make me feel better about the Fiat-shaped paperweight in my driveway.

Just Jeepin' > smobgirl 08/03/2020 at 17:43

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Glad to help!

Nothing > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 18:04

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I went through the motions, $34k for the 4Runner. I’d take that if I wasn’t going to keep it. $25k for our 32k mile  2014 Grand Cherokee Overland.

shop-teacher > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 19:16

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Inventory is so low right now, that wholesale prices are going up. My dad just traded his truck in on a Tahoe, and they gave him $4k more than NADA trade-in value.

shop-teacher > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 19:22

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I put in my truck out of curiosity. It’s a decent offer, but no thanks.

MUSASHI66 > Just Jeepin' 08/03/2020 at 23:39

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$3900 offer from Carvana for my FILs car. KBB says $6500-8800 for private sale. Not quite there. 

i86hotdogs > Just Jeepin' 08/04/2020 at 11:40

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They want $6,300 for the RallyVan! I technically did not lie on the inquiry because it hasn’t been modified, body is in great shape, no accidents or damage. Just raced through mud, sand, dirt, and gravel....