What has Carmax offered you?

"sellphones2493" (sellphones2493) 12/15/2014 at 14:56 • Filed to: None

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It's a long story but I had to get my car appraised today for tax reasons (my father knows a helluva lot more about it than me).

I last got it appraised last January w/ 63K for $10,000.

Since then, I:
- Now have 81K (I've driven a lot this year)
- Lowered It
- New 3" FMIC
- New Downpipe
- Reworked the suspension
- Custom Tune

As well as other stuff that'd also decrease the value.

My Carmax Offer: $6,000.

What has Carmax Offered You?

505Turbeaux > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 14:57

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haha which one did you go to, East Haven?

HammerheadFistpunch > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 14:58

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150. sure it was crashed but cosmetic only. i got 1800 from a salvage title company

Sn210 > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:00

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They offered me $7k for my '08 civic LX with 65k miles. The dealer I traded it to was at $7200 and I thought they could do better. Carmax proved me wrong

Party-vi > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:01

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Carmax offered me about tree-fiddy.

davedave1111 > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:02

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"As well as other stuff that'd also decrease the value."

FTFY...

For tax purposes, do you want the lowest or highest valuation you can get?

sellphones2493 > 505Turbeaux 12/15/2014 at 15:03

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Back in Murdaland. I went to the non-dealer/appraisal only location in Timonium, MD.

sellphones2493 > davedave1111 12/15/2014 at 15:04

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Nice and low. So it worked in my favor. However, I was still slightly insulted.

505Turbeaux > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:04

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ah gotcha. I didnt know you left CT!

For Sweden > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:05

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I'm guessing that's an S60R; is it?

sellphones2493 > 505Turbeaux 12/15/2014 at 15:05

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Still in CT for the most part. I'm a student so I'm home for the holidays.

davedave1111 > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:06

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Do you have an equivalent of webuyanycar.com in the US? Call them and you can feel properly insulted. My favourite was when I called them and they said 'Hello, webuyanycar.com, how may I help you? [...] No, we won't buy that .'

sellphones2493 > For Sweden 12/15/2014 at 15:06

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Yessir

Mercedes Streeter > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:07

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Bought it for $1,000 from Craigslist with 90k miles on the clock. Here's what happened during my ownership.:

- Drove it 11k.
- Front brakes worn and warped (thank you Arlington Heights Ford).
- Parking brake ruined (thank you Arlington Heights Ford).
- Both front wheel bearings trashed.
- Alternator belt incorrectly installed.
- Spread of body rust to jacking points.
- Unstable electrical system.
- CEL on for the Parking shift lock (bought it like that).

I think that covers most of the car's issues. CarMax bought it for $700. Treated the car like a rental, only lost $300. :)

Party-vi > For Sweden 12/15/2014 at 15:07

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Your Volvo sense was tingling?

For Sweden > Party-vi 12/15/2014 at 15:11

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That's my secret; it's always tingling.

CB > davedave1111 12/15/2014 at 15:12

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What the hell wouldn't they buy?

Textured Soy Protein > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:13

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CarMax offered me $1700 for my '99 Grand Cherokee that I ended up getting $3k for from another dealer.

Steve in Manhattan > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:13

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'97 Taurus SHO (July 2001) 98xxx miles. Very good condition, Had been listed at $9,900 (BB $10,200, I think) for a couple weeks, no bites. Lowered to $8,900 for week, nothing. I had a job starting in NYC, so I went to CarMax in Rockville, MD, and the offer was $7,400, which I took. I think that car's problem was the cloth interior, which I like a lot - the fanboys wanted leather. Otherwise mechanically sound, I hope someone wound up with it who appreciated it for what it was. They wholesaled it, I'm sure.

sellphones2493 > Mercedes Streeter 12/15/2014 at 15:14

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When I worked at Carmax, $300 was the lowest we'd usually give. I had a guy come in with a 1996 Camry with 452,000 Miles , and we gave him $1000. It was in good enough shape that it would be great to showcase at a Toyota Dealer to show their durability.

The guy was about to sell it, but backed out because he was attached to the car - who could blame him. He owned it since I think 20,000 miles.

Party-vi > For Sweden 12/15/2014 at 15:14

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You may need to get that checked...

Mercedes Streeter > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 15:18

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Whoops, that was an error. They bought it for $700, and since I bought it for $1,000; only $300 was lost.

The last 400k Camry I've seen had its bonnet literally bolted and welded shut. Not sure how that guy ever did any maintenance on the thing...

davedave1111 > CB 12/15/2014 at 15:19

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An E30. Technically, I think if I'd insisted they would have made me a token offer of £1 or something, to meet their advertising claims, but at the time there was no price at all in their system.

PyramidHat > For Sweden 12/15/2014 at 15:37

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That means it's working...

nucciOMG > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 16:38

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Ah I didnt realize you were an R driving Opponaut in CT?! I'm down in Norwalk with my R.

E92M3 > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 16:43

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They offered $9k for my wifes 2004 TL in 2009 with 74k miles. I went home and listed it on craigslist that night, and sold it the next day for $13,500

sellphones2493 > nucciOMG 12/15/2014 at 18:15

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I'm in Hamden.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > sellphones2493 12/15/2014 at 18:27

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They offered me $200 for my 94 850 Turbo.

nucciOMG > sellphones2493 12/16/2014 at 13:55

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Nice! We have a few R's in the area. Might have to do a meet sometime.

sellphones2493 > nucciOMG 12/16/2014 at 14:41

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Yessir. There's another SR in Hamden - it's a 2007 SR M66 Sappicama. I followed it from auction all the way to it's new owner. He treats it like shit!

nucciOMG > sellphones2493 12/16/2014 at 15:09

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Awesome. I know SonicR is in the area too. Sappicama?! That savage, I'd liberate the shit outta that car.

sellphones2493 > nucciOMG 12/16/2014 at 17:39

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Yeah I saw his older Sonic V70R (2000?) the other day when I took my car to Watertown for everything done to it.

anon-sxmcyecofnu1eocpqsk9iq > Mercedes Streeter 12/18/2014 at 23:29

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Miniature smart fortwo for scale!

anon-sxmcyecofnu1eocpqsk9iq > Mercedes Streeter 12/18/2014 at 23:29

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Maintenance? Toyota? What?