Just curious, how was the price you got vs KBB private party? I don’t have experience with Craigslist, but have sold numerous cars via Autotrader and typically came way ahead.
I’ve always listed cars on Autotrader and sold for a fair retail price (below dealer, but well above tradein) and never heard a thing from the buyer. You are explicitly selling on an ‘as-is’ basis, as the law requires. As long as you afford them the opportunity to get the vehicle test driven and inspected…and provide all maintenance records, you are covered.
That experience does not sound “better” than my experience a few months ago with Carvana.So, just a closing note on Driveway. Soon after closing by overnight mail, they paid my equity by direct deposit (days) and then Ford the difference (about a week). They assigned a local dealer as the pickup dealer. That dealer is so close (3 miles), I drove Louibluey over. I was going to walk home, but they insisted on giving me a ride home. So, it took just over a month, but overall, the experience was much better than Vroom or Carvana.
At one point during the month, I was about to try Carvana again, but accidently filled out the Driveway form again. The new offer was $1k+ higher! I called to "complain", but they said, yes no problem, the value has gone up, you can have the higher number! FE, 7,500 miles, $58,500, not bad, especially considering that I got to drive it for a year and half. Still shines like new, the local guy who does ceramic coatings is amazing! Overall, best car I have ever had the pleasure to own, thank you Ford! ?? (old guy, okay sorry, I guess I kind of understand the icons now
I'm moving on to try out an Ioniq 5 in the fall/winter, then might circle back in a year or two for a GTPE as my full retirement vehicle which I might keep for some years, not sure yet.
All good points, but for me Carvana offered $2k less and wanted me to drive 100+ miles to their nearest service area. The experience seems to vary a lot by location and personal goals of the sale. The one month part of the Driveway process was somewhat painful for me, the local dealer drop off (they would have picked up) was good.That experience does not sound “better” than my experience a few months ago with Carvana.
Sold my wife’s Flex to Carvana.
Experience- spent 3 minutes online, got instant offer.
Clicked link to schedule pickup. Scheduled for 2 days later.
They came to me, picked up her car and title and handed us a check. I think I signed a single form.
Not sure how it could be easier. Literally 10 minutes of my time plus a 2 day wait.
Here is her car going away:
From a list at work, here's some names on your list:
Yes, it varies greatly by location.
Great example of where location matters. I contacted Shift, and they said "oh no, we don't deal outside our CA area".Shift offered the most for my BMW that I am selling when my Lightning arrives.
Shift beat out: CarMax, Carvana, Driveway by thousands more.
I also used CARMAX, very painless as long as the car you're trading in is close to flawless and low low miles. I got two quotes from Vroom and CARMAX. CARMAX beat them by $6000 it was a no brainer! They even got me a ride home from Lyft. I can't complain at all!
