Would you ever consider purchasing a Corvette from this outfit?

 

I did consider one but passed on it shopped around on car sites found the same car lower miles fully loaded for a few thousand more z06 3 lz glad I did much happier.good luck take ur time found the one u really want jmo.

 

My son worked in the processing shop for Carvana here in Phoenix. I can't speak specifically to Corvettes but, generally speaking, he wouldn't buy a car from them on a dare. The short story is, they cut a lot of corners when "preparing" a car for resale. Their emphasis is on making the vehicle look good with minimal attention to maintenance issues.

 

I just did
3K miles a year only, clean carfax, all PMs reported

It came with a 7 day (6 day technically) return policy which I got extended into a 21 day return policy to address undisclosed discoveries and their warranty company. The experience was new to me, but I have a shop owner brother thats done it 3x and knew how to guide me thriu the processes. You need to be a resilient person, but reasonable

I would do it again, because the small hassle of getting things corrected that were undisclosed turned out to be $12,000 covered from “track use” but alot of extras came with it. The last week proved to be challenging as I had to work 96 hours for the DNC coverage in Chicago (1st responder in Power) and had to bring it back to the dealer 2x. My work schedule was my biggest hangup

$6300 of that was removing the AWE track exhaust and going back to OEM. Blows my mind what dealers charge and get away with. A 3rd party adjustor was called in to verify the claims and approved the work

In the end, Carvana does NOT want you to return any cars sold, so their warranty company will work to correct most anything you find that is within the language of “Covered” undisclosures. My brakes and fluid were covered even tho they are not within the language by the way

The warranty company has a poor rating with the BBB, but they came thru 3x for my brother and now for me. The rating likely stems from people unwilling to do their due diligence until after their return window closes. Mine went straight from pickup, to the shop lift to be fully gone thru and I recommend that for ANY purchases from anywhere

No dealer purchase would have covered these things in my experience. Ya gotta go thru their “in network” repair centers to be inspected and if too advanced (usually being a Corvette Id say it is) most will defer to a Chevy dealer

My brother purchased a sporty Cadillac for himself and 2 cars for his kids. The coolest part of the purchase experience was taking the whole family to the vending machine to see it delivered

 

I bought my 2014 from Vroom before they died.

I found the car on their site and saw that it was there for a a few months. When I looked at the carfax report the mileage went from 4200 to 43,000 in a few months with service and inspections etc. I think a lot of folks were gun shy due to this.

I went ahead anyway and didn't let them take it off the trailer until I checked a few things. First I took down the mileage on the dash, then the hours and did some math. So with the mileage showing it came out to an average speed of about 40mph, which is reasonable. When I did the math with the carfax mileage it came in over 200mph, which is totally unreal. Then I looked at the tires and tier date codes and felt they were the original 7 year old tires with almost new tread on them, then looked over the car for dings....found absolutely none. So we started it up on the trailer and it ran like a top. So then I let them unload it and took it for a short drive. Loved it and kept it. Now 20,000 miles later only thing I've done is new tires and regular maintenance.

Do some homework, be diligent and if you see something you like go for it!!!!

Oh and so after I had it state inspected I ran the carfax on it again and the 43,000 error was changed. Someone somewhere must have just typed in an extra zero.

 

I bought a 2014 (24K miles) from them last spring. Drove from GA to MI twice with no issues. I concur that they will fix any issues to a vehicle, so you will keep it. Above market pricing, but the convenience of purchasing a vehicle online in an hour might be worth it to some

 

Here in Florida they're known for not having titles. I wouldn't even so much as look at what they have.

 

The Florida issue was during the Plandemic fukkery
In 2022 “the delayed title cases” makin it to the front lines
https://www.autoblog.com/2022/08/15/...-title-delays/

Apparently they couldnt get the titles to the customers quickly for whatever reasons, but I would wager that the domestic situation of Govt forced lockdowns played a factor with these cases

However with Senators like this in Florida, perhaps its best to avoid buying in Florida
https://caredge.com/guides/a-new-proposed-law-solves-carvanas-title-issues

 

Why not? Consider all sources in shopping...

 

If they are known for their title issuing problems, why even chance it?

 

Just sold a car to them and all went very smooth. Not sure I would buy a Corvette from them, but with a thorough inspection/history check, who knows.

 

Just bought my 2014 from them. Single owner, no mods, about 6k miles per year and with a good service record. Definitely well cared for. However, there was a tapping sound coming from the rear. Ended up just being a broken lower bumper brace clip. If I hadn’t found the source of the noise by the end of the 1 week trial period, the car is in good enough condition that I probably would’ve kept it anyway and just started the warranty repair process. Not sure if that tapping was why the previous owner sold it, maybe they thought it was more serious than it was.

Point is Carvana either didn’t notice it, or didn’t care to fix it, so definitely jack up the car and give it a once over or get a pre-purchase inspection during the first week to make sure there isn’t something amiss.

 

They have a generally good reputation

 

I have bought two Benzes E550 coupes and a 2015 C7 1LT from them in the past with absolutely no issues.
Delivery was good and service was good. I actually drove to the hub and picked up the Vette. They did not want to haul it in their funky looking last mile trucks.
I have since switched to CarMax. I find them more professional, brick and mortar stores, and the MaxCare warranty is great!

 

So why are they banned in IL, MI and CA?

 

I am trying to find something at a dealership. Needing to trade my 2012. Looking in the St Louis area. Not much luck yet. I know there are quite a few out there but I am not a car guy. But them and drive them. A good friend and big Corvette guy lives in St Louis. Tried Carvana last fall and they never once told me about an accident until I paid for a carfax.

 

My cars warranty work is complete
So now the dealer is submitting the $9000 repair bill the adjustor cleared and gave them the go ahead for

This is where the rubber meets the road, to see how fast the warranty company pays it. I will report back

Thats amazing…..

Considering I literally just bought one in IL 3-4 weeks ago,
Literally after selling my SUV to them and being quite happy with the transaction
(sadly not at the sametime to get the tax savings)
….and it came with plates on it day of purchase

(Which was the original problem for customers)
Thats my car bottom of the vending machine

 

What is the dealer LEGALLY required to disclose? I had a small dealership including carfax on SOME OF THE CARS. Maybe they've cherry picking which one to disclose?

 

They arent banned in michigan. I just sold them a car back in april earlier this year, when i visited my daughter. They offered me $4000 more than the dealership i went too.
They did a quick inspection, and i was in and out in 20min. Went there on a saturday, money was in my account on monday. Flawless transaction, and id used them again.

 

https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2...tate-to-do-so/

I guess that they might be squared away with the states.