CarMax is the nations third largest automotive retailer and they do a pretty good job selling cars, but unlike other retail automotive chains, they will make an offer to buy your vehicle even if you choose not to buy a vehicle from them. It’s part of their brand promise. CarMax advertises that they will buy any car, but they wind up only buying the cars they want to retail at one of their stores. These...
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
You are all excited about trading your truck in for brand new one and the dealer tells you "you will be better off selling your truck privately".
What does that mean? Why won't the dealer take your truck in on trade? There are a really only two reasons that the dealer won't take a vehicle in on trade:
1. PRICE - they can't get close to your expectations – the dealer wants to sell you...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Folks, we buy cars all over the USA. We buy cars with damage, problems, dash/warning lights on, title issues and even cars that are still financed. If your engine light is on, it could be something simple or something very expensive like a Catalytic Converter that may cost upwards of $1000. Some vehicles have two Catalytic Converters and that is big money to fix. One dashboard light you want to be very concerned about however...
Friday, April 04, 2014
Well it looks like I spoke to soon about Toyota, coming to their defense as a lifelong admirer of the automaker with the best quality in the world! Maybe there is a lot more to Toyota's willingness to participate in recalls after all. Maybe there's denial or dismissal surrounding some of the quality problems they have encountered? Maybe it's just about profit and the US Consumer doesn't really matter anymore?
Take a look at this...
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Being the owner of a car buying company I am guaranteed of two things:
1. Life is never boring
2.You thought you heard it all-until today
Today's story is about an 80 year old man that lives in Nashville, TN. He contacted CarBuyerUSA.com to sell us a 2005 Cadillac XLR with only 32,000 miles on it, but (and there is always a but) it is a Lemon Law Buyback. This gentlemen purchased the car after...
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Nearly 1 percent of all vehicles in the used car market top 200,000 miles.
Three cars, the Honda Accord, Subaru Legacy and Toyota Avalon, cracked the top 20 most used cars sold with over 200,000 miles.
Why do trucks and full-sized SUVs dominate the longest running vehicle list?
Theories abound such as trucks are made to haul more weight and have correspondingly stronger parts; they’re less complicated and easier to service, leading to more frequent...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
We don't take people's inventory and we are not here to preach, witness or make you cry. We look at this as a business decision, not as one from the heart. You can always donate money, which charities appreciate a lot more than an automobile or "stuff" that has to be converted to cash. I have worked with many charities, some good, some not so good and they always want your money, as in "dead...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
If you have a used car to sell over $10,000 and you want to do it yourself, chances are you having a hard time. Most buyers looking for a late model used car over $10,000 don't have the resources to pay cash. If they do, they probably wouldn't be looking for a used vehicle! If you've tried Craigslist & AutoTrader.com you are probably tired of searching for a buyer for your vehicle. You don't wan't...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
If you're selling a used car privately, there are several sites that can provide a benchmark value for your used vehicle. The best one out there is NADA because that is the one banks & finance companies will look at before they approve a loan on your vehicle to a potential buyer.
A bank will "advance" or finance a percentage of the book value, based on the creditworthiness of the potential buyer. That means, he/she...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Why every franchised car dealer shouldn't do their own SEO
So I looked at the bills this month for our two websites; CarBuyerUSA.com and DamageMAX.com and got to thinking…
Google is getting richer and richer and they keep raising the bar for us. The more we spend, the more they take and the less they deliver. All the hocus-pocus around the Google Algorithms and staying "relevant" is incredible taxing. We spend nearly a third of...
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