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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
Perhaps due to the Pandemic since a lot of dealerships were closed. However I do still think this is going to be a good thing for companies like Vroom. Not many people have the time or desire to spend all day in a dealership. I could definitely see the benefits to paying slightly more but not having to be in a dealership being pressured into shit all day. And there are still a lot of areas that are being heavily impacted by the Pandemic. I mean it is just like online shopping. You order what you want and have it delivered right to you without hassle.
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My Camaro last Sept went pretty smooth. If I didn't have a trade in it wouldn't take long at all. Paperwork process, loans, etc. was just over 2 hours. The finance guy understood I didn't want extended warranties and I made it clear.
The extended warranties on used cars are a waste. I either buy them used with warranty left on them, or so low miles that there likely isn't any issues. Also, the cars that vroom and Carmax sell tend to have more miles on them. I'm not buying a performance car with 38k miles. I can find them on dealer lots with under 25k miles.
I can't imagine buying a car online without looking it over, test driving it, etc.
I guess for millennials who don't know how to negotiate because their dads never taught them then Vroom and Carmax easier, BUT you're paying 3-4 grand more for the same car.
The dealers were never closed here. The sales guy who sold me my Camaro said their sales tanked during the lockdown when unemployment was high last April and May and they had to lay some of the staff off as a result.