The ignorance is strong with car dealerships... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ninjapirtle · 03-02-2015, 09:41 PM

I am currently in a situation where I need to sell my 1LE, it's my favorite car, but I financially gotta....anyway.

Took it to Carmax. They quoted me $23,000. I told the appraiser, hey it's a 1LE, that's not included in the quote. He said, that was not a selling point or an attractive piece for Carmax, then he said that Carmax would have to pay to remove the aftermarket hood wrap if they did buy it.

I ran out the door.

Q'smuscle · 03-02-2015, 09:47 PM

What the heck! The appraiser must be on drugs talking about needing to remove the after market hood wrap! It's the 1LE package not something someone got put on !

He needs to be talked too! And 23k LMAO... I remember I took my 13 Lt /rs BRM to them and they said 18k with less than 2k miles on car that was only several months old ! dealers were offering 3 to 4k more! Some ppl had great experience with them and some had bad experience with them!

Mark T · 03-02-2015, 09:56 PM

And those pesky handbuilt engines people are putting into production z28s are a pain to replace too.

At lest everyone knows about those aftermarket rims that are on all the 1les.

Seriously not surprised coming from a company that Circuit City created.

*mlee* · 03-02-2015, 10:01 PM

Who cares what they do with the car after you sell it...

You'll never be satisfied with a Carmax offer no matter what kind of car it is. Put it on Autotrader.

FASTDIESEL · 03-02-2015, 10:14 PM

They're just trying to low-ball you. They're used car salesmen, Whadda you expect? LOL

backeddy · 03-02-2015, 10:54 PM

I will give you 23.5K sight unseen and you can even leave the hood wrap on!

14Black1LESS · 03-03-2015, 12:56 AM

My local Chevy dealership sales people are really idiots. They tried to tell my dad at one point that all Camaro SS's have the 1LE package.

snarky · 03-03-2015, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 14Black1LESS

My local Chevy dealership sales people are really idiots. They tried to tell my dad at one point that all Camaro SS's have the 1LE package.

* face Palm Chevrolet *

Quicksilver-SS · 03-03-2015, 05:29 AM

I had a similar experience with Carmax many years ago.... never been back.

MATTESONDM · 03-03-2015, 05:33 AM

I took my 04 srt-10 ram to CarMax on a drive by. Truck was a 10/10. They wanted to give me $12k!! He said because there were too many modifications on the truck.

the truck was STOCK!!!!

gajagfan · 03-03-2015, 09:40 AM

A 1LE probably does not at all fit the mold of the customer that comes into a Carmax dealership. It is not surprising that the price is low. I have never felt that the 1LE package would bring me much at trade in due to its lack of popularity when the cars are bought new. Its not like they only will make a certain number per year. They will make as many as they get orders for, there are just not that many folks interested. Ours will either be tracked to death when it goes or have 200K on it so it does not matter to me, but if you bought this car for an investment, you better hope you live for about 40 more years to make it worth your while...if then.

sbubbaklein · 03-03-2015, 09:57 AM

I know when we went out to buy a Camaro there were no 1LEs at the dealership. Checked their inventory a week ago, still no 1LE. This is not a small dealership, they had 115 Camaros in stock.
They are not easy to find and they will not be easy to sell. Try to find a performance Chevy dealership with lots of Corvettes, Lingenfelters, SLP etc. They will know what you got.

USMUCL · 03-03-2015, 11:55 AM

I don't know for sure, but I believe from experience that Carmax's business practices have changed in recent years. I have sold to them, or at least priced selling to them, numerous times over the last decade.

10 years ago, it always seemed that you could beat KBB trade-in value by using Carmax. Today, they low ball you thousands below even trade-in.

I know KBB is not Gospel, but something has changed with Carmax.

Another matter, look how dirty their cars for sale are now compared to the "fresh detail" look they used to have. Just makes me think somewhere up the chain in the company that the decision was made to bring down car costs all the way around . . .

HuJass · 03-03-2015, 12:19 PM

Still don't know why people trade cars or try to sell to dealers.
They HAVE to buy below market value. That's how they make money.

Some people say they do it for the taxes.
The money you save on taxes is far below what you gave up in profit. In other words, you're giving up $2K to $5K to save $500.
Doesn't make sense.

I will NEVER trade a car in.

It's not hard to sell a car on your own.

I love when salespeople ask if there's a trade and they seem shocked when you say there isn't one. That's because you just took away one shell from their shell game.
I always tell them they can't give me fair market value and why would I want to give that money to someone else.

Trading is a scam.

03-02-2015, 09:41 PM	#1
ninjapirtle Drives: 2014 Ashen ZL1 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 27	The ignorance is strong with car dealerships... I am currently in a situation where I need to sell my 1LE, it's my favorite car, but I financially gotta....anyway. Took it to Carmax. They quoted me $23,000. I told the appraiser, hey it's a 1LE, that's not included in the quote. He said, that was not a selling point or an attractive piece for Carmax, then he said that Carmax would have to pay to remove the aftermarket hood wrap if they did buy it. I ran out the door.

03-02-2015, 09:56 PM	#3
Mark T American Gold Whisperer Drives: 2014 White 1LE 2SS/RS/NPP/Rec/Nav Join Date: May 2014 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 838	And those pesky handbuilt engines people are putting into production z28s are a pain to replace too. At lest everyone knows about those aftermarket rims that are on all the 1les. Seriously not surprised coming from a company that Circuit City created. __________________

03-02-2015, 10:01 PM	#4
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,507 View My Garage	Who cares what they do with the car after you sell it... You'll never be satisfied with a Carmax offer no matter what kind of car it is. Put it on Autotrader. __________________

03-02-2015, 10:14 PM	#5
FASTDIESEL Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 SLP Cosmetics Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 382 View My Garage	They're just trying to low-ball you. They're used car salesmen, Whadda you expect? LOL __________________ 13.244 @ 104.91 100% stock (#17). Now - Mike Norris catch can. 245/50/19 Firestone Wingfoot A/S on LT2 black powder coated rims (square). 1 7/8" Speed-Engineering LTH, off road pipes, tune. Now 12.93 @ 109.13.

03-03-2015, 12:56 AM	#7
14Black1LESS Drives: 2014 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 698	My local Chevy dealership sales people are really idiots. They tried to tell my dad at one point that all Camaro SS's have the 1LE package. __________________

03-02-2015, 09:47 PM	#2
Q'smuscle Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro VR 2SS/RS & Impala Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Riverside,ca Posts: 5,342 View My Garage	What the heck! The appraiser must be on drugs talking about needing to remove the after market hood wrap! It's the 1LE package not something someone got put on ! He needs to be talked too! And 23k LMAO... I remember I took my 13 Lt /rs BRM to them and they said 18k with less than 2k miles on car that was only several months old ! dealers were offering 3 to 4k more! Some ppl had great experience with them and some had bad experience with them!

03-02-2015, 10:54 PM	#6
backeddy Banned Drives: 2011 Boxster Spyder (best car ever) Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 1,529	I will give you 23.5K sight unseen and you can even leave the hood wrap on!

03-03-2015, 05:29 AM	#9
Quicksilver-SS Drives: 2014 1SS / RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Zebulon, NC Posts: 602	I had a similar experience with Carmax many years ago.... never been back.

03-03-2015, 05:33 AM	#10
MATTESONDM Drives: 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Indian Head, MD Posts: 307	I took my 04 srt-10 ram to CarMax on a drive by. Truck was a 10/10. They wanted to give me $12k!! He said because there were too many modifications on the truck. the truck was STOCK!!!! __________________ 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10

03-03-2015, 09:40 AM	#11
gajagfan Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,622 View My Garage	A 1LE probably does not at all fit the mold of the customer that comes into a Carmax dealership. It is not surprising that the price is low. I have never felt that the 1LE package would bring me much at trade in due to its lack of popularity when the cars are bought new. Its not like they only will make a certain number per year. They will make as many as they get orders for, there are just not that many folks interested. Ours will either be tracked to death when it goes or have 200K on it so it does not matter to me, but if you bought this car for an investment, you better hope you live for about 40 more years to make it worth your while...if then.

03-03-2015, 09:57 AM	#12
sbubbaklein Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: House Springs, Mo Posts: 2,002 View My Garage	I know when we went out to buy a Camaro there were no 1LEs at the dealership. Checked their inventory a week ago, still no 1LE. This is not a small dealership, they had 115 Camaros in stock. They are not easy to find and they will not be easy to sell. Try to find a performance Chevy dealership with lots of Corvettes, Lingenfelters, SLP etc. They will know what you got. __________________ Early 2011 LT Convertible, ZL1 bumper, hood, side skirts, belly pan and wheels, Truecarbon ECF hood extractor, K&N CAI, Elite catch can, Big Worm Bow Tie emblems, Jacfab bracket, Vitesse TC, BMR strut brace, BMR tunnel brace, NPP exhaust

03-03-2015, 11:55 AM	#13
USMUCL Drives: 2014 Red Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 284	I don't know for sure, but I believe from experience that Carmax's business practices have changed in recent years. I have sold to them, or at least priced selling to them, numerous times over the last decade. 10 years ago, it always seemed that you could beat KBB trade-in value by using Carmax. Today, they low ball you thousands below even trade-in. I know KBB is not Gospel, but something has changed with Carmax. Another matter, look how dirty their cars for sale are now compared to the "fresh detail" look they used to have. Just makes me think somewhere up the chain in the company that the decision was made to bring down car costs all the way around . . .

03-03-2015, 12:19 PM	#14
HuJass Drives: GM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CNY Posts: 1,599 View My Garage	Still don't know why people trade cars or try to sell to dealers. They HAVE to buy below market value. That's how they make money. Some people say they do it for the taxes. The money you save on taxes is far below what you gave up in profit. In other words, you're giving up $2K to $5K to save $500. Doesn't make sense. I will NEVER trade a car in. It's not hard to sell a car on your own. I love when salespeople ask if there's a trade and they seem shocked when you say there isn't one. That's because you just took away one shell from their shell game. I always tell them they can't give me fair market value and why would I want to give that money to someone else. Trading is a scam. __________________ 2015 Camaro 1LE 2009 Challenger R/T 2007 Solstice GXP 2004 Colorado ZQ8 2002 Trans Am WS6 Collector Edition 1999 Blazer 1994 Grand Prix SE B4U