The deal didn't happen

[wireman]

I was eyeballing a possible deal moving from my 2021 BL to a 2023 Heritage limited. The HL was at a Ford dealer 500 miles away.

It was a CPO with only 7800 miles. Peak Blue. After talking with a salesman on the phone and had him send better photos.

I also had him send me the paperwork with all the warranty & maintenance records. There were the typical battery issues and some Sync problems.

They made a good offer, but I passed on the deal.

It was going to cost me about $500 with a rental car, hotel and other expenses just to go there. If for some reason I didn't like the vehicle that was time & money down the crapper.

We never discussed a trade in value on my BL since I would rather have sold it here in SoCal.

I went to my local Ford dealer to see what they would offer me for my BL. 23K miles and in excellent condition. $22,500, less than I was hoping for.

I also did a CARMAX online appraisal, their offer $29,000, $6500 more than the Ford dealer.

I also did a CARMAX appraisal in November of 2024, their offer then was $26,400. So, 6 months later and with more miles , the offer was $2600 higher.

So I'm not sure why the large discrepancy in offers but it was tempting just to sell to CARMAX and take their money and buy something later.

But with the volatile market and being retired, I decided to hold off and see what's out there later in the year or next year.

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[Jake25]

CarMax might sweeten the pot next year

 

[wireman]

CarMax might sweeten the pot next year

I really can’t see it going any higher. But with the tariff issue who knows. It was the cheapest HL in the country. About 28 for sale nationwide and with it being a CPO a pretty good deal.

 

[Wotan]

It is interesting that the CarMax offer went up. I have taken my truck to CarMax twice and the offer went down with little difference in mileage. I wonder if the used car market is heating up.

 

[wireman]

I don't understand why the wide discrepancy either. But it was tempting to sell it to them.

 

[davidg4781]

It is interesting that the CarMax offer went up. I have taken my truck to CarMax twice and the offer went down with little difference in mileage. I wonder if the used car market is heating up.

I wonder if they're assuming tariffs are going to inflate new cars so customers will want to buy more used.

 

[wireman]

They have the money and resources to compensate. My Ford dealer said that they can’t compete with them because they are nationwide.

 

[wireman]

Checked with Carmax again. 2 weeks later the offer is now $28,000.
Down $1K

 

[Jmuns]

Carvana emailed me yesterday and they raised their offer $1000 from a month ago.

 

[wireman]

Offer was?

 

[Jmuns]

Offer was?

$22,000 for a 2022 BL fully loaded, 72k miles

 

[wireman]

Behind, condition, I think total miles has a lot to do with what's offered.

My 2021 BL has about all the options, including an engine block heater for $100 which I think is unusual but not needed.

I have about 23.5K miles.

Also, location factors in.

 

[Ksnau]

That happened when I sold my full size bronco to CarMax. They beat the dealer's best offer by like four grand. But yeah I got one quote and then I got the second quote. I think 3 weeks later and it went down by a thousand and that was back around March of 23 if I remember right when they were still going for crazy amounts and I'd only put a couple hundred miles on it in between then and I'd actually put different off-road tires on them which I didn't get that money back but you never really do

 

[bdewey]

When I sold my Mazda CX-5 in February to buy my Bronco Sport I checked Carvan, Carmax and Driveway. The D beat the 2 C's by a couple of thousand dollars, the transaction was very smooth and really easy. Since then I have learned that the 2 C's seem to screw around with pricing more, D was the best right off the bat.

If you are looking for an online place to sell your car, you might want to check them out. Send me a message if you want more details.

 

[bdewey]

So, before I got my Bronco, as you can see in Eruption Green, I was trying to buy a Mazda CX-50 in THEIR version of green. Sales guy I have dealt with for a dozen years frankly gave me a bad deal, he even said he was "too aggressive" when I cancelled my special order and go the Bronco. Turns out I can carry a LOT more in the Bronco. Now, the kicker.

Today I get a text from him that says "Remember the Green CX-50 that you cancelled? Well, it is here if you want to come and look at."

For some odd reason that made me

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