I have been looking for a truck for a couple months. I went by here on my way home after another dealer tried to cheat me on my trade in. Walked in Oscar greeted me at front, took me back to desk, explaining how CarMax works. Did an excellent job breaking down process. I explained what I was looking for. He pulled up some options. Oscar had an appraiser go evaluate my truck while we evaluated the 2 I liked. Appraisal was more than one , but lower than other dealers. KEY is they don't require you to sell it to them. Truck I liked would cost me $199 to have it delivered from UT for a test drive. I paid, 10 days later after inspected/prepped, I drove it. During the 10 days Oscar & system kept me updated of shipping status. Zero haggling or problems during the appraisal, search, shipping, test drive & final sale. Final paperwork takes a while, so be prepared to wait. Business office staff broke down the paperwork, easy explanation of cost. Thereby making you feel you are not being taken. I called two days later to confirm with Brittany (in business office) if everything was a go, because I will be going to TX soon. I am worried about my temporary plates expiring. She explained everything is great, but would personally watch out for them. THAT IS GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE, because I feel I no longer need to worry about this. Brittany is on top of it. There are many different sales persons in the building, young, older, male, female, of color, Spanish speaking, so absolutely no reason you can't find someone to feel comfortable with in your vehicle search. Now that said I highly recommend Oscar (attached his photo) You are able to ask for him personally if you wish. Funny that wife & I found him easy to work with even though we have adult grand-kids his age. Young but a hard worker & quick to get you the answers you need. read more

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Buying a new car out of state and decided it's easier to sell my truck here and fly out. So here I am. Got here and met with an advisor. He took all the info and told me it'd take about 40 mins to get the quote. 15mins later he tells me I have an offer. Gives me a quote higher than I expected - woohoo! Went to the business office did the paperwork, got my check and was out the door within an hour. Now the wait for new car to come in begins... read more

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Waited all day. Bought the vehicle we had shipped from Colorado. Vehicle came damaged. They had vehicle for two weeks to get it prepared but was not ready when we showed up. Does not honor tax exemptions in New Mexico. Had an appointment. Did not matter. Did not work with us on apr. sales manager was rude. Will not be back to this carmax. I've had better experiences at ones in phoenix. Travelled two hours with a hotel stay. If I could rate lower than one star I would. Only bought the car because it was the one we were looking for. If there was another one like it would have went elsewhere. Do not come to this carmax. Another carmax would be a better option. read more

waited for months to get the license plate. I called and they kept giving us excuses (saying it was their fault and they would expedite the plate)...another month later...still waiting. Don't waste your time. We will buy all of our future company vehicles elsewhere! This was the second company vehicle we purchased from Carmax, and definitely our LAST! read more

Every problem listed is on the claimed 125-point inspection. Here is a list: 1. Seven unsafe cars 2. Car #1-bad suspension 3. Car #2-bad suspension. I got a call from an elderly man who bought the car a week later and found my number on the paperwork left in the car. He took it to his mechanic and the suspension had to be replaced. Carmax was aware of the problems and they sold it again anyway. 4. Car #3- Bad brakes, bad suspension, electrical malfunctions, bad turbo assembly, bad wipers, no fluid, dirty cabin filter, dirty air filter, coolant not serviced. It was taken to Carmax and they pad-slapped the brakes and used substandard turbo parts. I contacted them immediately but I was ignored. The car has sat in the driveway for over a month and taken to a different mechanic today. 5. Car #4- owned 3 months. Taken in for grease leaking from both front wheels. Carmax only replaced the boots, knowing that the joints were compromised. They even wrote on the invoice that the axles needed to be replaced, but they put me behind the wheel anyway. I took it to a mechanic. The brakes, struts, shocks, and cv joints were all bad. 6. Car #5-the loaner they put me in had a low tire. I asked them to check it and they sent me on my way. I had a blowout the next day. 7. Car #6-the second loaner they put me in had a low tire. They checked it and sent me on my way. I had to put air in the tire every single time I drove it. It lost 36lbs of air between uses. Car #4: I was in the process of returning it due to so many issues. Another driver ran a red light and totaled the car. Although I had GAP insurance, the car is worth $6000 less than what I paid for it 3 months ago, leaving me with paying for a car that was never safe to drive in the first place, which had bad struts, bad brakes, bad shocks, and bad cv joints. Carmax claims that the problem was resolved. The car being totaled does not erase the fact that they failed to inspect the car, failed to repair the car, and knowingly let me drive away in a comprised vehicle. Additionally, Carmax disclosed one recall on this car. Following the incomplete repairs, the invoice stated that there were two recalls, They claim that the issue is resolved. On the contrary. Both cars have sat in the driveway or have been in for repairs longer than they have been driven. My experiences have proven that Carmax does not inspect vehicles, putting drivers in unsafe situations. If it happens to one person 7 times, it happens to others. These cars were financed through Carmax. After replacing the first car, Carmax raised my interest rate for the second car. I have not been compensated for the costs of a ride service I was forced to use due to interoperability of newly purchased cars. It has been a nightmare. Finances aside, the concern lies within the safety of customers who purchase from this business. read more

I wanted to express a genuine Thank you to Claudia in the Service Dept. My daughter purchased her Durango about 2 months ago and recently traveled to California. She was concerned about a noise she was hearing and wanted to have it checked before heading back to New Mexico. Claudia called that CarMax and was able to get her car in for service. As a mom that makes my heart happy to know they are taking care of her. ~ LeeAnne M. read more

Just picked up a 2019 Genesis G70 Advanced from CarMax yesterday. The place was cool, not the used car sales vibe. I had already picked out a vehicle and done all the preliminary stuff online. Was actually looking at getting into an entirely different vehicle. The salesman was great. Got me through the whole process, and luckily, right before I signed papers and paid my down payment he asked "and you're alright with it being a standard right?" I was not. Lol the listing said automatic. That could have been a problem, but it wasn't. The sales guy saved the day for sure. He was cool throughout the entire process getting me all set, and then at the very end when we had to cancel all the work he put in for me to get the initial car..he was still super cool and patient with me. Went through the inventory and ended up finding something even better than I absolutely love in my price range. CarMax was great, but this is really a shout out to the sales guy Noah Leger. read more

It was so fast and easy. I requested a quote online and then made an appointment. Showed up with my car and the title and they handled the paperwork.took just under an hour and they wrote me a check for the amount I was quoted online. Super easy process no negotiating. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the waiting area was big and clean. They have coffee and water in the lobby. Would go back if I ever had to sell a car again read more

CarMax - Lobby - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Made an appt for 5:30 today to see a car. Upon checking in I was told I was first on the waitlist. Waited til 6 and still hadn't been helped. There wasn't even anyone at the desk majority of the time. Employees kind of just standing around. I ended up leaving. Huge pet peeve of mine when companies don't take customers time into consideration. Especially because automobiles are large investments. Wish I would've stopped to see Yelp because it seems like most others have had bad experiences too. read more

UPDATE: The sells manager, Chrissy called me about the vehicle. She said she was going to refund the fee for shipping the car, she also extended out the timeframe they would be willing to hold the car. I'm grateful management reached out and they were willing to do their best to remedy the prior experience. This shows me they are doing their best to give folks a good experience, but with all things there is some growth happening with their sales reps. I'm still in the market and will keep CarMax ABQ as one of the potential lots-- will update if need be again. read more

2nd time purchasing a car from CarMax, 2nd time with them screwing around with the registration and being stuck with temp registration for months on end. "Oh we never got your insurance information" as if I didn't email it to yall 2 weeks ago! read more

We had a great experience purchasing our vehicle at CarMax in Albuquerque. Friendly service. Picked out the car that fit our needs online, applied for financing online. Made an appointment to drive the vehicle and we loved it. Walked out with the keys after 45 minutes because I had done all the prep online. read more

Decided to sell my pickup. Made an online quote and a reservation to meet an advisor. Got here to see if they are good to their word. I think you really have to wonder about the people coming in here. I would wonder about me. They try to get you through but are sort of lost. They don't know who to talk to when they tell you to sit and wait. I hope this works out. The place looks nice though I will give them that just not well organized. Omg you sit and wait and wait and then wait longer. Wow. The guy looked at my ride an hour ago and I am still waiting to speak with someone. Worst service ever!! 3 hours and they finally came over and said they misplaced paperwork and had also called the wrong number read more

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I bought a car last year and they didn't register my vehicle for 6months. There were circumstances on our end. I was in the hospital, myself the parent. Carmax's excuse was they emailed my 19 year old son once. Since, they had it him as the main borrower. They said we needed to register the vehicle on our own if we didn't respond to the email. Doesn't make sense since we paid them to do this. Other excuse, we didn't provide insurance. I know, I provided this information. Because state farm emailed me the information, the day of the purchase. I am very disappointed about Carmax's, business practices. They don't call customers to follow up or make more attempts to contact customers. The business department is a joke as well. Talked to several managers including a very aggressive lady named Valerie. I bought a vehicle from Larry H miller, it was hassle free and they even check if the car was running okay and asked if I received the license plate. I will never buy a car from carmax again. read more

I have bought cars from Carmax several times and have had no problems. However, THIS Carmax was terrible. My car was stolen a few weeks ago; I quickly found a car I wanted on Carmax and waited to get my insurance check and immediately ordered it to be delivered to my condo. On the day it was to be delivered, they called at the last minute and said they had "just realized" the passenger doors were a different color from the rest of the car. That was a Tuesday. On Friday, a woman called and said it also needed a new part for the heater. She said she would keep me apprised of their progress. No call on Monday. No call on Tuesday. On Tuesday I called and they said it would be another week before it was ready. Late Tuesday I left a message that if I didn't have my car by Wednesday (the next day), to forget the sale. I then called the Santa Fe Carmax. They took my order over the phone and I Ubered there. I was driving away in my car within an hour of my arrival. Santa Fe Carmax GOOD. Albuquerque Carmax BAD. read more

Absolutely terrible customer service. Will lose paperwork, fill out paperwork incorrectly, lose title and then blame customer. When you finally get someone on the phone they will at they will call back with updates and then forget and lose your paperwork again. If I could put 0 stars I would. read more

Bad customer service haven't got my plate for truck the were not very nice to us at all

Do not go here!!! The experience has been the worst I have ever had since the beginning of this process. When we entered the facility, we had to wait for hours, and while waiting, we noticed several, and I mean several employees just sitting at their desks on their phones, with no clients whatsoever. Then, when we wanted to test drive three vehicles, we were told that we could only test drive two cars in one day. So we chose two vehicles. Well, the first vehicle, we didn't even make it out of the parking lot because the steering column was so crooked that it was unsafe to drive. The sales rep already knew this but didn't bother to inform us. So now we were down to 1 test drive left. We ended up getting the second vehicle; the paperwork wasn't done right, so we had to redo it. Then, I got a call from the bank and had to redo the paperwork again a week later. Here we are 30 days later, and the temp tags are expiring. I tried calling them for two days straight, and I am not joking when I say the phone rang for 20 minutes or more at a time! The main carmax line couldn't get in touch with them; I couldn't get in touch with them, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to get someone on the phone! I live two hours away, and driving in is not an option. Well, I came to find out that they never even submitted the registration paperwork because they needed proof of residency. Well, they had 30 days to inform me of that; it was when I had my daughter physically go in to get another temp tag or find out where the tags were. Lastly, the sales rep sat there and lied about this being relayed to someone yesterday. However, no one ever called, emailed, or even sent a letter! The individuals who work here do not care about you as a customer; they are not competent and only care about getting the sale. I will never advise anyone to go here or ever purchase a vehicle from CarMax or any CarMax. STAY FAR AWAY from this store. If I could give zero stars, I would!!!! In my photo, you can see both times today, over 20 minutes, of just the phone ringing! I literally put the phone on the table and just let it ring. The first call, they picked up and just hung up, so I called back. Ridiculous, to say the least. read more

CarMax - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

At 1st, my husband and I were very pleased with CARMAX! Then, it all went BAD. We sent our car back there to get our tires balanced....which is easy enough to do. Except, while there our car ended up with minor body damage. Nothing was mentioned when my husband got the car back. When it was noticed, he took it back and they were very accommodating....or so we thought. Yes, they got us a rental, for what it was worth....and it has been nothing but a HASSEL and NIGHTMARE since. They have had my car fir almost a month, and we're still trying to get answers and our car back! I will NEVER EVER go back there OR RECOMMEND them to ANYONE!!!! Teresa and Keith Roe Los Lunas, NM read more

4runner I wanted was shipped from CO CarMax. I found at the first oil change that the skid plate was damaged and the mechanics at that shop wouldn't touch it. The ABQ CarMax fixed it, did the oil change for free. So I am taking one star for the skid plate issue, but otherwise I am pretty satisfied with the CarMax experience. read more

An hour and 10 mins wait into what we were told would be 20-25 minutes. One would think that as they buy cars all day long they'd have a functional system, but simple does not seem to be the case read more

CarMax - Waiting room where I've wasted last hour of my life. - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Eric Savary at Carmax Albuquerque is absolutely Awesome! He went the distance for my husband and I. Not only did he do awesome with our car we were buying but he helped us TREMENDOUSLY with our insurance! You want a good experience at CarMax go see Eric! read more

Worst experience ever at CarMax today. I received my offer online to sell my 2020 Toyota Tacoma SR for $24,400. I scheduled an appointment for 5:30pm to sell my vehicle. I showed up, and checked in. I let the lady know at the front desk that I had my 10 day loan payoff and insurance with me. She said in a rude tone "I don't need your insurance." I said okay what do you need? Then she asked for my payoff and key. I provided both and then she told me it would be a 30-40 minute wait. After an hour and a half of waiting and seeing multiple people who came in after me receive their offers, I decided to ask for an estimate of how much longer until my appraisal was complete. When I inquired at the desk how much longer it would be, they said that my appraisal failed to go through the system so my key was just sitting there in an awaiting basket. No one had even looked at my vehicle yet. They then ran my appraisal manually again and quoted me another 30-45 min. I asked politely if they could expedite the process since I had already been waiting an hour and a half. One of the managers- Valerie Pacheco-Gallegos was very apologetic and kind. About 25 minutes later they came out with my offer: $21,400. $3000 less than my offer that was given online. I asked why is this offer 3,000 less than my online offer? They looked at the notes and said the truck is missing the back seat. I then told them the SR does not have back seats. They looked puzzled and said let me ask the buyer. They went back to speak with them on the phone, and came back and said that is the offer because that is what we would make at auction... Unbelievable. I told Ms. Pacheco-Gallegos that she was very kind but I would never ever do business with CarMax again, even though I had great experiences with them in the past. This place really dropped the ball. Poor communication, and an overall poor experience. Never again. read more

Highly recommend Carmax for anybody who needs a car, who likes to shop at a place where they throw straight dice. No junk fees. No BS. Thanks Carmax !!!! read more

I've never bought from CarMax but I've sold them 4 cars. How weird is it to say I've sold a dealership 4 cars? Haha! It's true! They will buy your car - in any condition! They have an appraisal department that will evaluate your vehicle (30 min - 1.5 hours depending on how many people are in front of you) and will write you a check on the spot if you accept the offer. You can always take the appraisal with you and bring it back within 7 days to sell the vehicle if you are still looking around. It's an easy process. Upon occasion we have gotten an associate that is a little pushy to sell us another vehicle but we usually don't sell a vehicle until we have purchased one already. Today we sold to Amy Smith. She was AMAZING! Thorough, fast, and NOT PUSHY at all! She made me want to buy a car from her just because she was so easy to work with! Haha! Maybe reverse psychology? She made it all such a smooth process. I posted her card because I was super impressed! read more

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Just an update to my reviews on CarMax. Due to a horrible buying experience as well as the unprofessional staff that works at CarMax....Lets just say we are looking for a car for my son. CarMax has been taken off the list. When there is a lack of trust and I have had many complaints, why would I deal with such an unprofessional group. I will not put my trust in CarMax, especially for my son's need for a car. read more

Bonnie the buyer dept manager was racist to my employee and accused him of doing something he clearly did'nt do, the title dept sells you cars and never provide the title. In abq you cant do people like that and expect to stay in business. read more

No I would not recommend CarMax. In June we had a trunk sent to NM from Colorado for $200. When the truck arrived we test drove it and the steering wheel was shaking at high speeds and the tires needed an alignment. CarMax wanted us to buy the truck how it is, and make an appointment to have issues fixed. We said no we will not buy until everything is fixed. Whoever inspected the vehicle in Colorado missed the issues, and whoever inspected the vehicle in NM also missed these issues... So about 2 weeks goes by and finally everything is fixed and ready to go, the manager offered to refund us the $200 transfer fee for the inconvenience of everything. We bought the truck July 21st and still have not received the refund. All they have told us is "it's being processed". I have bought from CarMax in the past, but I will definitely not buy from them again. read more

They provide a good service. Do your homework and they provide a good selection in one stop I've bought cars here, sold them cars....the "good for a week" quote on your car is awesome information prior to selling or trading your car Very nice people providing your not rolling in with a chip on your shoulder It's a business that needs to make money. They do not give retail for your old car. They do offer solid aftermarket warranties on their cars with low deductibles Worth stopping by read more

I have been looking at buying a car for some time now. Traditional sales. But I always had my eye on CarMax. I downloaded there app, and could search nationally, or by our local CarMax. I found a couple of cars I like, knew all of the details and specs. And, I ended up buying from CarMax. CarMax salesman, Steve, was good at his job and helped us find the two or three cars I had an interest in. I really had eye on a Taurus SHO and he hooked us up with a test drive. Soon he had us out the door. The experience was great. The worst part was waiting for our insurance company to add this new car, ugh. Steve was a little rushed at times. I think he was trying his best to juggle customers. I recommend either just browsing the lot for fun, or download the CarMax app, and know what looks good to you before you even go in. Good luck! read more

CarMax - Steve our salesman. Great time there. - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Very Disappointed. This was my first time buying a car online. I purchesed a six month old car. After 3 weeks the car had issues. I took it back for service and was told that there was nothing they could do because it was "within their sales standards". They could have easily fixed the issue for $400 (because that's what it cost me to have it fixed) , but instead they chose not to fix it and lost a lot more because I was going to buy my grandaughter a car from them for graduation in June. It's too bad that some company's don't understand customer service. I will never be back and that's too bad because the rest of the experience was nice. read more

If you want to sell your vehicle with them you can only do it during bank/credit union business hours, according to Assistant Manager Valarie Pacheco-Gallegos at the Albuquerque Carmax. I received my appraisal offer on a Friday, went on Saturday to get a cashiers check for the payoff amount of what I owed to cover my loan balance after their offer and Valarie said that because they couldn't contact the CU the lien was with to confirm payoff since the credit union was closed I couldn't sell my car to them. She said people can't trade or sell cars to them unless they can contact the lien holders. This is absolutely bogus logic since people buy and sell vehicles all day everyday after business hours. I asked her how all the others in the building were doing it and she didn't know. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH CARMAX! read more

We went to sell or jeep gladiator. 4 wheel drive. These people are ridiculous. We have a 2022 fully loaded. We even have extras we put on the jeep about 10k we put into the jeep. We realize we were not going to get our money back on that. Maybe some??? 2 years old 16k miles. Looking brand new, it is Willys , because it is brand new. They offered us nothing for the vehicle. They wanted to sell us a five year old truck with 26k miles, clean but no extras only a Tonto cover and they wanted us to pay 10k more than they offered for our vehicle. What a waste of our time!!! We should have known because next to them there is a sign saying we will give you more money than carmax!! That is your first clue!!!! Don't waste your time at Carmax!!!! read more

I have purchased at least 3 cars from CarMax - mostly fine. I did try the Service 2x at the Albuquerque location and wasted my time - horrible experience. My appointment was scheduled 2 weeks out and the services scheduled were 1) oil change; 2) balance and rotate tires; and 3) tire alignment. Although I made my schedule - driving 2 hours for the appointment, my service was 4 hours and no alignment reportedly could be completed. Clearly, the service team was unable to do the alignment and instead of being straight up about it right away - they let me sit there in the lobby for 4 hours. I took the car to another mechanic 3 days later and he confirmed the the balance and rotation of the tires was not done nor the alignment of course. For the oil change - the recorded date of the oil change was 3/4 which was not my service date at all. I did not even have confidence the oil was changed. Incredible. Please do yourself a favor and find another location to have your car serviced. read more

I've had a very mixed bag with this CarMax. my mother bought a car from here a couple years back, initially she bought a Jeep Compass however on the way back from the dealership the car began overheating we never made it home with that car. we needed a car to go home and were offered a Mazda CX-5 as a test drive. we adore the car now and it's name is Sapphire, Saph for short. when it came time for me to buy my first car, Carmax seemed like the most reliable option we ordered a car from Texas and when we went to look at it, it was great. I came home with my precious bean, a Ford Fiesta named Phoe, later I would discover there might have been some deception in the listing for the car. panel gaps around the bumper and hood and broken headlight mount suggest Phoe was in a wreck which was not stated. when Phoe started acting up I went over to use my warranty to get a checkup but I was as basically turned away and told to go bother someone else read more

So much for a painless experience, this store was extremely disorganized. I waited for four hours for my cash purchase to be completed. Representatives disappeared for very long stretches several times. The woman who was supposed to assist with closing documents was particularly rude, slow, and disinterested in her work. The process of signing the closing documents should have taken 10 minutes instead took one hour, due to her inability to produce the correct documents, printer problems, computer issues, etc. read more

Paid $99 to have a car transferred from TX to NM (about 5hrs away). The confirmation said the car would be ready within 10 days. It took 14. They said they sent a text the car was ready and when I didn't make an appointment to drive it in 2 business days they 'released' the car for sale. No phone call, no email, and absolutely no refund. Terrible company policy and they lost a customer forever. read more

Horrible negotiation. Tried to offer me 38% of the initial online appraisal. Wasn't even serious. Try a dealership instead if you want to do a trade in or sell a car. read more

Set up an appointment to just come in and sign a few papers. It will take less than 15 minutes. I have been here over 90 minutes without being helped. The phone rep answered questions and responded quickly to my text. Now that their is a problem with the appointment they no longer respond to my texts. Mangaer at store is maybe 20? Just keeps nodding and saying he understands. I finally had someone at the business office start to take a message for the general manager. As I gave them my contact info...they hung up on me. On phone no obscenities...no yelling... no reason to hang up on me. Do not go there. No follow through on what they assured they would provide read more

Continuing from my previous review (7/22/2022), I have called the Business Office at CarMax (Albuquerque) a total of 17 times. No answer! I let it ring at least 20 rings, no answer. I tried to reach a manager. No luck. I contacted the corporate office and they reached out to the business office. The business office was supposed to call me back. They never did. I called AGAIN. Finally today, I talked to a breathing human who told me that they JUST sent my registration, etc. to MVD 2 days ago. That is SEVEN weeks since I purchased the car! She says that it will take approximately 2 more weeks to receive my registration and license plate. She didn't know if they (MVD) would be sending the title to my car. She obviously didn't know the process! I'm beyond frustrated with the Business Office!!! read more