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    False final approval email after final run of my credit.

    I want to start this off with saying I am beyond a patient person & am normally very hard to make angry but this isn't right and needed to be said. First I called over the phone was approved for terms with 2 lenders after they pulled my credit. Drove to the serramonte location and test drove 3 cars, decided to take the 3rd one. They then decided to pull my credit again in order to finalize on the new car, I agreed and we moved on, they asked me to add the car to my insurance, I did so. They asked for every document you could think of front and back, I provided, then after receiving a "you're approved" email for what felt like the 3rd or 4th time, I submitted last of documents only to get a call from a manager there I believe named Hui stating that carmax can refuse the right to work with anyone and that they can't do business with me. They not only made me feel like less of a human after that call but they could have definitely let me know much much sooner if they weren't going to work with me. I will never entertain going to a carmax again & will never recommend it to anyone else. Wasted 150$ getting a car shipped there, 4 days of my time off work & damage to my credit after being told I was already approved several times.

    I've been after my dream car since 2013, and thanks to Benjamin Barreto at CarMax, it's finally mine. Above and beyond doesn't even begin to cover it. I kept calling and staying in touch, and Benjamin was always ready with updates. When the car finally became available, I made the drive, and he was just as excited as I was. I've never met a salesman that invested and dedicated. The whole experience honestly felt like I was buying a car from a family member. I rarely leave reviews, but Benjamin is the guy to go to. And I'll say this. CarMax executives should seriously consider putting Benjamin in charge of training their sales reps on how to treat customers. I'm not joking. Someone should follow up with his past customers, and I'm confident they'd all say the same thing I am. Give this man a promotion. He's earned it.

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    I'm here on Yelp to leave a review because I previously left one on Google, and they responded telling me to get in touch so they could resolve my issue. However, they only reply to reviews claiming they'll help just to *look* like they're going to help. In reality, they won't do anything they promise. Following that response--which you can see in the photo I posted here--I contacted them countless times, but to no avail. In short: the level of service you receive *before* you buy the car is one thing, but once you've made the purchase, everything changes.

    Bottom edge of bumper with black paint
    Scott I.

    Why does CarMax insist on covering up body damage with flat black paint instead of actually fixing it? I saw a car I was interested in but immediately got turned off by the random strip of flat black paint. Not only does it make the car look goofy, but if they choose to cover up paint, what other damages are they covering up (mechanical, i.e.)

    Receipt for my payment. Easy-peasy.

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