Tried to sell my car here. They low-balled me on the price, and were very accusatory regarding my car's history. They also said they would never sell my clean, low mileage car on their lot, and only put it up for auction. After declining their low offer, I took my car to the dealer who sold me the car. They really wanted my car for their lot, and they offered me 25% more than Carmax. I gladly accepted my dealer's offer. read more

We sold our 15-year-old car and got a very reasonable price for all its wear and tear. Everyone who handled the transaction was friendly, yet very professional and efficient. Special thanks to Jonathan and Will. read more

Very good service. Winston Bolt who helped us is knowledgeable and very professional. No hard sell so it was comfortable and an easy transaction. read more

worst place ever. there is no room to negotiate. i have a 2008 volkswagon jetta and they offered me 11,000 dollars. such a rip-off place. the car was in excellent condition. the dealership will give you a better price. even without a trade-in. under 15,000 miles. never go here again. read more

I called Carmax Glencoe to schedule an early morning appraisal appointment (9 AM when the store opened) and I spoke to KEITH TENNYSON and he accommodated my request. Keith is very nice and very pleasant, even when I first talked to him at the phone. The appraisal was done in less than an hour and they offered me a good price for my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD. I sold my car to them on that same week and the process was quick and hassle free. The staff at their Business Office are friendly, especially WILL. I am very satisfied with my selling experience with them and would recommend Carmax if you need to sell your car. And KEITH TENNYSON is the guy to see in this Carmax location. read more

My fiancé and I bought a 2006 Honda Civic at the Glencoe location. At first we thought we were dealing with people that were being forthcoming and knew their companies policies regarding their warranties and financing. How wrong we've been. First, we took the car to get inspected and to check for a potential problem with the a/c compressor and get the brakes checked. Under our warranty it's a $50 deductible for service covered under the warranty but when I took the car in for service, they tried charging me over $200 just to look at it if there was nothing wrong with the car. They told me that if there's nothing wrong with the car we have to pay all the fees for service and the warranty won't apply. Needless to say I brought the car back home and took it to a local shop who looked at it as a courtesy while replacing the brakes and rotors at a very reasonable price. When we purchased the car we were told that we could refinance a year after owning it and just today were told by their financing department that they don't do refinances through their lender but could trade the car in for another one at a lower interest rate.....yes because that's what we want to do.... Overall they have good service up front but it's all smoke and mirrors that come crashing down after you buy a car from them. Don't be fooled by the lies they'll sell you to make a sale. Call them out on it or simply take your business elsewhere. We will never use CarMax again. read more

My husband is gushing over the fantastic service (he asked me to write ) Not only were they ultra polite and very service oriented, but when an oil change went longer than the time stated ... they completely waived the price! Now that's 5-star customer service! Thank you!! read more

I had an issue that was not resolved the first time around, and I ended up back getting it resolved a week later. Despite this, the service, attention and courtesy of the staff here, made up for the fact that I had to make a return trip. Had my rental car w/i 15 minutes of drop off, made it to work on time ... just hassle free. read more

This being my 2nd purchase from CarMax, I was very pleased - again. I found the car I wanted on their website, came to the store for a test drive and trade-in on my vehicle, and that was it. The sales associates were, polite and efficient and made the whole experience very enjoyable. I got a great car, fully loaded at a reasonable price. Couldn't be happier! read more

Everyone was friendly, professional, did not hover or put any pressure on to purchase despite being on commission. Found the car I wanted which the Glencoe store brought in for me free from another site. The purchase process was the simplest and quickest I have ever had. Again, no pressure to purchase add ons. Purchasing a new car should be this easy. read more

I brought in my 04 Hyundai Elantra GT (it hat 95,000) miles on it. I worked with John B. who was great! He gave me an extremely reasonable quote that was more than double what was offered to me at the dealership I purchased the car from. Then I checked out with Eliot who was just as fantastic! The whole experience was better than I could imagine. I was offered more money than I expected, everyone was a joy to work with, and it was fast and painless. I highly recommend working with this Carmax!! read more

I can not speak highly enough of Durand! I had a spectacular experience today as I traded in my car and got a new one with Durand. He is knowledgeable, personable, honest, kind, and funny! He came highly recommended and I was not disappointed. If you go to CarMax, ask for Durand! read more

Sold my car today to Carmax. Carmax offered 1500 more than what the dealer offered for a trade-in. Ricki Schwimmer was very patient and explained everything thoroughly. After correcting our title at the DMV, our appraisal came back higher. We came back three times before we sold and Ricki was always polite, she remembered my name, I called her with at least a dozen questions. Very satisfied. Great Customer Service!!! read more

Everyone was incredibly kind even when my dog threw up in my car right before it was appraised. They let me bring him inside and were patient and helpful. Many smiling faces and the process of selling my car there was quick and painless. read more

I took my car in for the manufacturer's recommended Service A which is essentially an oil change and checking fluid levels. The dealer price for this service is $249.00 and CarMax was charging $98.00. I made an appointment for 8 am on a Friday. The check in process was fast and efficient and everyone working there could not have been friendlier. I observed the service manager personally communicating with each person who was waiting for updates about their car in a very professional and caring way. He told me that they did not have the oil filter in stock for my car (even thought they thought they did) and that he already sent someone to pick one up and that it was being installed. For the extra time needed $50.00 was taken off of my service charge. I ended up getting my Service A and a car wash for 1/4 of the dealer price. I would recommend the service department at the Glencoe CarMax over any dealer or car repair shop, hands down. read more

I went here looking to buy a car for myself with my dad, we set a price range that we wanted and the lady that helped us went over what we wanted to pay for a car, I picked out a car that I wanted that was at a different carmax that she was going to ship out to us for free, but she was very pushy, I set up to test drive the car a week from when we were there so they had enough time to bring it in and through that whole week I had about 10 text messages from her confirming that i was coming to test drive the car. She made it seem like she didn't care if I was happy with the car but as long as she was able to make a sale. The night before I was supposed to test drive the car I went to another dealership in libertyville, it was a Nissan Volkswagen and Kia dealer I ended up buying from that dealer because they were friendly and didn't rush me at all and had the perfect car for me at a good price. This place isn't a good place to go shopping for a car. The price they sell the cars at can't be negotiated which sucks because at any other dealer you can find the same exact car and get the price lower than at carmax. read more

This store is listing cars at 35% more than the market's value. When the manager was asked about the pricing, he became hostile and hid behind the time Carmax has been doing business and their policy of no haggle pricing. Why would I drive 70 miles to look at a vehicle that is so exorbitantly over priced? They admitted they don't go by Kelly Blue Book and obviously are pulling the prices they are charging out of a hat. read more

It started out fine, all smiles and what not. Then Allin tried to jam me w a warranty. I knew this is where they screw ya so I was hesitant. Allin told me I had 30 days to cancel if I wanted. He told me the refund would come off the back end of the loan but I could refinance no problem. WHAT HE FAILED TO MENTION IS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO REFINANCE IN HOUSE. YOU HAVE TO SHOP FOR A NEW RATE AND COULD GET SCREWED LIKE I DID. Even better when I confronted him he's not man enough to admit he either screwed up or lied. That's what upstanding men do. Allin is not of this breed and Carmax Glencoe condones the hiring and actions of dishonest weasels. I want a formal apology from Allin over the phone I keep reposting this everyday until I get a that. STAY AWAY FROM CARMAX GLENCOE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY STAY AWAY FROM ALLIN!!!!! read more

Worst car dealership ...DO NOT SHOP here .. I am glad i didnot and heres why. I was looking to buy a car and found one at their Florida location and at the same time saw $499 quote for shipping from there to Glencoe location. So I went to Glencoe location to enquire more about the transfer of car from Florida to here as i was skeptical about buying a car without seeing it. At the store I was helped by Steve Gillespie and i asked him about the transfer and what if i dont like something with the car which could not be seen in picutres and boy .. was he helpful about explaining the whole thing and how there cars are inspected and they buy the best cars ..he even told me a story where a customer refused to buy a car due to minor scratches underneath the car .. long story short he made me believe that i will definitely like the car and with that said i paid 499 dollars fopr the transfer , which they insist on getting in advance. After waiting for 10 days or so the car arrived and i got a call from Steve about the same. So on a saturday i went there to look at would be new car and i should say it looked nice .. but on closer inspection i found certain issues with the cars and to name couple ..there was a ding on the door and one of the doors was repainted ... when I pointed this out to steve ..he called his manager Jim Levis and thats when things got bad. At first steve was very nice but when i mentioned that i dont want to pay 30,000 dollars for a car with door repainted he started telling me how it meets Carmax standards and all and a normal person can' even tell that the door is repainted. when i insisted on getting my money back he became rude and literally walked away from me.. i was standing there complaining to nobody. All this time Jim levis kept reminding me how he has spent 15mins with me on the issue .. whereas they wer eOK to spend 45 miutes before they got my money ... finally i walked out of the store and do i need to mention that i never bought the car from them .. i figured i am OK with losing 500 bucks instead of putting 30,000 at risk with these people..i have filed a complaint with BBB though. To all the people who think car max is cheap ..they are cheap for a reason., they buy sub standard cars and prep them to look shiny. Stay away from these scamsters ... read more

It was a couple months ago when I first started looking for a car. There was a really nice car in Milwaukee that I wanted to check out. I called CarMax in Glencoe and spoke to one of the sales people there who made arrangements to bring it to the suburban dealership at no charge. I was about to leave the state and wanted to see if the car I saw online was the right one for me. I was ready to buy it if it was the right one and drive it to my new hometown. It took awhile for the car to come in and I also wanted to see some other models in addition to the one that got brought down for me to look at. After test driving a few models I test drove the BMW that I was mainly there to see. We left the parking lot without incident however during the test drive I discovered a problem with the brakes as we left the expressway on the offramp. I went on the expressway a second time just to be sure there was actually an issue. Sometime during this test drive the sales person told me that I could buy the car as it is and drive it over 1000 miles to my new hometown and once I got there I could then have it fixed. This is not the thing to tell someone. I know you want to make a sale however safety is essential. While I was there the salesperson had the car brought into service however I didn't have any time to see if they would be able to fix it while I waited. I left CarMax that day really not happy that a sale comes above personal safety. I never went back to see if they did get that car fixed. It would've been much better if somebody had test driven that car before I even arrived to work out any apparent issues. This makes me question the true quality of inspections taking place at Carmax throughout the country. There needs to be measures in place for a car to be truly ready for a test drive before one occurs. I also recommend training for sales associates to learn to put customer safety ahead of profit. read more

Bought a car from carmax back in December of 2010. had a great experience and ended up purchasing an extended warranty on the car due to the fact that it was an '08 and I didn't want to take any risks in case of a problem. Fast forward to June '12. The car started to act up and would lose power horribly after the motor had warmed up and was driven for about 25 mins. Looked up the problem and researched and found out that the problem was common and would have been covered by the warranty that was purchased. Took the car back up to Carmax for repair. I described the problem to the repair manager and he agreed to look into it. Received a call multiple days later stating that they were going to take the car to the local Suzuki dealership b/c somehow the car was still under it's original warranty. The car was taken to 3 different dealerships all over the Chicagoland area and each time, the car was taken in, looked at and then we were told that that particular dealership didn't do warranty work, after both Carmax and myself were told that they did. After 2 weeks of the car travelling around,a dealership was finally located righ back near the Carmax it was at. We were told that they would do the warranty work and look at it. All this time, Carmax was maintaining a minimum of communication. Sure, they would call everyday but the news would not change and there was no offer to help solve the problem any further. Eventually all my communication regarding the car was through the Service Manager at the Suzuki dealership. After 3 weeks of the car being at the dealer ship and them going back and forth with "offsite Suzuki technicians" the warranty claim was denied even with proof of the problem and independent evidence from others that had driven the car. It was claimed that the problem was from "lack of maintenance" and "oil sludge buildup" possibly from the previous owner (I have all maintenance records). Now, I'm stuck with a car that I cannot trust due to the fact I'm the only repair was to "clean out the engine". I guess honesty in repair and helping out customers first went out the window and the bottom line of paying for warranty work out of their budget came before. I don't think I'll purchase a car from Carmax again and if I need repairs on my car again, i'll go somewhere else b/c I honestly don't think I can trust Carmax although my first experience with them was great. read more

Went here to get a car I want to sell appraised. Walked in and was told that the wait was a few and they took my name, and directed us to the playroom. We waited 40 minutes. Is that really how your customer service works?! 40 minutes just to basically be acknowledged, not even having started the appraisal process. They take the car to appraise it and we decide to look at vehicles in the lot since we obviously have a vehicle to replace now. We're just strolling around looking and a dealer comes up and asks what we're interested in. We state we are just looking and he continues to follow us. To me that was awkward. After awhile he says, "You're appraisal is probably done." Must've got tired of following us around. We go inside, sit in a cubicle space and he reviews what they looked at for our car, then shows us the offer. $200, really?! I've had a completely ruined car sold to a junk yard for more than that and this car isn't a clunker by any means. We walked out pretty quickly. He asked if we still wanted the car we were interested in. Um $200 isn't a down payment and they jack up their prices anyways. ON to the next.... read more

before i physically went into carmax, i did my research online. i knew exactly what i wanted...(ladies it helps to go in a dealership being knowledgeable) i already knew that i would use my own credit union to finance my new car. however i was also trading in a 2005 nissan that was in terrific condition along with very low miles. another dealership(i will talk about them later) offered me 7,000 for my car! the blue book value is at least 9,000. carmax appraised my car for 11,000. well, i am a proud owner of a jeep commander limited.. with very low miles,i added a few toys and purchased a extended warranty. the salesperson was good. my only complaint is that carmax get a little more familiar with other on the job credit unions read more