CARVANA has been a very good experience for me... all done from my smartphone, primarily at my…read moreconvenience. I work the graveyard shifts and 12-hour weekend coverages, so my daylight free-awake hours are quite limited and I need to be efficient with those few daylight hours.
I liked the easy flow and information layout on CARVAVA right away, so I started looking at cars, but was humbled a bit by the default terms displayed when the site didn't know who I was. So, I created my account on CARVANA, then entered my financial information and all the basic terms listed with each vehicle automatically adjusted to my qualifications - I was very impressed with this!
While I was looking, I was aware that there was a presence available, if I wanted to ask questions, but I'm kind of a private, intellectual, introvert - I know what I want. I like to take my time, read the details, find my own way, go back and forth, and slowly make up my mind my way. I was able to do this on CARVANA, and no one bothered me, no one steered me, no one interrupted my thought processes, and I decided when I was ready to hookup with the buying process.
When I found the car I really wanted to buy, I touched the GET STARTED bar and followed it through the steps to set up my deal, touching EDIT to adjust specific terms like adding my trade-in vehicle and increasing my down payment amount to bring my payment down. To my delight, the CARVAVA site interactively adjusted the displayed resulting payment amount live. I really liked that interactive information because I could immediately see exactly what I was doing. I was very impressed with the design and flow of this site - CARVAVA is extremely well organized.
Once everything in my deal looked good to me, I pressed SUBMIT to get things rolling for my approvals, responding to document requests by photographing each one on a white cutting board in my kitchen, uploading them to CARVANA and scheduling my delivery date/time, knowing I would get a test drive on delivery day, plus 6 more days to change my mind (the 7-day acceptance period).
At the beginning of delivery day, my driver/closing-agent emailed information and texted me with progress reports and I replied with my selfie-with-drivers-license for secure/touch-free delivery verification under the Covid-19 guidelines. When the car was on my street and unloaded from the truck, I got a phone call to come on out for my test drive, and the driver checked out my trade-in while I was out in the new car.
When I got back, my trade-in was on the truck and I DEFINITLY loved the new car, so I backed it right in to my usual spot and we closed the deal right there, signing all the papers, fully explained to me, and receiving my copies at the end.
It took me a few days, driving to work with longer test drives home and spending some time reading the owners manuals, until I knew I wanted to keep the new car - it was in great shape, exactly what I wanted, and actually a little more that I had really expected. Wow. I was inspired to send my driver an email saying:
"I have thoroughly tested all of my new vehicle's systems and functions, except for the swerving/lane control and crash response... I expect those systems are probably just fine and I shall endeavor to have no need for them. Overall, this Blue Streak Metallic Camry SE operates supremely - I am continually surprised and impressed by its performance, sounds, and comfort... I love this car - it makes me laugh spontaneously as driving situations change and I experience something new from it's performance. I expect I will remain a loyal Toyota driver from now on. My only regret COULD be that I didn't personally try a Toyota sooner, but I'm just thrilled to have one now. I had no idea how really great they are, and this one is wonderful!"
Everyone should know that CARVANA & my driver, Karen Black, did a GREAT JOB! I even received a hand written thank you card from my delivery driver with references to a couple of things we had actually talked about. Excellent personal service, delivered right to my home.
Dave Smith
Bloomington IN