981 Cayman S
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Figr’d if anyone pondered doing it, I’d share the Carvana Experience w selling a car. In a nutshell, all went well, didn’t have to talk/meet anyone in person, easy and convenient money in the bank. Took about a week, coulda likely been 3 or 4 days if I was in a hurry.
Car in question: 2017 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Coupe; 76,500 miles. Car in reasonably great shape generally aside from front end/hood road rash from 75k freeway commuter miles in NE Ohio. Bought new in June 2019 for $26k or so.
Sent them inquiry just for giggles last month, came back with offer of $18,300. Offer ‘expired’ so 2 weeks later when I decided we really didn’t need the car anymore, requested another estimate, came back with $19,033.
Accepted offer via e-mail, uploaded pictures of Title, Drivers License & Odometer reading. They scheduled online Notary meeting using Notarize app, took about 5 minutes to ‘notarize’ Title & Bill of Sale.
Next they scheduled Zoom meeting to verify condition of car. Via Zoom, showed them odometer reading, condition of all 4 seats and headliner, started/turned off car twice then quick 360 around exterior and pic of title, drivers license and 2 keys. “OK, good enough” they said and got text msg stating bank transfer of funds initiated. They then said their transport would be calling to schedule pickup.
3hrs later got call from towing company (9pm) “We’re coming to get car, put title and keys in glovebox, leave car unlocked in accessible location in front of house”. Got up the next morning and car was gone. One business day later funds confirmed in account by bank.
Obviously this approach takes a bit of faith in humanity, probably a few items that would give a more cautious person pause but what the heck, roll the dice and hope for the best!
Could have gone to Carvana in person and done the deed in a more traditional manner or at very least selected option where they handed me check and I handed them keys & title when they came to get the car but was curious to see if it could all work with minimal interaction and effort on my part.
All the prep I did in the car was a quick, 5-minute partial polish on hood where I had 3 different coatings that were distinctly sectioned; didn’t want them to think it was a partial repaint due to shading differences. In the end, likely unnecessary though.
So that’s the deal, good time to sell a car, offer seemed more than fair and a very low effort experience…interesting too!
Now cancelling the registration/license plates…for that I have to fill out paper form, get it notarized in person and snail-mail it to Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; thanks Ohio
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Car in question: 2017 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Coupe; 76,500 miles. Car in reasonably great shape generally aside from front end/hood road rash from 75k freeway commuter miles in NE Ohio. Bought new in June 2019 for $26k or so.
Sent them inquiry just for giggles last month, came back with offer of $18,300. Offer ‘expired’ so 2 weeks later when I decided we really didn’t need the car anymore, requested another estimate, came back with $19,033.
Accepted offer via e-mail, uploaded pictures of Title, Drivers License & Odometer reading. They scheduled online Notary meeting using Notarize app, took about 5 minutes to ‘notarize’ Title & Bill of Sale.
Next they scheduled Zoom meeting to verify condition of car. Via Zoom, showed them odometer reading, condition of all 4 seats and headliner, started/turned off car twice then quick 360 around exterior and pic of title, drivers license and 2 keys. “OK, good enough” they said and got text msg stating bank transfer of funds initiated. They then said their transport would be calling to schedule pickup.
3hrs later got call from towing company (9pm) “We’re coming to get car, put title and keys in glovebox, leave car unlocked in accessible location in front of house”. Got up the next morning and car was gone. One business day later funds confirmed in account by bank.
Obviously this approach takes a bit of faith in humanity, probably a few items that would give a more cautious person pause but what the heck, roll the dice and hope for the best!
Could have gone to Carvana in person and done the deed in a more traditional manner or at very least selected option where they handed me check and I handed them keys & title when they came to get the car but was curious to see if it could all work with minimal interaction and effort on my part.
All the prep I did in the car was a quick, 5-minute partial polish on hood where I had 3 different coatings that were distinctly sectioned; didn’t want them to think it was a partial repaint due to shading differences. In the end, likely unnecessary though.
So that’s the deal, good time to sell a car, offer seemed more than fair and a very low effort experience…interesting too!
Now cancelling the registration/license plates…for that I have to fill out paper form, get it notarized in person and snail-mail it to Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; thanks Ohio
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It really just kinda ’happened’, wasn’t really thinking about selling. Started doing some math and for about $10k I can redo garage door to high lift, have some electrical done for lift, stick a 4-post lift in there, get Winter tires for Cayman, keep remaining 3 cars in 2 car garage and save nearly $5k a year in storage costs…and still have $9k left over.
