Wow, three posts this week. How exciting.
As I mentioned last time, we got a new car.
I hate car shopping. I've had limited experience with it, but generally it involves going to a car lot where some guy latches onto me (the only place that ever happens) and won't let go, asking questions, trying to be my pal.
Another reason I hate car shopping is because I really don't care much about cars. Does it run? Can I afford it? I'm good to go.
But it was obvious that we needed a new car. We'd been driving a 2008 Chevy Aveo which barely held Chris and I, let alone the equipment we need for our jobs.
Reluctantly I agreed to visit a couple of traditional car dealers. At one, an over enthusiastic saleswoman was determined to show us a car but she wasn't sure where it was. She loaded us into a Jeep and drove around the lot with her hand out the window squeezing the key fob waiting for the car to beep.
That didn't end well.
One of our neighbors here at Carowinds works in the service department at Carmax. He and Chris had a long discussion about vehicles to consider. When we went to Carmax he introduced us to a salesman named Keith.
At Carmax the lot is gated and locked, but all the cars inside of it are unlocked. We told Keith the basics of what we were looking for and he pointed us to the areas where the SUVs were located. "Take a look, sit in a few cars and I'll check back with you in a few minutes."
What? He wasn't going to follow us around and try to make chit chat? We didn't have to ask for someone to go and get the keys for the cars we wanted to get inside?
My car shopping world was rocked.
After we found the car we wanted, the test drive and transaction were relatively painless. Everyone we met at Carmax was friendly and professional, eager to help. They also had a financing rate that was much better than my bank offered.
All in all, we're very pleased with our experience at Carmax and will go there again next time we need a car.
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