Scene: I drive 100 miles round trip for work 4x/week. I set out to buy a nice dependable & fuel efficient car.
After visiting several dealerships and wasting TWO ENTIRE DAYS (no exaggeration, I spent 2 days driving around to dealerships and looking at cars).
Enter: Carvana stage left.
I found a car I wanted and ordered it. No $750 dealer documentation fee? Sweet. It was set to be delivered in just a few days. Score 1 star for Carvana.
Delivery day arrives. I get a call from Allison in the Atlanta office, while my family and I are at the aquarium. My car won't be able to be delivered because the transporter never showed up for work.
OMG. Panic attack. I have work tomorrow and no way to get there.
1 star lost for Carvana. I'm freaking out. I knew I shouldn't have purchased a car online, what was I thinking!?
But wait, wait, Allison reassures me that we can reschedule my delivery and she would arrange a rental so I had transportation until then. Oh. Okay. Whew. Star back to Carvana. Allison suggested that I check out financing through Carvana now that I had a few more days before my car arrived. My bank gave me a pretty competitive interest rate, but Allison somehow convinced me to check it out. Turns out Go Financial (Carvana's partner financing company) was able to cut my proposed interest rate in half. Star 2 for Carvana.
Well, I always wanted a big red bow on my car. So, I called Customer Care and got awesome JT in Phoenix with a birthday 3 days before mine (10/7). He didn't think that my obnoxious request was silly at all. In fact, he said he would let the transporter know to make it happen. Star 3 for Carvana!
Fast forward to Delivery day.
My car is here ! With a big red bow on top and filled with Carvana swag and 2 gift cards. 2 stars for Carvana!
Wait. What's that on my trim panel? Is that oxidation? Bummer. That wasn't in the photo online. My transporter (who was awesome, very professional and very courteous) assured me that I could either return the vehicle or pay out of pocket to have it taken care of and get reimbursed.
I opted to do the latter because I didn't want to be without my new baby for several days. I got the paint issue taken care of and after submitting the receipt for reimbursement, including a days worth of rental. I got a response within 5 hours advising that everything was approved and my check was being issued. All within 5 days of my car arriving.
Another point for Carvana. That's six stars. 6. Out of five. Yeah, they're that awesome.
I have never felt more at ease with a car dealership. Ever. I'm recommending Carvana to anyone that will listen.
Thank you to every customer care advocate that I have interacted with because they were all helpful, kind and providing excellent service. However, please give a SPECIAL thanks to the following representatives, in no particular order:
- My transporter (I'm sorry, I never got the spelling of your name, so I won't try to butcher it)
- Allison in the Atlanta office
- Shawn & JT in the Phoenix office
You guys have made this experience awesome. Thank you for your focus on customer service in a world where such a focus is no longer common.
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