I had recently had a wreck that totaled my car and in the process of looking to replace it I learned about Carvana. I really liked the car I had so I was pretty sure I'd get the same car again so test driving wasn't really an issue. I found a decent deal on Carvana, so on January 9th I went through the process of buying it online with 3rd party financing and boom it was mine without talking to anyone. I live outside of the 100 mile free drop off (about 200 miles away total) so I opted for $335 more in delivery fees so I wouldn't have to deal with getting to Nashville or Atlanta. My bank was confused about Carvana so I called, the lady that answered was extremely helpful in getting what the loan officer needed and told me that if I could make it within 100 miles of one of their locations, they would deliver it there. So we'd agree we'd meet halfway off the interstate the following Saturday January 16 and it saved me the delivery fee. That was very helpful of the customer advocate. I got a ride there and all went well getting the car, the lady that delivered it was very helpful and nice. She let me take it for a spin around the block, then had me fill out some paperwork then I was on my way. It only came with one key but she told me to go to a dealer and get a second one made and Carvana would pay for it. After I got the car, I went to eat in the town where we met (and passed a dealership on the way) and in fiddling with the navigation realized that it was missing the SD card. I called the delivery driver who told me to go buy one and that Carvana would also reimburse me like with the key. After eating I went to the dealership I passed, they didn't have any keys but they sold me the navigation SD card and it worked like a champ the 100 miles home. It was a good ride home and the car was great. When I got off the interstate and stopped at a stop light near my house, the cabin filled with the most putrid burning smell, I thought it was the car in front of me, but when I got to my house I realized it was the new-to-me car. I read about it online and apparently this is a relatively common problem on AWD Fords (this is an AWD Lincoln). I noticed it was leaking a small amount of fluid in the garage, pretty sure that the smell was that small leak hitting a hot exhaust. The car still has plenty of the factory bumper to bumper warranty left so I took it by the local dealer today and have an appointment on Wednesday for them to identify (and hopefully fix) the leak as well as make a new key. I have until Saturday under the 7 day return period and unless the dealer says the car is screwed, I'm leaning towards keeping it (plus the thought of driving 200 miles roundtrip to drop it off is a little unappealing but at least the option is there if needed). I'm not too worried about it since there is plenty of factory warranty left, but still Carvana listed Navigation as an option on their site so you would've thought someone would've checked to be sure that the SD card was there and they shouldn't sell a car that's leaking fluid. I paid for the SD card and will pay for the key on Wednesday and am taking their word for it that they will reimburse me. If it lets me, I will update this review after the dealer visit on Wednesday and when Carvana reimburses me for the missing SD card and key.
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