I picked up my 2010 Camaro in Tempe, AZ, but it originally came from Florida. The auto body shop Carvana used in FL did a terrible job of re-spraying the front bumper; there were nickel sized bubbles in the paint and over-spray on the grill. I called Carvana, and huge kudos to Sophia at the Tempe Carvana office for sending me right over to a local body shop to fix it within the 7 day period. 1st Class Auto Body in Scottsdale did an amazing job, but unfortunately, this took a week, and that meant I didn't have the full 7 day period to get to know the car enough to make a decision on returning it or not. Upon my first drive in traffic, the car over-heated; a quick check of the coolant level revealed it was over two quarts low on coolant! I purchased the proper coolant and topped it off, and that fixed the overheating. I'm just surprised this extremely low coolant level wasn't discovered during Carvana's inspection process. Also of note, there was a bunch of hand written mechanic's notes in the glove-box from Carvana's inspection process (I don't think they meant to leave them in there). I did find them useful, as it mentioned some of the repairs/replaced parts, but it also had a note that said, "diagnose active oil leak," but there was nothing written down about what the cause was, whether it was repaired, etc. I haven't noticed a leak, but I must say those notes have stressed me out a bit now. Other than the shoddy 3rd party paint work, the mysterious mechanic's notes, and the over-heating-low coolant level, I actually love the car. the app and financing process was fairly painless, I just wish they would give you the option of setting up auto pay later, and not making it a condition in the beginning, in order to lock in the lower financing rate.
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