Comments on: CarOffer.com – An Offer You Just CAN Refuse!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:19:55 +0000

You all treat Kelly blue book as if it were the god of valuing cars. I got news folks, drive your car up to kelly blue book in Irvine California and tried to get paid.Tell them you just Recieved their online estimate and you were just wondering when you could drop your car off. I bet they laugh at you. I really do! They are a free publishing company, and if they didn’t show you a value that you would want to see then no one would use them..then their advertisers would pull and they would go out of business…simple as that. They use a computer automated program to evaluate your vehicle and then give you a price of what your vehicle is worth?? Sounds reliable, ha! Listen your car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Of course dealers are going to offer you less because they can source cars for less. When is the last time you bought a car at kbb suggested retail?? Go to kbb.com and see what your car is worth via trade in kbb and then what retail is? Usually there is a huge gap, that is how dealers “sell below kbb” some for tens of thousands below. KBB is about as reliable as me asking my elderly grandmother what my car is worth..Good luck!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:48:43 +0000

I believe That Guy is referring to the fact that the CarOffer.com homepage resolves to say:

HELLO WORLD

and nothing more and nothing less.

By: that guy

that guy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:49:54 +0000

Looks like caroffer did not make it.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:39:39 +0000

Today I sold my car to Car Offer.com at a PepBoys. After reading this forum I figured I was wasting my time.
I got a call from Car Offer a few days ago confirming the appointment that I had made after I accepted the offer. The Manager and Appraiser of the Pepboys were great to deal with. The car inspection took a little over a hour and the I had the check in my hand in another 1/2 hour (paperwork). The Manager and Appraiser of the Pep Boys said they had 15 cars in a row that were approved by them for the Offer that Car Offer had given them. The only problem they have seen is if someone is not honest in disclosing a problem or if someone doesn’t see a hidden problem with the vehical that would affect its value. They claim that if you honestly describe the vehical the process will go fine. I can’t comment on the folks (on this forum) who got low ball offers. My offer was within $400 of the Kbb value. It was a tad low but not out of the question. They didn’t nickel and dime me for minor scratches and wear and tear marks on the vehical like a regular Car Dealer would at Trade in would so I call it a wash. I am a real person and not affiliated with Pep Boys or Car Offer.com

By: That Guy

That Guy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:53:11 +0000

Jennifer- I would have to venture a guess that they probably don’t want to advertise that they are excluding 50% of their potential market. I would also guess their investors are keeping a pretty close eye on caroffers numbers. The more hits and forms filled out the better their model looks even if it bogus. Additionally I am sure every now and then someone bites on a low ball offer and they make a killing.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:14:02 +0000

I am sure they only want late model low mileage cars. This is what I hear when I trade in my car eash time. I the KBB value when i trade the car in each time. You should read “confessions of a car salesman” an story on the http://www.edmunds.com car site.basically a young writer has a n assignment to go undercover at differnt car dealers to get a salesman job. The stories are informative. Last time I went to a dealer I got the best price on the new car and the best price on the trade in. Once you know the game it is fun!

By: Jennifer Chase

Jennifer Chase — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:14:10 +0000

Hey, That guy…

Why don’t they just be specific about what they want…
a brand new Jacquar for $2,000K?? Or if you have these makes and model cars, no thanks!!!

By: That Guy

That Guy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:58 +0000

To Jennifer-

Would you rather waste a half hour filling out the form, or waste two or more hours going to carmax to find out that they are not going to buy your car at all?

If they lowball you by 50% or more then they don’t want the car. In all fairness, Caroffer should say “We will buy your car no matter what, You just may not agree with the price”

With the exception of the guy with the 5 series all of the cars on here would be considered a cash car. These are the cars that sit in on the lots that say “Zero Down” ” We Finance” ” No Credit, No Problem”. These are not the cars that caroffer wants nor are these cars a lot of people want. Yes they may run perfectly or have perfect records but the bottom line is if you have $5,000 cash to buy a car you are not going to buy a 10yr old car with 100,000 miles on it. You will put it down on a newer car and make payments on it (which is the American way). The only people buying these old cars are people with no credit. So these “We Finance” dealerships mark up their inventory by a lot just to make up for the risk of selling cars to people with no credit. So yes the the market may demand $5k for a car but the people selling them are getting them for much cheaper then that. Go to any real dealership and see how many cars they have on their used lot that are less the $5k. You won’t find many.

Bottom line it takes you, at the most, 30 mintues to fill out the fact sheet. You get an answer back if it is a lowball you don’t accept it. If you like it you just sold your car in 30 minutes. (barring of course the whole inspection process which sounds terrible but that is not what this is about). I guess there is just a lot more going on then people realize and Caroffer should probably do a better job explaining whats going on. But to get this heated over an offer on your car is kind of ridiculous.

I have wasted more time typing on this forum today then it would have taken me to get a low ball offer on my car and I bet most of the people here can say the same thing so clearly your time is not as valued as you think it is. So why get so angry? I’ve got it! Caroffers slogan should be…

“Get a quote from us in the amount of time it takes you check Fark.com and if it is really low, we don’t want it” That way people will have a good idea of what to expect.

By: Jennifer Chase

Jennifer Chase — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:31 +0000

to That Guy -

The insult is in how your time is disrespected – they sell
you on using their carbuying “service” and you give them
your data on the car – then they come back with a ridiculous offer that you can’t accept. There’s no way either of you are going to get a common meeting point – so its a waste of time to continue. If they know that wholesale (or rock bottom) values of the car is a certain amount, where do they get off offering 50% or even pennies on the dollar? Its the old bait and switch. Not only your time but your common sense is disrespected. Long live Capitalism and the American Way. Excuse me I have a few foreclosures to stalk.

By: That Guy

That Guy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:23:08 +0000

Chris- They don’t want your car. They are not trying to rip you off. They are giving you a low number that only a moron would accept. I have been following this post for awhile and I finally had to chime in.

I don’t understand how everyone here takes these offers so personally. It is like they are insulting your mother or something. Now if your upset with the customer service that is one thing but to get all hot and bothered about an offer for car sight unseen then your expectations of the world are out of whack.

This is a place to take your car if you are not buying another car and Carmax won’t accept yours. In my little knowledge of the car industry, I do know that pretty much everyone out there believes their car is worth more then what it is. I can promise you I have never gotten KBB for my trade in, EVER.

You have to realize that they are going after a niche market of used cars. They don’t want your gas guzzlers that nobody is buying, or your luxury cars that are scrutinzed at auction, or your $3,000 car that is not worth the hassle. People need to stop thinking about how much they should get for their car and start thinking about how much you, yourself would pay for your car. I promise you those would be two different numbers….. If that makes sense…