Three cheers for Carmax!

[minkydog]

We bought a 2004 Ford Expedition on Friday. It has all the bells & whistles, a very nice ride with a 4.6L V8. We bought specifically for pulling our little pop-up camper. Well, and for transporting all the kids that go in it We are planning to upgrade our popup to a somewhat bigger trailer in the future.

Then we went to the RV show on Saturday and realized that the trailers we are attracted to cannot be pulled by this Expy. Very sad. Will we have to just stick with the popup even though it doesn't fit us anymore? DH called Carmax and told them the dilemma.

THEY TOOK IT BACK Sunday we drove over and not only did they take it back with a smile, they trotted me all over the lot looking at other SUVs that might work. One of the guys camps regularly and tows big trailers so he was very knowlegable about what we needed. Eventually we found another Ford Expedition(i just love the interior roominess!) with a 5.4L V8 and a tow Package--this thing will tow my other van AND my pop-up, 8400lb In under 2hrs Carmax saved the day and made a customer for life.

 

[ckckc2000]

Good news-we were thinking anout getting a car from there!!! Glad to hear you had such a great experience!!!!

 

[Savsmommy]

I love Carmax! We also bought our Ford Expedition from there. The day before we bought it we went to a Ford Dealer and told them what we wanted and how much we wanted to pay a month. They said they couldn't do that. Well, we went to Carmax the next day and told them the same thing and we walked out of there with our new Expedition. I will definitely go back there again.

 

[flrose]

Glad to hear you had such a good experience there. I'm looking for a "new to me" vehicle and thought about going there.

 

[JCJRSmith]

We bought a 2004 Ford Expedition on Friday. It has all the bells & whistles, a very nice ride with a 4.6L V8. We bought specifically for pulling our little pop-up camper. Well, and for transporting all the kids that go in it We are planning to upgrade our popup to a somewhat bigger trailer in the future.

Then we went to the RV show on Saturday and realized that the trailers we are attracted to cannot be pulled by this Expy. Very sad. Will we have to just stick with the popup even though it doesn't fit us anymore? DH called Carmax and told them the dilemma.

THEY TOOK IT BACK Sunday we drove over and not only did they take it back with a smile, they trotted me all over the lot looking at other SUVs that might work. One of the guys camps regularly and tows big trailers so he was very knowlegable about what we needed. Eventually we found another Ford Expedition(i just love the interior roominess!) with a 5.4L V8 and a tow Package--this thing will tow my other van AND my pop-up, 8400lb In under 2hrs Carmax saved the day and made a customer for life.

I bet you will be very happy with the way it tows, too. I have the F150 Supercrew for pulling my 23 foot hybrid (see it Here), and it has the same engine and wheelbase as your Expy - VERY stable on the highway, especially when a truck comes by to pass and hits us with the "bow wave" - I barely feel the trailer move.

 

[SamIAm21]

I had a great experience there too! Needed something "new to me" as well and walked out with a very very nice 2005 Chrysler Pacifica and got a good deal on my old car. I sound like the commercial, but it was so easy, no stress, no "I need to talk to my manager" blah blah blah. I just looked at their web site to find something I liked in a price range I could afford and this SUV fit the bill. I called my local CarMax and they shipped the Pacifica down from another nearby location. I stopped in and gave it a good test drive and looked it over. I drove it home that night! Easy Peasy!!