Talk:CarMax

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[edit] Advert tag

"...low, no haggle prices, a huge selection of quality used cars, and exceptional customer service.." sounds more like promotional material than encyclopedic info to me, any other opinions?" --HonztheBusDriver 19:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

"How can you define a company within Wikipedia appropriately? I see some within projects, such as the micro brewery project. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Beer Wikipedia:WikiProject_Beer} links to micro breweries, which are business profile pages. Is that the only appropriate way to define a firm?" LeslieKC 6/22/06

[edit] Rewrite

The best point from the previous version of this article which wasn't included (in some way) was this:

Another feature is 'a la carte' no haggle car shopping through online financing and free appraisal offers that are not contingent on the customer purchasing a car. However, CarMax sales employees do receive a fixed amount commission on their sales, except in California, where salespeople receive variable commissions.

I didn't find any sources in my initial writeup, so I'm leaving it here for now. If somebody wants to cite it and add it back in, that's great. Hoping to expand the article some more soonish. Staus 03:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Complaints

I agree with TheRollingRock, this addition is completely subjective, unsourced, and written using terms like 'You may find' and 'what you think'. Anyone who agrees/disagrees ... please comment here. Staus 00:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Visit http://www.ripoffreport.com and search for Carmax for a list of complaints against CarMax. You may find that the 125-point inspection, or the extended warranty is not always what you think. Reports are generally against the service department of the company, but responsiveness from the managers and corporate offices are a big problem with this company as well.

I agree with Staus and have been removing the subjective content. User 24.55.157.208 repeatedly posts content that is subjective and violates Wikipedia's Neutal Point of View (NPOV) and editorial policies. Until this content is verified and proven factual, I will continue to remove it as necessary. TheRollingRock 13:38, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Let's not get into an edit war, I've made a post on the Requests for Page Protection page and hopefully an admin will be along to semi-protect the page so the unregistered IPs cant make edits. Staus 15:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)