Carvana adds another ‘car vending machine’ in Texas
The Lone Star State now has more Carvana automated vehicle pickup locations than you can count on one hand.
The omnichannel platform for buying and selling used cars is opening its 36th car vending machine, and sixth in the state of Texas, in Fort Worth. The steel and glass structure stands 12 stories tall with a 43-vehicle capacity. Carvana customers can shop online and then either select a time to pick up their vehicle at a local car vending machine or have the vehicle delivered to their home.
If a customer selects the vending machine, upon arrival, they will be greeted by a customer advocate and receive a commemorative, oversized Carvana coin to activate the automated vending process and watch their newly purchased vehicle descend through the brightly lit, glass vending structure.
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All vehicles in Carvana’s national inventory come with a seven-day return policy; as opposed to a traditional test drive. According to Carvana, this ensures customers have the right amount of time to determine if the vehicle fits their needs.
Customers can also sell their current vehicle to Carvana and receive an offer in as little as five minutes, without having to purchase a vehicle. To sell a vehicle, customers enter their vehicle identification number (VIN) or license plate number on Carvana.com, answer a few questions, and then Carvana can pick up the vehicle and pay them as soon as the next day.
Additional car vending machines are located in Utah, Virginia, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Georgia. Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana provides as-soon-as-next-day delivery to automotive shoppers in over 300 U.S. markets.
“We all know things are a bit bigger in Texas, so now we’re proud to offer a larger-than-life car buying experience to Fort Worth residents with our newest car vending machine,” said Matt Plummer, Carvana market operations manager. “Customers in Fort Worth have access to a national inventory with thousands of great vehicles, at great prices, and now they’ve got a vehicle pickup experience that’ll drive them even happier.”