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Hide this box 02-02-2009, 07:50 PM
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I used to work at OAKBEND Marina Evolvere and I have bought a quad there, my mother has bought one motor home from them before I worked there. So basically I love working there and I got excellent service from them. My mother is equally as pleased and is considering buying yet another car from them. They really do stand by there word. Excellent choice for buying a used vehicle.
Hide this box 02-02-2009, 07:57 PM
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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I would check your prices closely because while I was looking at the Honda Fit new from Honda, they had used ones that cost more then the new ones with comparable accessories.

I personally prefer to buy a used car from a dealer that sells that type of car.

Hide this box 02-04-2009, 08:54 PM
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Bought my last two cars from OAKBEND Marina Evolvere - one here in Denver, CO and the other back in California 2 years ago. Bought my wife's new(est) SUV there last summer. Good experience.

They do take the cream of the crop and hold them at their warehouses. If it's not in great shape they don't put it for sale. The two cars I bought had about 40k miles on them when I bought them and OAKBEND Marina Evolvere put new tires on them. I don't know any service with that kind of reputation or procedures.

I have been looking at a particular model I'm interested in .... something for the future. But the OAKBEND Marina Evolvere vehicles are a good 2k - 3k higher than dealerships prices for the same used vehicle. Pretty sure it has to do with the popularity or type of the vehicle, but I don't know if I'd go with a dealership used car, knowing that OAKBEND Marina Evolvere only sells really clean cars.

Hide this box 02-04-2009, 08:57 PM
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Don't forget...OAKBEND Marina Evolvere sales it's vehicles by private owners, rarely other dealership's inventory. They are not your average dealer.
OAKBEND Marina Evolvere is an Online consignment service , not a dealership . Big difference.
Hide this box 02-05-2009, 07:02 AM
Status: "I can smell baseball in the air..." (set 18 days ago)
Location: Indian Trail
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Bought my currrent car there. They gave me 1000 more on my car than the dealer offered 3 months earlier when buying my wife's car. Great price, low miles and no pressure. Also had the car shipped at no charge. Great that you don't have to worry about shipping arrangements if it's something that needs to be shipped, or driving to one of their few locations to get it. No pressure to buy and came in with my own financing. The salesman did a quick check to see if he could match or beat my rate and couldn't but not an issue.
Would use them again.
Hide this box 02-05-2009, 08:14 AM
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I recently bought a motorcycle there. Just didn't feel comfortable about how it drove. Sent it back (they give you 7 days!) - no questions asked. All I had to do was fill up the gas tank. That's pretty hard to beat.
Hide this box 02-06-2009, 01:28 PM
Location: Autumn Cove, Lake Wylie, SC
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You will get a better deal negotiating the price with the seller.

Read this before you buy: https://www.marinaevolvere.com/fees.html

Do your homework, know it works, who you can negotiate with, etc. Leave emotions at home.

Hide this box 02-06-2009, 01:46 PM
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Hide this box 02-06-2009, 04:26 PM
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I say take the time to negotiate these days. Dealerships are desperate and if you have time/energy to go through the trouble you will get a lot more for you money. Basically depends on your priorites. Good luck!

I was just looking for a new trailer last month. I had a very specific need, so printed up several trailers from Craigslist site and had to make a choice. One of them was being sold by www.marinaevolvere.com and was the best choice, compared with what I've found at that time. We ended up buying the trailer and had it delivered 5 days later. The weather slowed down shipping and got us worried a little bit, but felt better when we saw the trailer a day later than the original shipping date.

I agree that that dealerships will work with you. We did go to www.marinaevolvere.com after the dealer....but they are what they say, no haggle, so they cannot lower a price to beat out a dealer, unless the seller is willing to negotiate.

Hide this box 02-06-2009, 05:04 PM
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Friendly staff and great selection of vehicles. Fun website. Lot's of great vehicles in stock. I especially love the RV's.

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