Vroom: car shopping from the couch

The Vroom glass truck - so fun. #partner

Last week, I read an account from someone who had spent four hours at a car dealership waiting for the paperwork to be processed for the car she had chosen.

Four hours. That’s like sitting down watching two movies back to back, but without the fun or the popcorn. It’s like trying to stay awake through half a day of school classes in a large lecture hall. It’s one-sixth of an entire day.

I don’t want to do that, do you? Especially not with a 6-year-old child in tow.

If you are – like me – a Tesla fan, you may have checked out their selling process and found that the options and monthly price and financing are all available online, hassle free. You could ostensibly shop for a fancy Tesla in your not-so-fancy bathrobe.

I'm partnering with this company, Vroom, which runs a site that works in a similar fashion. It’s kind of like shopping for clothing online, but with free shipping and a warranty.

Let me give you an example: I love Maserati's GranTurismo. At the last car event I covered, they had to practically peel me from the car to leave when opening night was over. Here is a lovely 2012 V8 with paddle shifters (you know I love the paddle shifters) and less than 30,000 miles on it. The no-haggle price with taxes and no charge to ship is a little more than $63K. I found the 2016 model of this car, with 5000 miles on it on another site for over $100K. And you’d have to go to Florida to get it.

Sample page on Vroom.com  #partner

Vroom says they are changing the way people buy and sell cars. They are the biggest online car store in the world, and they're designed for anyone who appreciates no-hassle, car shopping. That means no standing out in the hot sun looking at cars, or shivering through the rain and snow. Shop, click, order, and then kick up your feet and wait for that glass truck to arrive with your car in it.

Who would not want to look out the window and see this vision winking at you?

Cars, gorgeous cars.  #partner

Basically, it's as easy as placing an order on Amazon, but there's no chance a drone can drop it off for you. They include a 90-Day warranty and a full year of free 24/7 roadside assistance, which is useful. 

Currently, the site has more than 3000 cars to choose from, with high-quality photos and all the details you ever wanted.

Vroom partners with over 30 banks to give their shoppers options. Of course, buyers can also pay in full or bring their own financing.

In the market? Use this promo code to get $250 cash back: VIPAUS27

PROMO CODE PROCESS:

1. Choose your car, go through the online process to choose payment type, submit a trade-in (if desired) and set up delivery. 
2. When you receive an email or phone call from your customer representative, mention you were referred and give him or her your promo code. 
3. You will receive a $250 cash card 2-3 weeks after your car is delivered!

This article from Autos CheatSheet sums it up very well:

"Vroom ships it to your door for free. Most cars still have their factory warranties. Nearly 10% of them have under 2,000 miles. As Gaurav Misra, Vroom’s Chief Marketing Officer points out: “We’ve effectively driven the depreciation off for you. You can get it for 25% cheaper, and it still feels like a brand new car.” The cars are also covered by Vroom’s own 90 day bumper-to-bumper warranty. If something goes wrong, you can take it to any local repair shop, and Vroom will foot the bill.

If you don’t like it, there’s a seven-day money back guarantee, and they’ll come back to pick it up, no questions asked. And despite buying the car sight unseen, CEO Allon Bloch says they only see a 1% return rate, astonishing compared to the 3% rate dealers see– and most of them don’t exactly offer a money back guarantee."

When you buy from Vroom, you get a full seven days or 250 miles to spend real quality time with your new car. If you decide it isn’t the right match, Vroom will pick up the car for free and refund your entire purchase.

Seems pretty great to me.

 #GetAVroom #sp