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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Sister that’s not what lane assist is for’: Woman buys Hyundai from CarMax. Then she tries to use lane assist

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

woman shares what happened to her when she bought a car at carmax(l) CarMax building(c) Subaru vehicle in woods(r)

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‘Make this right’: Woman says CarMax sold her Subaru for $15K. Then 9 months pass

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘I also purchased the MaxCare’: Man purchases car via CarMax. Then he starts smelling coolant

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Carmax(l), Woman staring at camera(c), Carvana(r)

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‘The difference in prices is THOUSANDS’: Car seller gets offer from Carvana. Then she gets offer from CarMax

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Pulling credit to test drive a car is crazy’: Customer says he was banned from test-driving cars at CarMax

Expert finds a ton of repos at the Carmax auction. He says that should be a major red flag for customers

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‘All these cars have stickers’: Expert finds a ton of repos at the CarMax auction. He says that should be a major red flag for customers

CarMax customer find note from previous owner to them in car’s glovebox

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‘More people need to do this’: CarMax customer finds note from previous owner to them in car’s glovebox

Carmax customer drives 8K miles with oil light on, blames the store

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‘How would I know that’s not a normal thing?’: Carmax customer drives Audi for 8K miles with oil light on, blames the store

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘It’s still got drinks in it’: Car dealer shows all the cars from CarMax that got repo’d, says it’s a ‘negative sign’

Expert says Carmax is in 'big trouble' after showing condition of repo'd cars. Viewers side with Carmax

CarMax is in Trouble

‘You can literally lie on your application’: Expert says CarMax is in ‘big trouble’ after showing lot of repo’d cars

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘Here I am, out like $25K-$30K’: Woman buys used car, gets caught up in fraud involving CarMax

Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

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‘I just discovered something’: Customer warns against CarMax after learning it lied about his car’s accident history

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