Ridekick vs Carvana

Drive the car before you buy it.

Every way to buy a car makes you give something up. Here is the tradeoff with Carvana, and how Ridekick avoids it.

The catch with Carvana

Carvana sells cars online and ships them to you. So you are buying a car you have never driven. If it is not right, you have to send it back and start over.

With Ridekick

With Ridekick you buy from a dealer near you, so you drive the exact car first. You show up already holding the out-the-door price in writing.

Ridekick vs Carvana, point by point

Carvana
Ridekick
Test drive it before you buy
No, buy first then return
Yes, at a local dealer
More than one price to choose from
No, one seller
Written prices from more than one dealer
Out-the-door price up front, in writing
Yes
Yes
Shop from home
Yes
Yes
Free to use
Yes
Yes

The bottom line

Dealers get your phone and email when you choose to share them to pick a time to visit or lock in an offer. You get the out-the-door price, fees and all, in writing, without leaving home. Then you go drive the car and buy it when you are ready. It is free.

Get a written offer

Pick a car. Ask for the out-the-door price in writing before you visit. Free.

Find a car

Comparisons describe each option’s tradeoffs factually and are current as of publication. Ridekick is not affiliated with Carvana. Ridekick is a tool that gets you a dealer’s out-the-door price in writing; you stay in control and decide every step.