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nmk537

Does a car become immediately available after cancellation?

Question

My purchase of a car is in the process of falling through. (My driver's license is expiring in a couple of weeks, Carvana told me it needs to be valid for 30 days after purchase, my state is one of two that won't let Carvana accept a temporary license, and there's no way to get a new plastic card by the time Carvana needs it to complete this purchase. Maddening, but not my question right now.)

One workaround occurred to me: my wife could buy the car. There's no financing or trade-ins involved, just a straight cash transaction. She's already created a Carvana account and set it to alert her if my vehicle becomes available again.

My question is: If I cancel the transaction, will the vehicle become immediately available, or will there be a delay? For example, would Carvana adjust the price before re-listing it? She's at work right now, but what I'm picturing is us sitting side by side on the couch this afternoon, me cancelling the transaction, her getting an alert, and her starting to buy it.

Would it be worthwhile to call Carvana about this course of action, or would that cause more problems than it solves?

I am without a vehicle right now, the vehicle shopping process has been long and brutal, and I was really pleased with the one I found, so there's some urgency and some desire to get my hands on this one.

Posted Aug 3, 2021, 3:58 PM UTC

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DMarise•

I would call them. I mean, they would WANT to sell the car and you already have the process started. Definitely worth a shot!

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[deleted]•

I put holds on and canceled many cars with Carvana when I was making my purchase, either due to delays, or not being sure about the car, etc. IIRC, it wasn't immediate that the listing showed the car was available.

I would call them for sure.

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packpride85•

Would call to see if they’ll just let her buy it under the current transaction without cancelling.

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lighthousesandwich•

This could actually be simple.. Although it’s a cash purchase, did you happen to get your finance terms with Carvana? If not, you could just change the name of your profiles to your wife’s. However, because you’ve signed contracts, an Advocate will have to do something called “rolling back” your purchase, which means it takes you back to the purchase steps you already did be the purpose of this is to edit anything. Then you could complete the purchase again and the contacts would generate in your wife’s name.

If you did get finance terms with Carvana, despite it being a cash purchase, you aren’t able to change your name to hers since those finance terms exist. She’ll have to create her own account. In theory, if you cancel your purchase, the vehicle should show as available again; however, if you speak to an advocate, someone would be happen to navigate that process for you to make sure the vehicle doesn’t get “lost.”

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