CarMax

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At CarMax, a delivery driver once complained, ‘This truck won’t shut up!’ And ever since then, every morning around sunrise, one random vehicle starts honking nonstop for no apparent reason. One morning, a neighbor knocked on the door and asked if anyone heard the endless honking. Turns out, it was just an old lady driving her electric wheelchair to the store—she thought the horn was her turn signal! Since then, everyone at CarMax has learned to ignore the early-morning serenade.

2. At CarMax, a little boy pointed and asked his mom, ‘Why does that car laugh?’ His mom smiled and whispered, ‘It’s not laughing, honey—it’s just CarMax telling you it’s a great deal!’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then said, ‘Oh, I get it now—like when my neighbor says something funny but really means he needs help fixing his car.’ Everyone laughed, and the family drove off happily.

3. At CarMax, an early morning mist lingered over the parking lot when a salesman noticed something peculiar. A row of cars seemed to be shifting positions on their own, as if vying for better spots under the streetlights. Curious, he approached closer and saw that each car had its headlights on—just dimly enough to create eerie shadows. Turns out, it was just an old delivery driver playing a prank on his coworkers. As the sun rose, everyone burst into laughter, realizing they’d been fooled by a simple trick of lights and fog.

4. At CarMax, every Wednesday night around midnight, a faint humming sound would drift through the showroom, as if someone were testing the engines in secret. One Wednesday, an enthusiastic delivery driver started following the sound, thinking it was his chance for a free test drive. He ended up circling the block three times before realizing everyone else had already gone home. The next morning, he sheepishly explained to his boss that he’d been ‘testing’ the cars all night long.