{"id":83251,"date":"2025-08-22T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83251"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:00:17","slug":"buying-bmw-on-amazon-not-crazy-as-it-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83251","title":{"rendered":"Buying a BMW on Amazon? It\u2019s Not as Crazy as It Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea of buying a BMW on Amazon might sound ridiculous. That is, of course, until you realize it\u2019s already happening. Thanks to Hertz\u2019s new partnership with Amazon Autos, car buyers can now buy used vehicles online. That includes a nice selection of used BMWs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buying a used BMW can be a bit of a gamble, but by knowing the car and asking the right questions, you can usually buy with peace of mind. Things change a bit when you\u2019re purchasing sight unseen. That said, in 2025, it\u2019s far from the most uncommon thing. Between one in four and one in five car buyers purchase entirely online, depending on the study you consult. Additionally, services like Carvana have proved that it\u2019s not just new vehicles that have a place in the digital marketplace. With the latest news of Hertz partnering with Amazon Autos to sell used cars, we must wonder: will we buy our next BMW on Amazon?<\/p>\n

Is Buying a BMW on Amazon Really That Different?<\/h3>\n

From the dealership perspective, Amazon Autos likely won\u2019t change much. Selling a car is selling a car; that doesn\u2019t change depending on where the buyer comes from. The biggest changes will come with how the dealership interacts with customers; which, from a quick test run, seems to be \u201clittle to none at all.\u201d Amazon Autos includes almost every fee imaginable upfront and seems to allow you to upload everything you need to buy a car right from your living room. In a sense, it\u2019s more like Carvana than other listing services. Except, of course, that you\u2019re buying from the dealership, not Amazon.<\/p>\n

On the customer side, it\u2019s a mixed bag. You can\u2019t schedule a test drive without going to the dealership, and at that point you might as well buy in-person. Assuming you don\u2019t care about test drives, though, Amazon Autos is, in practice, nearly identical to Carvana. You select the car, the site displays what you\u2019re paying, and you finish the process as you would in-person. Probably most relevant for those shopping for a used ex-Hertz BMW are the warranty advantages. But, those aren\u2019t exclusive to Amazon, only Hertz.<\/p>\n

Amazon entering the auto sales segment is big news. Partnering with Hertz lends Amazon\u2019s platform credibility and takes business away from competitors. And while we don\u2019t think BMW will be partnering with them anytime soon a la Hyundai for new car sales, the reality is that there are likely thousands of people that will purchase their next used BMW via Amazon. Personally, I think it\u2019s all about confidence in the car. As long as you can do enough due diligence remotely, there\u2019s really no reason not to go ahead and buy your next used BMW online. It\u2019s really not any different than buying on auction sites, and if anything, there is more<\/em> buyer protection. But that\u2019s the leap of faith you\u2019ll have to make. Would you buy your next BMW on Amazon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The idea of buying a BMW on Amazon might sound ridiculous. That is, of course, until you realize it\u2019s already happening. Thanks to Hertz\u2019s new partnership with Amazon Autos, car buyers can now buy used vehicles online. That includes a nice selection of used BMWs. Buying a used BMW can be a bit of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}