1. CarMax El Cajon

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    El Cajon, CA

    CarMax El Cajon

    4.4 (14 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    The best customer service and fair people and always I wanna do business with Carmax thank you so much

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    Sold them another vehicle last night. Very smooth and got a bit more for the vehicle than expected. Thank you Rosa!

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    there extremely nice when your buying the car. my experience was very pleasant and they help you a…read morelot. I just wished that my check engine light wouldn't had come on two weeks after purchase which they fixed they said ( cool perfect) guess what engine light back on three days later. I walked up and drove off in a jeep just to be walking again. thank god for me keeping my other car because now I have to change the cat on the jeep i got from AJ in March 2025!!! It's only April

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    CarMax El Cajon - carbuyers - Updated July 2026

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