Car vending machines prove Austin really is weird
Feb08
Living in Austin just got weirder. A Central Texas dealership just built a coin-operated vending machine full of cars. The glass building housing the “vending machine” is five stories tall and stores up to 20 cars. It’s the brainchild of Carvana, an online-based used car company from Phoenix. “Coin-operated,” in this case, doesn’t refer to actually currency. You buy your car online via Carvana’s site and associates give you a large coin when you pick it up. If Carvana’s own advertising footage is to be believed, you insert the coin into a slot somewhere outside the glass tower. After you insert the coin, the mechanical…
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