Thanks to used-car website Carvana, it is now possible to buy your own set of wheels at the touch of a button from the world’s first and only coin-operated car vending machine in Nashville, Tennessee.

The company has been working on the concept for the past two years — their original car vending machine was installed in Atlanta in 2013. But they’ve spent time on improving the design, in order to take user experience to the next level. “Our new vending machine is a state-of-the-art, multi-story structure that delivers our customers’ cars by merely inserting a custom coin,” said Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia.

The machine consists of a five-story glass tower that can hold up to 20 cars at a time. Inside the tower are a “welcome center,” an automated delivery system, and three delivery bays. The tower basically serves as a pickup point for used cars that customers purchase through the website, enabling competitive pricing and eliminating delivery costs.

Clients can access a long list of specifications, ratings, reviews, and lots of other details about the cars they’re interested in on the Carvana website. They even get virtual tours that point out every nick and scratch on the body of the car. Once the car is chosen and paid for, the company usually delivers the car to the customer for a seven-day trial period. This usually means that the delivery costs are worked into the price of the vehicle.

But with the vending machine, customers are able to go pick up their cars straight away. It’s a win-win model that allows Carvana to cut down on staff and overhead, and save customers about US$2,000 as well. According to the company, it also makes for a great buying experience — placing an oversized coin in a slot and watching their car roll down automatically.

“Carvana’s mission is to create a better way to buy a car, and this new vending machine will be a one-of-a-kind experience that mirrors just how simple and easy we’ve made it to buy a car online,” Garcia said.

In case you’re wondering, no, you can’t shake it to get a car for free.

多亏二手车网站Carvana，世界上第一台也是唯一一台汽车投币贩卖机在美国田纳西州的纳什维尔问世。顾客只需轻触一个按钮就能买辆车！

过去两年中，这家公司努力实现这个理念。2013年，他们制出了最早的汽车贩卖机，设在亚特兰大。但他们一直致力于改善设计，提升用户体验。Carvana的首席执行官恩尔尼·加西亚说：“新型汽车贩卖机使用了最先进的技术，只要投一枚定制币，多层结构的贩卖机就能为顾客‘吐’出一辆车。”

贩卖机是五层玻璃结构，最多可同时存放20辆汽车。内有一个“欢迎中心”、一套自动配送系统和三个交货处。顾客需通过网络购买二手车，贩卖机基本是提车处，这样能使报价更具优势，还节省了配送费。顾客可以在Carvana网站上查询心仪汽车的诸多信息，比如各项技术参数、评分、点评以及其它细节信息。顾客还能来个虚拟浏览，车身上的一丝划痕都清晰可见。顾客一旦下单付款，Carvana会将车运给顾客试用七天。这意味着配送费是包含在汽车价格内的。

汽车贩卖机可以让顾客直接提车，实现双赢，因为它既让Carvana减少了员工和管理开支，也为顾客省下将近2000美

元。Carvana表示，汽车贩卖机还给顾客带来了绝佳的购买体验——往投币口投一个巨大的硬币，就能出来一辆车。

加西亚说道：“Carvana希望创造一个更好的买车方式。汽车贩卖机给顾客带来独一无二的体验，让他们体会网上购车的简单易行。”

对了，别瞎想了！摇摇贩卖机是出不来车的。

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【技术参数】jìshù cānshù specification a detailed description of the criteria for the constituents, construction, appearance, performance of a material, apparatus, etc.

    【开销】kāixiāo overhead the operating expenses of a business