Deal Desk · car buying service
We negotiate your next luxury car
Pick any car listed at $75,000 or more. We work the dealer down with the market data behind our deal scores, for one flat fee. If we don't get at least our fee off the asking price, you get it back.
Found the car on our site already? Open it and press Have us negotiate it.
How it works
You choose the car. We do the back and forth with the dealer.
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You pick the car
Any listing at $75,000 or more, on our site or anywhere else. Paste the link if we don't have it.
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You tell us your limit
How you are paying (cash, financing or a lease), any trade-in, when you want the car, and the most you would pay. The dealer never hears your limit.
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We work the dealer
We confirm the car is there, get the out-the-door price in writing, and negotiate from our opening offer toward the price the market supports: comparable cars, how long it has sat, its price cuts and how that dealer prices.
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You decide
We bring you the dealer's best number. Say yes and you get the dealer, the agreed price and a checklist for the paperwork. Say no and you owe nothing more.
What we negotiate with
Dealers price with market data. So do we, from every comparable listing we track.
- Fair value from every comparable car for sale, adjusted for year, miles and spec
- How long the car has been listed against how fast its model usually sells
- Every price cut we have seen on it, and whether it was relisted
- How the selling dealer prices its other cars, and how often it cuts
- An opening offer and a target price for the car, worked out the same way as our deal scores
Our guarantee
If we don't get at least our fee off the asking price, we refund the whole fee. If the car sells before we reach the dealer, we refund it too.
You're never obliged to buy. We bring you the dealer's best number and you decide.
Bought a Buyer Pass in the last 60 days? Its $49 comes off the fee.
What it costs
One car, one dealer, from the first call to an agreed price. No commission and nothing from the dealer.
| Asking price | Our fee | Typical room | Room as a share of the ask | Cars for sale now |
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| $75,000 to $150,000 | $995 | $4,600 | 4.5% | 7,334 |
| $150,000 to $300,000 | $1,995 | $8,900 | 4.5% | 4,186 |
| Over $300,000 | $2,995 | $29,200 | 6.6% | 1,947 |
Room is the asking price minus our target price for each car, worked out from comparable listings, time on the market and price cuts. Half the cars have more room, half have less. Cars under $75,000 usually have too little room to beat a fee; Premium shows what to offer on those and writes the email for you.
Questions
What does Deal Desk cost?
A flat fee set by the asking price: $995 for cars listed from $75,000 to $150,000, $1,995 for cars listed from $150,000 to $300,000, $2,995 for cars listed over $300,000. It covers one car with one dealer, from the first call to an agreed price. If you bought a Buyer Pass in the last 60 days, its $49 comes off.
When do I get my money back?
If we don't get at least our fee off the asking price, we refund the whole fee. We also refund it if the car sells before we reach the dealer. If we get the price down by more than our fee and you decide not to buy, the fee isn't refunded, because the work was done.
How is this different from a car broker?
A broker usually sells you a car and is paid by the dealer or by a markup. We don't sell cars and dealers pay us nothing on a Deal Desk purchase. You pay one flat fee that you know up front, so the only way we earn it is by getting the price down.
Do you talk to the dealer as me?
We contact the dealer as your buyer's representative. We don't give out your phone number or email until you say yes to a price, and the dealer never hears your limit.
How long does it take?
We start within one business day of your payment. Most negotiations take two to five business days, depending on how quickly the dealer answers.
Can you negotiate a car that is not on Luxury Car Deals?
Yes. Paste the listing link and the asking price. It has to be listed at $75,000 or more and for sale by a dealer.
What about financing, leasing and trade-ins?
We negotiate the car's selling price first, which also sets a lease payment. Tell us about your trade-in and financing, and we keep them out of the price talk so a better trade number can't hide a worse car price.
Do I still have to go to the dealer?
Yes, to sign and take the car, or you can arrange shipping. We send a checklist: the out-the-door price in writing, an independent inspection and a VIN history check before you sign.
Why not under $75,000?
On cheaper cars the room between the asking price and a fair price is usually too small to beat our fee. Under $75,000, Premium shows you what to offer and writes the email for you.
Rather do it yourself? Read how to negotiate a luxury car price, with the numbers from every listing we track and an email you can send.
Found a car you like?
Fees start at $995, refunded if we don't get at least that off the asking price.