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Buyer-funded Buyer-first Always

$3,000+on the table.

That’s what the average buyer leaves behind.

Pedro just caught $5,746.
What’s hiding in your deal?

Browse local listings Paste a VIN or dealer URL for the $49 playbook

Or hire an expert · $199–$499

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Avg. stat: FTC · NADA · University research. Pedro’s catch: real FRNTIR report.

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The Wildcard

Their game. Your move.

The dealer’s seen every hand. They know the room, the table, the math. You don’t. Until you bring a card they didn’t deal you — the exact opening number, the walkaway, the leverage they were hoping you’d never find.

$32,450Opening — where you start
$33,750Walkaway — where you leave
See the $49 playbook
A buyer holding a wildcard with the opening and walkaway prices, across from a dealer at sunset

Hire a Real Expert On Your Side of the Desk

Don’t show up alone.

Every other person at the dealership works for them. We work for you — from shortlist to signature.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you want.

    Budget, must-haves, models you’re considering — even just your criteria.

  2. 02

    We do the work.

    Research, expert review, deal prep. Wrangler also sources and negotiates on your behalf.

  3. 03

    You drive it home.

    Playbook in hand (Trail Boss) or with the deal already locked (Wrangler).

Pick your path.

Negotiate$49Per VIN

Walk in armed.

DIY. Custom playbook on any VIN. The hidden numbers free sites can’t compute — in 30 seconds.

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We curate. You decide.

A real expert builds your shortlist + writes the playbook. You make the final call.

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Full-service. We source, vet, and negotiate. You walk in to a deal already locked.

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Walk in armed.

Unprepared buyers overpay $3,000+ on a typical car deal. Negotiation Package: $49 · instant · any VIN.

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$3,000+

What unprepared buyers overpay on a typical car deal — fully recoverable when you walk in armed.

1

Number — The Buyer Fair Price.
Built for your VIN. Your market. Your zip. Today.
Free sites can’t compute.

What is the Buyer Fair Price?
5 Tools
Deal Analysis, Playbook, Market Data,
VIN History, Purchase Planner
60:1
potential return —
$49 vs $3,000+ at risk

FRNTIR gives you both — intelligence and a playbook.
All of it. $49.

See the math: used CPO can cost MORE than new →

Sourcing

How we got the $3,000+ figure

Two public data points, added together:

  • $2,337 — average gross profit per used-vehicle unit, per NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association). New-car gross runs lower, but invoice / holdback / end-of-quarter incentive gaps create comparable buyer-side overpayment.
  • Asking-vs-fair spread — most dealer listings run several hundred to a few thousand dollars above fair market value before negotiation.

Combined, unprepared buyers face $3,000+ at stake on a typical deal.

Academic floor: Indiana, Cornell, and Leuphana University research pegs a rigorously measured minimum of $1,117 in buyer overpayment just from not knowing the market — before any negotiation even begins.

How Car Platforms Actually Make Money

52% of buyers find buying a car more stressful than buying a home. Follow the money and you’ll see why.

Lead-Gen Platforms

Dealers pay to rank higher in your search results. The car you see first isn’t the best deal — it’s the highest bidder.

Revenue: Dealer fees, sponsored listings, lead sales

Online Dealers

They own the inventory and set the price. No negotiation. Their markup is baked in — you just can’t see it.

Revenue: Vehicle markup, financing spreads, add-ons

Hybrid Services

They say they help buyers while routing you to partner dealers for referral fees. Advisory and lead-gen under one roof.

Revenue: Dealer referrals, affiliate commissions, ads

Traditional Dealerships

They know the market value. You don’t. That information asymmetry is the business model.

Revenue: Markup over cost, F&I products, trade-in spread

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