Carlyle for consumers
Know the fair price before you walk in.
Tell Carlyle the car you're looking at. You get what it's worth, what it'll really cost to keep, and the number to offer - in plain words, from real market data. Free to start, no card.
2023 Mazda CX-50
34,500 miles · Preferred
$26,605
est. $29,075 out the door
- Upkeep
- $43 / mo
- Per mile
- $0.04 / mi
- Next big bill
- $1,500-$2,600
Turbo actuator/turbo (2.5 Turbo) typically shows up from 80,000 miles. That is 46k miles away on this car.
On a real listing this also shows the same car found cheaper nearby - the figure you take to the dealer.
Scheduled servicing only - insurance, fuel and depreciation are yours to add. A real example: the servicing and repair windows come from the Mazda CX-50 entry in Carlyle's 804-model catalog.
Your buying path
0 of 6 done - next: budget
Start with the number you will not go past. Everything else is downstream of it.
What you get
Three questions, answered with real data
The same numbers a fleet buyer runs before spending their own money - on whichever car you're looking at this week.
What is it actually worth?
A value estimate built from real dealer listings, adjusted for the mileage and the condition you describe - not a national average that ignores your market.
What will it cost to keep?
Service schedules and known repair windows for 800+ models. The $8,000 transmission a model is famous for shows up before you buy the car, not after.
What should you offer?
The real out-the-door number - tax, title, doc fees - and where the same car sits cheaper nearby. You walk in with a figure, not a feeling.
How it works
From a listing link to your number
No forms, no car knowledge required. Chat like you would with a friend who buys cars for a living.
Paste the listing
A dealer link or a VIN. Carlyle pulls the car, the price, and any open recalls.
Ask it anything
"Is this overpriced?" "What breaks on these?" "What do I say to the dealer?" Plain answers, real data behind them.
Walk in knowing
The fair price, the upkeep ahead, and your number. The dealer does this every day - now so do you.
The difference
Whose side is your car site on?
Most car-shopping sites are free because you are the product - your number gets sold to dealers as a lead, which is why the calls never stop. Carlyle takes no money from dealers, so we work only for you.
Dealer-funded sites
- Your info is the product - sold as a lead, the calls start
- Dealers can pay to rank higher
- Sticker price, before the fees pile on
- At the negotiation, you're on your own
Carlyle
- No dealer money, ever
- Pure value math, unpaid rankings
- The real out-the-door total, tax and fees in
- The same car cheaper nearby, as leverage in hand
Built by Johnathon, an All-Star Turo host who buys cars for a living - Carlyle runs the same ROI math he uses on his own fleet.
Plans
Try it free, pay when it's earning its keep
Every account gets one free car search a day, no card. The paid plans just take the cap off while you're shopping.
Weekly
$3 per week
- 3 car searches a day with Ask Carlyle
- Live dealer inventory, ranked by price against the market
- The same car cheaper nearby, on every match
- 10 saved cars watched daily for price drops and sales
- One saved search emailing new matches, no per-car charge
- Cancel the week you drive it home
Plus
$10 per month
- 10 car searches a day with Ask Carlyle
- 25 saved cars watched daily for price drops and sales
- 3 saved searches emailing new matches, no per-car charge
- Live dealer inventory, ranked by price against the market
- The same car cheaper nearby, on every match
Unlimited
$15 per month
- Unlimited car searches with Ask Carlyle
- 50 saved cars watched and unlimited saved searches, no per-car charge
- Everything in Plus
- You will run out of cars before it runs out of you
The free stuff stays free
Service guides for 800+ models and private market rental rates by city, no account needed.
The next car you look at, look at it with Carlyle
Start with the free daily car search - no card, and your phone stays quiet because we never have your number to sell.
Cancel anytime. We never sell your details to a dealer.
Already subscribed? Nothing changes - same chats, same price, invoices in your account.