Carlyle for consumers
Know the fair price before you walk in.
Carlyle prices cars for people who buy them for a living. Point that same engine at a car you're considering: what it's worth, what it'll really cost to keep, and what to offer.
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 a free chat a day, no card. The paid plans just take the cap off while you're shopping.
Weekly
$3 per week
- 3 searching chats a day with Ask Carlyle
- Live dealer inventory, ranked on value
- Negotiation data: the same car cheaper nearby
- Cancel the week you drive it home
Plus
$10 per month
- 3 searching chats a day with Ask Carlyle
- Live dealer inventory, ranked on value
- Negotiation data: the same car cheaper nearby
- Maintenance outlook for the cars you shortlist
Unlimited
$50 per month
- Unlimited Ask Carlyle chats
- Everything in Plus
- You will run out of cars before it runs out of you
Rather hand it off?
A human negotiator contacts the dealer, works the price with comparable-listing leverage, and reports back within 24 hours. $250 flat - and the free stuff stays free: service guides for 800+ models and live Turo market rates, no account needed.
The next car you look at, look at it with Carlyle
Start with the free daily chat - 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.