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.
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 within 250 miles of you, 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. You pay us, 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
- You pay us directly - 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
Buying a car this month, not every month.
- 3 chats a day with Ask Carlyle
- Value estimates and negotiation data
- Cancel the week you drive it home
Plus
$10 per month
The same thing, cheaper if it takes a while.
- 3 chats a day with Ask Carlyle
- Value estimates and negotiation data
- Maintenance outlook for the cars you shortlist
Unlimited
$50 per month
No daily cap. For the truly car-brained.
- 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 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.
Start freeAlready subscribed? Nothing changes - same chats, same price, invoices in your account. Cancel anytime. Running cars for income instead? Carlyle for Fleets is the main event.