Free buyer tools.
Once you know a car's history, these help you make the actual decision — organized, and saved right in your browser so nothing gets lost between the couch and the dealership.
Can you afford it?
Turn your take-home pay into a real transportation budget guardrail — before a dealer asks what monthly payment you're hoping to hit.
Open →True-cost calculator
Add up what one specific car really costs per month — payment, fuel, insurance, upkeep, depreciation — and compare it to your guardrail.
Open →Pre-purchase checklist
The 11 things to check before you hand over money — paperwork, inspection, and the deal itself. Tap to tick them off as you go.
Open →Vetting scorecard
Compare two or three cars side by side on what actually matters to you, weighted by importance. See a live ranking.
Open →Risk & affordability map
Log a car's quirks as you find them and we'll flag the real dealbreakers — serious problems you can't afford.
Open →No account, no sign-up. These tools save to your own browser only — we never see or store what you enter.