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Why we do deals this way

Our founder has bought cars one way for twenty-six years. Decide exactly what you want. Ask the dealers that list it for their price in writing. Let them compete with each other instead of with you.

Two ways to buy the same car

The showroom way

  • You pick the nearest store that has it and give it a Saturday.
  • The online price grows once you sit down: fees, add-ons, sometimes a markup you never saw listed.
  • You negotiate against a professional, blind to what the same car costs elsewhere.
  • You sign tired, because walking out means starting over somewhere else.

The Carwright way

  • You name the exact car once, from your phone. No showroom, no Saturday.
  • Up to thirty stores that list it get the same question, in writing: their out-the-door price.
  • Each dealer knows others got the same request, so it has a reason to send its best complete number first.
  • Before you sign, you upload the dealer's paperwork and we lay it beside the written price, line by line. Any difference shows while you can still walk away.

Why in writing

A number said across a desk can change by the time the paperwork prints. A number in writing, for one stock number, is a fact. The FTC agrees: get the price in writing before you visit (FTC consumer alert, July 18, 2022).

Why the dealers that list it get the same question

One dealer has no reason to write its best number down. Twenty do. The stores that list your car, in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, are asked the same question in writing.

Why the fee is yours to pay

Only buyers pay Carwright, never dealers: one flat fee, once.

Why nothing goes without your tap

You approved the exact message each dealer receives. Carwright refuses to send anything that changed afterward.

Why the paperwork check

In a 2024 survey of 2,000 consumers, 86 percent worried about hidden fees (KPA, via CBT News, 2024). So Carwright compares the buyer's order with the quote before you sign.

What we claim and what we do not

We claim the method, not a saving: the stores that list your car, asked the same question in writing. Twenty to thirty, where enough have it. The promise: three written quotes that count within ten business days, or the fee back in full.

Sources

Sources checked October 17, 2026 by Carwright; the law cited is as of that date.

Research for buyers, not legal or financial advice; Carwright is not a lender or a loan broker.

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