A row of everyday used cars on a plain yard

Services

Six kinds of research, commissioned separately.

Each service below runs from the same brief and closes with a written record. Order only the parts you want; nothing comes bundled.

On the list

Choose the pieces the brief calls for.

Vehicle sourcing research

Fee band €51–€100 per consultation

Included:

  • Going through the channels that match your brief
  • Filtering by budget, use, body and travel radius
  • Showing which listings are worth a look
  • Handing back a shortlist with the weak points named

Market price assessment

Fee band €1–€50 per consultation

Included:

  • Finding the closest available comparables
  • Allowing for mileage, year, spec and history
  • Stating a band instead of one figure
  • Showing what is pushing the figures apart

Specification review

Fee band €51–€100 per consultation

Included:

  • Checking the trim and options the advert claims
  • Going through the servicing and MOT record that is available
  • Flagging the model’s known trouble spots
  • Setting out what only an inspection will settle

Budget planning support

Fee band €101–€150 per consultation

Included:

  • Breaking the total cost of ownership into its parts
  • Sizing insurance, tax and first-year upkeep
  • Showing what your budget buys at each level
  • Suggesting where to hold money back

Options comparison

Fee band €101–€150 per consultation

Included:

  • Setting the candidates side by side on your priorities
  • Naming what each choice gives up
  • Ranking them against the brief, not against taste
  • Recording the reasoning so it can be re-read later

Purchase decision support

Fee band €151–€200 per consultation

Included:

  • Answering your remaining questions one by one
  • Setting out what to look at during a viewing
  • Noting the points that justify walking away
  • Preparing the questions to put to the seller
How the fee band is set

By the work in the brief, not the price of the car.

Every consultation is priced inside one of four bands, the widest topping out at €200. Which band applies depends on how many candidates the brief produces, how much of a record exists for the model, and what has to be read to answer it properly.

The band, and the figure inside it, are agreed in writing before anything starts. If the brief turns out narrower than it looked, the fee does not grow to fit it.

Two printed listings held side by side for comparison

A quiet country lane in late afternoon light

Next step

Not sure which service fits? Send the brief and we will say.