You pick the new car. We get dealerships competing for it, negotiate your deal and check every fee, rate and add-on. You just walk in, sign and drive away.
From your last test drive to the day you get the keys, here's where buyerside fits in. Tap a step to jump ahead.
Do your test drives at whichever dealerships you like, and take your time. Once you know exactly what you want, down to the make, model, trim and colour, that's when you book us.
You don't need to talk numbers with anyone yet. That part is our job.
While you shop, keep in mind
After your discovery call, we go to work. We contact dealerships across the Lower Mainland for your exact car, get written out-the-door quotes, and negotiate them against each other.
We also check your financing or lease rate, get offers for your trade-in, and if your exact trim and colour isn't on a lot, we arrange a dealer trade or factory order. You get the best deal we can find, in writing, before you set foot in the dealership.
In every quote, we check for
On the day we've set, you go to the dealership, sign, and pick up your new car. Before you go, we review the paperwork line by line so there are no surprises.
In the business office, we're a phone call away. If anything shows up that wasn't in your deal, like a new fee, a warranty you didn't ask for, or a different rate or payment, you call us before you sign.
Before you drive away, check
There are more ways to get taken advantage of at a dealership than most buyers ever realize.
We'll still fight hard for your deal:
But our first job is simple: make sure you walk out treated fairly.
Not hypotheticals. These are things we've watched happen to real buyers, and exactly what we're there to stop.
Some dealerships push the vehicles they're currently earning bonus commissions or incentives on. Those incentives do nothing for you.
Inflated lies about inventory, like “that's the last one in that colour” or “someone else is coming to see it today”, and lines like “If we do that, do we have a deal today?” They're built to stop you checking another dealership.
Unnecessary fees, plus warranties and packages presented as mandatory when their real job is padding the dealership's profit.
It's called dealer reserve. The bank pays the dealership more commission when your interest rate is higher, so there's a reason to quote you a rate above what you actually qualify for.
Say your real payment works out to $450 a month. At the sales desk, they show you $500. That leaves them $50 a month of room, and in the finance office they fill it with a warranty or another product. The payment matches what you were told, but now you're paying for something you never asked for.
Most people don't even know this is possible. We've personally heard coworkers brag about it.
↑ the “lag”: filled in the finance office with a warranty or product you never asked for
The payment matches what you were promised. What it pays for doesn't.
Warranties and other finance-office products can be marked up as much as 600%.
A warranty that costs the dealership a few hundred dollars can be sold to you for thousands.
When your interest rate is higher than it needs to be, the lender can pay the dealership more. That extra is called dealer reserve.
Nobody's scared to buy an iPhone.
So why are so many people scared to buy a car?
We spent years inside dealerships and saw how the system is built: the pay plans, the targets, the tactics. Too often, it works against the person buying the car.
More and more people are afraid to go buy a car. Nobody feels that way buying an iPhone or new clothes. Most people actually enjoy it. Buying a car should feel the same.
We want to change the industry. We know the playbook from the inside, and we use that insider knowledge to make sure you're never the one being taken advantage of.
Metro Vancouver, the North Shore and the Fraser Valley. We get quotes from dealerships across the region, so you're not stuck with the one closest to you.
No. We don't take or make money from dealerships. We represent you, the client, in the buying process.
We contact several dealerships for your exact car, get written out-the-door quotes, and use them against each other. Then we go through every line: the price, the fees, the add-ons and the finance or lease terms. We can't guarantee a specific price, discount or rate, but we promise to get you the best deal we can find and make sure you're not taken advantage of.
Not right now. We focus on new vehicles, where we can compare the exact same car across dealerships and know precisely what a fair deal looks like.
Yes. We check that your finance or lease rate isn't marked up and compare it with what a bank or credit union would offer. If you're trading in, we get offers for your vehicle so its value can't be quietly lowered inside the deal.
We look beyond the lot. Dealerships can trade vehicles with each other, and if your exact trim and colour isn't available nearby, we can arrange a factory order. We'll tell you the timeline before anything is locked in.
After you book, we'll set up a quick discovery call to confirm the exact car you want and what you need from the deal. Once that call is done, you send the $250 by Interac e-Transfer to contact@buyerside.me (we'll walk you through it), and we start contacting dealerships. Book us once you're 100% decided on the car, so do your test drives first. If you cancel before we've sent you your deal, you'll get 75% back ($187.50). Once we've sent you your deal in writing, the fee isn't refundable.
It depends on the car. If your exact trim and colour is in stock, it can move quickly. If we need a dealer trade or a factory order, it takes longer. We'll give you a realistic timeline on your discovery call and keep you updated until your signing day is set.
All of the Lower Mainland: Vancouver, the North Shore, Burnaby, Richmond, the Tri-Cities, Surrey, Delta, Langley and out through the Fraser Valley. We get quotes from dealerships across the region.
Only to sign and pick up your car. We handle the quotes and the back-and-forth. On signing day you'll see the salesperson and the business office, but you'll walk in knowing your deal, we'll have already reviewed the paperwork, and we're on call if anything changes.
Tell us the exact car you've chosen. We'll get dealerships competing for it and send you the best deal we can find, in writing.
Know someone shopping for a car? Refer them, and if they buy with buyerside, we'll send you $100.