Most people dread buying a car for the same reason: the moment you show interest somewhere online, your phone starts ringing. You get emails from dealers you never heard of. Someone who works at a dealership 40 miles away starts texting you weekly. The information you handed over to browse inventory gets distributed to people whose job is to follow up until you buy or block them.
Drive Match was built around a different idea. Car buyers should have options that actually match how they want to shop, not just one path that works in the dealer's favor. So we built three of them.
Shop Yourself: Browse Real Inventory Without Giving Up Your Information
Shop Yourself is the anonymous car shopping experience on Drive Match. You browse thousands of real vehicles pulled from live dealer inventory across the country, build actual monthly payments using real lease and finance numbers, and submit offers to dealers without ever sharing your name, phone number, or email address.
Here is how the privacy protection works: when you submit an offer on a vehicle, the dealer can see the offer details and the vehicle you want. They cannot see who you are. Your contact information stays completely hidden until one of two things happens: either the dealer accepts your offer, or you accept a counter offer from the dealer. Nothing else triggers information sharing. No drive-by browsing, no building a payment, no submitting an offer.
That structure means you can actually shop. You can look at 15 different trim levels, build payments on all of them, and send offers to multiple dealers to see who comes back with the best response. Nobody calls you just because you clicked on a listing. Nobody emails you because you spent time on a vehicle detail page.
What You Get in Shop Yourself (Free)
- Real-time inventory from dealers across the United States
- Payment calculator with lease and finance estimates
- Offer submission with full anonymity until a deal is accepted
- Up to 2 open dealer inquiries at a time
- No Drive Match fees on your transaction
Shop Yourself costs nothing to use. Drive Match does not charge buyers a fee on Shop Yourself transactions. The platform makes money through dealer subscriptions, not by taking a cut of your deal.
Curated Deals: Pre-Arranged Pricing, Ready When You Are
Curated Deals is a different section of the platform with a different purpose. Instead of browsing open inventory and building your own offer, you are looking at deals that have already been structured. The pricing is transparent upfront, the vehicles are specific, and the dealer context is already there.
When you find a Curated Deal you want, you submit your interest directly to that dealer. Your contact information is shared at the point of submission so the dealer can follow up and move the deal forward. There is no anonymity layer here because the deal is already pre-arranged and you are opting into a specific transaction with a specific dealer.
Drive Match charges a fee on Curated Deals. That fee is included in the due-at-signing amount shown on the deal, and it is only charged after you take delivery of the vehicle. You do not pay anything upfront just to express interest.
Curated Deals work well when you want a more guided experience, when you have already done your research and just want to find a good deal that is ready to close, or when you are looking for specific incentive structures that partner dealers have arranged through the platform.
Drive Match Concierge: Our Team Handles the Entire Search
The Concierge service is for buyers who would rather spend their time doing anything other than car shopping. For a one-time $999 fee, our team of licensed professionals takes on the full research and negotiation process.
After you pay and sign the service agreement, you schedule a concierge call where our team learns exactly what you are looking for. From there, we search the market, identify vehicles that match your criteria, coordinate with dealers in our network, and negotiate pricing on your behalf. You get presented with curated options. You choose what works. We handle the back-and-forth.
The $999 fee is non-refundable once payment is processed because it covers the professional service our team provides regardless of whether a purchase is ultimately made. Before payment, you review and sign a service agreement that spells out the terms clearly. No surprises.
You can track your concierge request status from your dashboard at any point during the process, so you always know where things stand without having to chase anyone down.
Drive Match Pro: Better Tools for Serious Car Shoppers
On top of the three shopping paths, Drive Match offers a Pro subscription for buyers who want more data and more control over their shopping experience. Pro costs $19.99 per month, or $12.50 per month when billed annually.
The free tier of Shop Yourself gives you a solid foundation, but Pro unlocks a layer of tools that make a real difference, especially if you are shopping for a lease or comparing multiple vehicles seriously.
What Drive Match Pro Includes
Calculator with Real Rates and Residuals
The payment calculator in the free tier accepts manual inputs. Pro upgrades it to pull real-time manufacturer rates and residual values, so the monthly payment you see reflects what the manufacturer's current program actually offers, not a generic estimate you have to cross-reference somewhere else.
Sub-1% Rate Finder
Manufacturers regularly offer special financing well below standard rates, sometimes below 1% APR. The Sub-1% Rate Finder scans for those programs across makes so you can find them without spending hours on manufacturer websites or relying on a salesperson to mention them.
Lease Deal Finder
Pro subscribers get access to a curated feed of lease deals ranked by quality. Deals are categorized as Amazing, Great, or Good based on actual program data, so you can quickly spot which vehicles are genuinely worth pursuing at a given point in the month before programs change.
Full Incentive Programs
Free accounts see common incentive programs. Pro unlocks the full list of available programs for each vehicle, including loyalty bonuses, conquest offers, military and first responder programs, and others that can meaningfully change a monthly payment or drive-off amount.
Expanded Cart and Inquiry Limits
Free accounts allow 2 vehicles in the cart and 1 model at a time, with up to 2 open dealer inquiries. Pro raises those to 5 vehicles across 2 models and 5 open inquiries at once. Useful when you are genuinely comparing several options before committing.
Payment Grid with Lease Score
Instead of a single quote, Pro generates a full payment grid across different term lengths and mileage allowances. Each scenario comes with a Lease Score so you can assess the quality of the deal structure at a glance, plus warranty coverage context so you know how much of the lease term falls outside manufacturer coverage.
Side-by-Side Vehicle Comparison
Pro lets you compare vehicles head to head with MPG data included, so you can make decisions based on something more than sticker price and monthly payment.
Safety Ratings and Recall Alerts
5-star crash test ratings and active recall alerts surface directly in the vehicle detail view. You do not need to go look them up separately on NHTSA.
Factory Warranty Timeline
Pro shows a full coverage timeline for the factory warranty on each vehicle, along with a brand comparison, so you know exactly what is covered and for how long before you sign anything.
Fee and Tax Breakdown
In supported states, Pro breaks down doc fees, government fees, and taxes as separate line items so there are no surprises at the table. You know what you are paying and why before you walk into a dealership.
Section 179 Eligibility
For business buyers, Pro flags vehicles that qualify for Section 179 deductions, which can significantly change the effective cost of a vehicle purchase for a business. That badge appears on qualifying vehicles so you do not have to calculate eligibility manually.
1-on-1 Expert Calls and Priority Support
Pro subscribers can book time directly with a Drive Match expert for a 1-on-1 call, and they get priority routing on support inquiries.
Finding the Right Fit
If you value privacy and want full control over when dealers can contact you, start with Shop Yourself. The anonymity protection is built into the foundation of how the platform works, and it costs nothing.
If you have already done your research and want to find a deal that is already structured with transparent pricing, look through Curated Deals. You will share your information when you express interest, but you will know exactly what you are expressing interest in.
If the whole process sounds exhausting and you would rather pay someone who knows the market to handle it, the Concierge service exists for exactly that reason.
And if you are shopping seriously for a lease or want the full picture on any vehicle before you commit, Pro pays for itself on the first deal where it helps you spot a program or avoid a fee you did not know was there.
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