Recume - AI that spots car scams before they cost you
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Upload a photo of any car part. Get an instant AI diagnosis, repair cost estimate, and expert recommendations — for less than a cup of coffee.
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Jashwanth, solo builder of Recume.
The idea started from a simple frustration: most people have no idea if what a mechanic tells them is legit or a upsell. So I built Recume to fix that, snap a photo of any car part, and get an instant AI-powered diagnosis, condition score, and fair repair cost estimate. No more walking into a shop blind.
Would love for you to try it out and tell me what you think, bugs, feature ideas, roasts, all welcome 🙏
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One thing that would really help is adding a way to track repair history for each car over time. So I could upload the same brake pad photo in six months and see how wear progressed, or check what fixes were recommended last visit. Would make it way more useful as an ongoing tool instead of a one-time check.
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@ceylinarbaivif This means a lot, thank you for taking the time to write it out. I actually already have scan history in the app so you can look back at past diagnoses, but the piece you're describing (linking repeat scans of the same part to show wear progression, and surfacing what was recommended last time) isn't built yet. That's a genuinely great idea and exactly the kind of thing that makes Recume something people keep coming back to instead of a one time check. Adding it to the roadmap, really appreciate you pointing this out 🙏
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Snapped a pic of my squeaky belt and it nailed the issue right away, even gave me a rough price range. Way easier than scrolling through forums trying to figure out what's wrong.
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@ersinyzak1i75 Appreciate you trying it out man! Glad it saved you the forum rabbit hole 🙌 let me know if you run into anything else you want it to nail down.
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Snapped a pic of my weird rattling exhaust and it nailed the issue in seconds, even threw in a rough cost range that matched what my mechanic quoted. Honestly didn't expect it to be that spot on for the price.
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@zcanyelkenzudp That's awesome to hear love that it matched your mechanic's quote too, that's exactly the trust we're going for. Thanks for giving it a shot
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snapped a pic of my weird rattling thing under the hood and it actually nailed what was wrong, plus gave a realistic price range. kind of wish i had this before my last shop visit honestly
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@krakazmanl9ssd Ha, love that. Glad it caught it before your last shop visit's sequel
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honestly this looks super useful for anyone who doesn't know much about cars. one thing I'd love to see is a "before you go to the mechanic" checklist or some kind of prep guide so you know what to ask or verify when you take it in. would save a lot of people from getting upsold on stuff they don't actually need
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@ufukt99302 Great idea, a "before you go to the mechanic" checklist would fit really well with what Recume's trying to do. Adding it to my list, thanks for the suggestion!
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Snapped a pic of my sputtering alternator and got a clear diagnosis plus a price range that actually matched what my mechanic quoted later. Solid little tool for anyone who hates getting blindsided at the shop.
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@melihacelercmv Really appreciate this, glad it held up against a real quote!
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Snapped a pic of my weird rattling exhaust and it actually nailed the issue plus gave me a fair price range before I called the shop. Wild that it costs less than my morning latte.
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@sema0axz Really glad it helped before you called the shop, that's exactly the use case I built it for!
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snapped a pic of my squeaky brake and got a solid answer in like 10 seconds, way more useful than scrolling through random forum posts honestly
love that you can just snap a pic of a part instead of digging through forums trying to describe the noise. the instant cost estimate alongside the diagnosis is a really smart touch, removes the whole back-and-forth with the shop.
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@fatmaburkal9ee Thank you! Removing that back-and-forth with the shop is exactly the goal, appreciate you noticing.
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One thing that would really help is adding a way to track repair history for each car over time. So I could upload the same brake pad photo in six months and see how wear progressed, or check what fixes were recommended last visit. Would make it way more useful as an ongoing tool instead of a one-time check.
@ceylinarbaivif This means a lot, thank you for taking the time to write it out. I actually already have scan history in the app so you can look back at past diagnoses, but the piece you're describing (linking repeat scans of the same part to show wear progression, and surfacing what was recommended last time) isn't built yet. That's a genuinely great idea and exactly the kind of thing that makes Recume something people keep coming back to instead of a one time check. Adding it to the roadmap, really appreciate you pointing this out 🙏
Snapped a pic of my squeaky belt and it nailed the issue right away, even gave me a rough price range. Way easier than scrolling through forums trying to figure out what's wrong.
@ersinyzak1i75 Appreciate you trying it out man! Glad it saved you the forum rabbit hole 🙌 let me know if you run into anything else you want it to nail down.
Snapped a pic of my weird rattling exhaust and it nailed the issue in seconds, even threw in a rough cost range that matched what my mechanic quoted. Honestly didn't expect it to be that spot on for the price.
@zcanyelkenzudp That's awesome to hear love that it matched your mechanic's quote too, that's exactly the trust we're going for. Thanks for giving it a shot
snapped a pic of my weird rattling thing under the hood and it actually nailed what was wrong, plus gave a realistic price range. kind of wish i had this before my last shop visit honestly
@krakazmanl9ssd Ha, love that. Glad it caught it before your last shop visit's sequel
honestly this looks super useful for anyone who doesn't know much about cars. one thing I'd love to see is a "before you go to the mechanic" checklist or some kind of prep guide so you know what to ask or verify when you take it in. would save a lot of people from getting upsold on stuff they don't actually need
@ufukt99302 Great idea, a "before you go to the mechanic" checklist would fit really well with what Recume's trying to do. Adding it to my list, thanks for the suggestion!
Snapped a pic of my sputtering alternator and got a clear diagnosis plus a price range that actually matched what my mechanic quoted later. Solid little tool for anyone who hates getting blindsided at the shop.
@melihacelercmv Really appreciate this, glad it held up against a real quote!
Snapped a pic of my weird rattling exhaust and it actually nailed the issue plus gave me a fair price range before I called the shop. Wild that it costs less than my morning latte.
@sema0axz Really glad it helped before you called the shop, that's exactly the use case I built it for!
snapped a pic of my squeaky brake and got a solid answer in like 10 seconds, way more useful than scrolling through random forum posts honestly
@aytennwxw Love hearing that!
love that you can just snap a pic of a part instead of digging through forums trying to describe the noise. the instant cost estimate alongside the diagnosis is a really smart touch, removes the whole back-and-forth with the shop.
@fatmaburkal9ee Thank you! Removing that back-and-forth with the shop is exactly the goal, appreciate you noticing.