CoPilot Compare

New car or nearly-new? Compare price savings and features.

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New car or nearly-new? Compare price savings and features.

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Shopping for a new car? Wait. A fully-loaded, reliable, nearly-new lease return may be your better option. Copilot’s new Compare tool shows you where they’re hiding - and reveals just how much you can save while ensuring you get the exact equipment you want.

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As a first time car buyer, CoPilot helped give me the information I needed to find a car that fit exactly what I was looking for - selected my mileage, budget, and must have features and CoPilot did the rest. Over a year later and I am still thrilled with the car I chose and the experience. Beyond just finding me the right car it helped me learn more about what was a good deal and when the right time to buy would be. That helped a TON as I went into the dealership armed with knowledge and ready to negotiate. This led to real savings that I would never have known how to secure on my own. I recommend CoPilot to coworkers, family and friends - really anyone who will listen. Give it a shot and you won’t be disappointed!

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5yr ago

CoPilot Compare

Maker

@alex_pinder Thanks for your comment Alex. Your point on right time to buy is critical to getting the best car at the best price. We are introducing Compare now because the nearly new market will be offering its best deals in a long time later this fall and in early winter.

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5yr ago

Scout

I’ve been using CoPilot for about a month now and their data is incredible. I have a BMW that’s just about a decade old and it’s on its last leg. It’s been all over the US from Chicago to Mississippi. It’s served me well, but not sure how long she has left! It’s been really crazy valuable to see how much I can sell it for, what I can get for the value, if the dealer is giving me a deal or not, how motivated they are to sell... and a ton more. Buying a car is so complicated and CoPilot has been great to help me simplify the process and get an A+ new to me car for a small fraction of the cost the dealer would extract out of me for a 2020 model. I don’t think I’ll ever buy any other way. Oh, and it’s FREE (don’t ask me how they do it!)

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5yr ago

CoPilot Compare

Maker

@inventitorfixit I appreciate the comment and am glad that you had such a great experience Jordan. Let me address the question of how do we monetize while remaining your independent expert advisor. We don't take money from dealers or manufacturers and, unlike traditional online car shopping sites, dealers and manufacturers can never pay to be ranked higher in (or even included in) our recommendations and results. So how will we make money? As the CoPilot community grows so does the buying power for other things related to owning a car. For example, we will be able to provide our members with great deals on auto insurance and the like, providing you with big savings while providing us a "win-win" way to make money.

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5yr ago

Learn.xyz

Maker

Arndt here, also from CoPilot. I wanted to share my personal 🚗 story and why I am so excited about introducing CoPilot Compare to you with @mbaker_4 @patryanchicago and the team. In 2017 (way before Compare existed) I found myself in a new role, having to commute 2 hours every day. I didn’t have a car. Some research later, I decided I really wanted a Volkswagen GTI. I am a car geek, but the experience of shopping for a new car drove even me insane. I gave up after looking at dozens of new cars, frustrated with dealers and Truecar, intransparent pricing (“this incentive actually doesn’t apply to you”), and finance deals hiding costs in the fine print. Out of that frustration, I stumbled across a “certified” 2016 model of the GTI, two trim levels up from what I was shopping for. Instead of the original price of ~$36k it was priced at ~$28k with (drumroll...) only 4700 miles. And I learned that 2016 and 2017 models are basically identical. I drove that (nearly new) car off the lot for ~$26k a day later, financed. It was an early lease return and someone else had literally taken a $10,000 hit before me, plus I got all the extra bells and whistles… Leather seats, sports package, sunroof, Apple CarPlay, etc.. It came with 2 years of manufacturer bumper-to-bumper warranty, something I learned later is common for certified cars. I got lucky back then, and I am excited that by introducing CoPilot Compare, we’ll get more people to consider the alternative I stumbled into by accident. Most people never even consider these slightly used (or “nearly new” as we call them) cars and we want to change that. Whatever your reason is for wanting a new car: Don’t get one just yet. Maybe think of my story first and let Compare help you decide if there are better alternatives. Why not take a look at least? And yes, I still have the GTI. Best car ever, love that thing. But ouch, tires are expensive. Questions? Car questions? Bring it on.

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5yr ago

Love! As someone who is NOT a car expert... CoPilot gives me the confidence I need to make such an insanely large purchase! As a prospective new buyer, I love the fact that I can take my time exploring the ap without feeling pressured. Huge fan!

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5yr ago

Learn.xyz

Maker

🙌 @katie_perkins That's great! We made this product to empower non-experts... Which is most of us!

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5yr ago

CoPilot Compare

Maker

Hi Product Hunt! 👋 It’s Michaela, Head of Product at CoPilot. I’m so excited to launch CoPilot Compare on Product Hunt. CoPilot Compare is our free web tool that is going to help car shoppers save thousands on their next car purchase. We built CoPilot Compare because something unique is about to happen in the car market: There will be a surplus of over 800,000 nearly new vehicles flooding the market this fall, driven by deferred lease returns and Hertz going down. This is going to create a paradigm shift in car shopping. With CoPilot Compare, we are building a new category, nearly-new. New cars depreciate fast, but used cars can be unreliable. Nearly-new cars are 1-2 years old, have all the great features and equipment you want, still have their factory warranty, and all at a much lower price than brand new. CoPilot Compare is helping all car shoppers better navigate these industry changes, so all shoppers can find the cars they have been looking for within their price point. I hope you’ll try out CoPilot Compare and share your feedback!

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5yr ago

I used CoPilot for my wife's vehicle purchase at the recommendation of a close friend and now I'm kicking myself for not having heard of it sooner. I was able to find a great deal on a Honda Pilot without the usual game of emailing a bunch of dealerships, wasting a bunch of time on the phone with them, and getting followup spam from all of them. I also really appreciated that the app made it easy to understand the differences between different models and the reviews were very helpful too. When my car gets on its last legs I'll definitely be using CoPilot again for my next purchase.

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5yr ago

CoPilot Compare

Maker

@mark_brown7 Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm glad to hear that you were able to find a great deal on a Honda Pilot and that we were able to make it easy for you to understand the differences between the different models etc. We can't wait to help you out when you are ready for your next purchase :)

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5yr ago

Very helpful product.

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5yr ago

CoPilot Compare

Maker

@vigginator That's great to hear! Glad you had a great experience using CoPilot.

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5yr ago

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