Answer a few questions
Your budget, how you’ll use the car and what matters to you.
About a minuteBuying a car shouldn’t
feel like a test
you might fail.
So let one of our carfinders do the work for you.
Tell us what you’re after. We’ll come back with 3 cars worth looking at sometimes, including ones that aren’t publicly listed yet.
Start here
Question 1 · takes about a minute
Do you have a car in mind?
Yes, I know what I’m afterMake and model, a listing, or just the plateNo, help me work it outA few questions about your budget and how you’ll use itFreeNo obligation3 matches for you to keep
Thank you for finding my new car for me and for all your hard work behind the scenes to make this purchase easy and stress free.
How it works
Just a minute of your time, leave the rest to us.
Get 3 cars worth looking at
Picked by a carfinder, with why each one made the list. Yours to keep either way.
Within 1 working day
Talk it through
Your carfinder calls to go through the list. If you want us to run the whole search, they’ll explain what that costs and start carfinding.
Free call, no obligationStart with question 1Free. Your 3 matches are yours to keep.
Nobody enjoys this part
A car is one of the biggest things you’ll ever buy. It’s also one of the few where you’re expected to become an expert overnight.
The person on the other side of the deal does this every day. Now you’ve got someone doing it every day for you.
- “There are 40,000 cars listed and they all look the same.”
- “Is this a fair price, or am I getting done?”
- “What’s the actual difference between these 3 variants?”
- “Hybrid, petrol, diesel or electric. Which one suits me?”
- “What’s this car been through before I got to it?”
- “I don’t have 3 weekends to spend on this.”
We’re on your side of the desk
carfinder isn’t a dealership and it isn’t a listings site. We’re the buyer’s agent. You tell us what you need, we go and find it.
We recommend, we don't sell
Nothing on a lot we need to move this month. No targets, no stock to clear, nothing steering you toward one car over another.
Cars before the public sees them
Trade contacts mean we’re often looking at cars days before they’re listed, at prices you wouldn’t get on your own.
We’ll tell you when to walk away
If it’s the wrong car or the price isn’t right, you’ll hear it from us. That’s the point of having someone independent.
Straight answers about money
Your fee is how we get paid. A dealer will sometimes pay us a referral fee as well, and it never changes which cars we put in front of you.
A person chooses your
matches. Not an algorithm.
Your answers don’t get fed into software that spits out whatever’s listed today. One of our carfinders reads them and picks the vehicles themselves, the same way they’d advise a mate who asked.
They know every brand on the New Zealand market and every drivetrain in it: petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric. Which model year quietly fixed the gearbox problem. Which variant is worth the extra $4,000, and which car looks like a bargain right up until the first service.
Being in the trade also means seeing cars you can’t. Wholesale, auction and dealer stock that never reaches a public listing.
100 yearsof combined trade experienceNew + usedretail, wholesale, parts and serviceThousandsof cars bought and sold between them
What your carfinder does for youFilters the market to suit your budget and needsFlags known problems for that model and yearChecks the price against the kms and conditionTells you when to walk away
What it costs
The quiz and your matches are free. You only pay if you want us to run the whole search.
Free
Your 3 matches. Finish the quiz, that’s all.
- 3 cars matched to your budget and how you’ll use the car
- Why each one made the list, and what to check on it
- A call with a carfinder, if you’d like one
- No obligation to go any further
Freewith iLoan NZ finance$499only if you buy through us
Your own carfinder, start to finish.
- We keep sourcing until we find the right one
- History check and independent inspection before you commit
- We negotiate the price for you
- We sort the numbers on your trade-in
- Transport booked, wherever you are in New Zealand
- Free WOFs for as long as you own it
Before you start
The questions we get asked most, including the ones people are too polite to ask.
How do you make money?
Your first 3 matches are free, and if you want us to run the whole search for you it’s $499. That’s it.
Is this an AI thing?
No. A carfinder reads your answers and picks the vehicles themselves. The quiz is simply a quicker way to tell us what you need.
What if I already know the car I want?
We’ll look at it, tell you what we think its worth and negotiate a price on your behalf.
I’m not in Auckland. Does that matter?
Not at all. We work New Zealand wide, handling the inspection, purchase and delivery wherever you are.
Do I need to sell my current car first?
No. Tell us in the quiz and we’ll factor it in. We’ll explain whether a trade-in or private sale leaves you better off. We may even be able to help sell your car for you.
Do I have to arrange finance?
You choose how you want to pay, if you finance and you use one of our finance partners, carfinder is free!
What happens after the quiz?
Your matches land in your inbox. A carfinder can then get in touch within one working day to talk through the list.
Let’s find your next car
A minute of questions, and you’ll know what you should be looking at and what it should cost.
Take the 1-minute quizFreeNo obligationYour matches are yours to keep