Direct answer: Drive Right lists three flat-fee car-buying options: a $295 Car Buying Consultant plan, a $495 Hire Drive Right plan, and an $895 Ultimate Concierge plan. The amount of research, search, negotiation, and transaction coordination varies by plan. Buyers choose the scope, provide their criteria, review the work, and retain responsibility for purchase, financing, insurance, registration, and final contract decisions.
The four-stage process
- Choose a scope. Compare the current plan descriptions and fees on the pricing and plans page.
- Share the buying brief. Provide the vehicle type, budget, location, timing, financing context, trade-in context, and any non-negotiable requirements that affect the search.
- Review the scoped work. Depending on the selected plan, this may include vehicle research, a shortlist, inventory search, price discussion, or transaction coordination. The plan description controls what is included.
- Make the decision. The buyer decides whether to proceed and should independently review the vehicle, financing, insurance, taxes, registration requirements, and final paperwork.
Current listed plans
These fees are reproduced from schedule.html, the site's pricing source of truth. Check that page before purchase because scope and availability can change.
Car Buying Consultant — $295
The listed scope includes vehicle research, a personalized shortlist, total-cost analysis, a written recommendation, and a consultation. Confirm the current inclusions before booking.
View current planHire Drive Right — $495
The listed scope adds inventory search, price negotiation, and an advisor through the buying process. Outcomes and transaction timing depend on the buyer, vehicle, seller, lender, and market.
View current planUltimate Concierge — $895
The listed scope adds searches across niche channels, priority communication, transaction management, and delivery coordination. Confirm geographic and vehicle-specific limits before booking.
View current planHow to evaluate the fee
Compare the listed fee and scope with the work you want to delegate. Drive Right does not promise a specific discount, time saving, vehicle outcome, loan approval, interest rate, or return on the fee. Ask what deliverables you will receive, what happens if the search changes, and which expenses remain your responsibility.
Compensation and independence disclosure
Drive Right's statements about dealer referrals, commissions, kickbacks, or other third-party compensation are pending owner attestation and supporting documentation. This page does not represent that those relationships do or do not exist. Prospective clients should request a current written disclosure before paying if compensation relationships could affect their decision.
Scope and limitations
- Drive Right is not identified on this site as a lender, insurer, vehicle inspector, law firm, tax adviser, or government agency.
- Vehicle condition, seller representations, financing terms, taxes, registration, warranties, and contracts require separate review with the relevant qualified provider or official source.
- Inventory, pricing, incentives, lending offers, and transaction timing can change. Confirm material terms when making the purchase decision.