How does Motrix work?

You tell Motrix the car you want. We contact multiple dealers for you — by email and real phone calls — strip every junk fee, and negotiate your out-the-door price in writing. You approve the final number and sign. You never sit across from a salesperson.

What does Motrix cost, and when do I pay?

$0 upfront. You only pay when Motrix lands you a deal you actually sign — $399 for the Deal tier (done-for-you), $799 for Pro (a dedicated human on your deal), or $1,499 for founder-led Concierge. If it does not close a deal you sign, you pay nothing.

Do I have to talk to the dealer at all?

Never. Motrix handles all communication. The only thing you sign is the final contract.

How long does it take?

Most deals are locked within 24–72 hours. We contact dealers immediately after your brief is filed and follow up aggressively until we get a response.

Does this work for used cars too?

Yes. Motrix works for new, used, and CPO vehicles. Used car negotiations use different tactics — we focus on vehicle history, condition-based pricing, and market comparables rather than MSRP.

What if I have a trade-in?

Enter your license plate number in the brief. We automatically pull your vehicle's value from KBB, Carvana, and CarMax. We negotiate your new car price first, then your trade separately.

Is Motrix a car broker?

No. Motrix is a negotiation facilitation service. We're not a licensed dealer or broker — we're an AI agent that negotiates on your behalf. You make every final decision.

What does Motrix actually do?

Motrix is an autonomous AI agent that contacts car dealers on your behalf and negotiates the entire deal. You submit a brief about the vehicle you want, and the agent handles every dealer interaction — emails, SMS, fee disputes, price counter-offers — until it surfaces a final deal for you to review and sign. You never have to talk to a dealer.

Is Motrix a car broker or dealer?

No. Motrix is a negotiation facilitation service. We're not a licensed dealer or broker. We act as an AI agent representing the buyer's interests. The buyer makes every final decision and signs the contract directly with the dealer.

How does $0 until you sign actually work?

On every paid tier (Deal $399, Pro $799, Concierge $1,499), you pay nothing upfront. The fee only applies if Motrix secures a deal that meets your target and you choose to sign the contract. If we can't find a deal that works, you pay nothing. 30-minute money-back window after purchase for any reason.

Can I use Motrix for used cars?

Yes. Motrix handles new, used, certified pre-owned, and lease deals. The fee structures and negotiation tactics adapt to the vehicle type — the brief flow asks which condition you want.

What's in the Concierge tier?

Concierge is founder-led negotiation. Founder Jimmy Sturdivent personally handles every step from your first inquiry to your signed contract, with AI agents working alongside. Includes trade-in coordination, financing review, insurance shopping, and delivery logistics. 24-hour SLA on every touchpoint. Limited to the first 25 Founding buyers at the $999 founding rate (standard rate $1,499).

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Watch a Motrix deal
close in 71 hours.

Sarah filed a brief on a 2024 Honda Accord Sport in Fort Lauderdale. We negotiated against 5 dealers in parallel. Below is every voicemail, every email, every counter — exactly as it happened. The dealer never spoke to Sarah. Final out-the-door: $3,847 saved.

$3,847

Total saved vs first quote

71hr

Time to close

Phone calls Sarah made

Dealer visits

The deal below is fictional but every script, email format, and counter pattern mirrors how an actual Motrix mandate runs in production.

T+0:00

BUYER

The buyer files her brief

A buyer submits a 5-minute brief.

  Vehicle: 2024 Honda Accord Sport
  Target OTD: $30,500
  Zip: 33301 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
  Trade-in: 2018 Mazda CX-5 Touring, 78k mi, clean title
  Financing: Has $32k pre-approval at 6.4% APR
  Notes: "Wants white or grey exterior, no leather upgrade needed"

Motrix takes it from here. Buyer goes back to her day.

T+0:14

MOTRIX

Motrix finds 8 candidate vehicles

Motrix scans active inventory across 60 miles of the buyer's zip in real time. Filters by trim (Sport), color (white or grey), and condition (new only).

Results — 8 matches across 6 dealers:
  ✓ Schomp Honda — white, MSRP $30,990 → asking $32,400 OTD
  ✓ Royal Palm Honda — lunar silver, asking $32,890 OTD
  ✓ Coconut Creek Honda — white, asking $31,995 OTD
  ✓ Holman Honda Fort Lauderdale — grey, $32,750 OTD
  ✓ Rick Case Honda — white, $33,495 OTD (highest)
  ✓ Hollywood Honda — white, $32,250 OTD
  + 2 more in adjacent zip 33067

Ranked by leverage opportunity. Buyer approves the top 5 from her dashboard.

T+1:32

MOTRIX

Outreach package fires to all 5 dealers in parallel

For each of 5 approved dealers, Motrix generates and dispatches:
  - 1 ringless voicemail
  - 1 dealer-side email
  - 1 dealer website form submission

All 5 dealers get pinged within minutes — they don't know they're competing yet, but they will. The buyer's name, number, email, credit, and financing details NEVER leave Motrix. Dealers only see a friend who's helping a buddy shop.

T+2:00

MOTRIX

Voicemail dropped to Schomp Honda

The voicemail that drops to each dealer:

  "Hey, this is Marcus. Helping a buddy pick up a 2024 Accord Sport — saw
  you've got one in white that fits. He's down in the 33301, ready to move
  this week, financing already lined up.

  I'm collecting out-the-door numbers from a handful of dealers in the area.
  Best place to reach me is text or email — leave a number and I'll send
  contact info. Whoever's got the cleanest OTD gets the deal. Thanks."

Friendly, casual. The agent never names the buyer, never reveals her credit, never gives away which dealers are competing. Just a buddy shopping a deal.

T+8:14

SCHOMP HONDA (Mike)

First dealer reply

From: Mike Reyes <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: 2024 Accord Sport — OTD quote

Hey Marcus,

Got your message. Stock 24A1847 — white, black cloth interior, 6 miles.
Can do $32,400 OTD all in.

Breakdown:
  Vehicle price:         $29,995
  Doc fee:                  $895
  Nitrogen tire fill:       $399
  VIN etching:              $495
  Paint protection:         $699
  Title/registration:       $325
  Tax:                    $1,592
  TOTAL OTD:             $32,400

Trade: would need to see the Mazda first, can offer $14,500 sight-unseen.

Financing: 6.99% currently for 60mo on excellent credit.

Mike

T+8:19

MOTRIX

Motrix scores the quote — and finds 4 problems

Motrix parses Mike's email and scores it against the buyer's target + real market data:

  Deal score: 47/100 (POOR — push back hard or walk)

Problems flagged:
  1. JUNK FEES — $1,593 in refusable fees (nitrogen + VIN etch + paint
     protection). All non-essential, all refusable in writing.

  2. PRICE — $32,400 OTD versus a $30,800–$32,200 market range for the same
     trim within 200 miles. $1,600 above market low.

  3. APR — 6.99% offered versus the buyer's 6.4% outside pre-approval.
     Dealer rate has to match or be beaten, otherwise we close with the
     outside lender.

  4. TRADE — $14,500 dealer offer versus a $15,700 Carvana instant offer
     on the same Mazda. Dealer is $1,200 below the floor.

Motrix drafts the counter automatically and queues it for send.

T+8:42

MOTRIX

Counter sent to Mike

From: Marcus
Subject: Re: 2024 Accord Sport — sticking on a few items

Mike — close on a few of these and we move.

Fees to drop:
  - Nitrogen tire fill ($399)
  - VIN etching ($495)
  - Paint protection ($699)

He's declining all three. Standard buyer-side refusals.

OTD: market range on the same trim within 200mi is $30,800–$32,200.
Got a competing dealer at $31,500 with no junk fees attached. Need
you to match or beat.

Financing: he's pre-approved at 6.4% through his bank. Match or we
close on outside financing.

Trade: Carvana is at $15,700 on the Mazda. Your $14,500 is $1,200
below. Match Carvana or he'll sell to them and pay you cash for the
Accord.

Get me clean numbers and we sign this week.

Marcus

T+13:48

SCHOMP HONDA (Mike)

Mike comes back — partially fixed

From: Mike Reyes
Subject: Re: 2024 Accord Sport — sticking on a few items

Marcus, talked to my manager.

Updated breakdown:
  Vehicle price:         $29,495  (-$500)
  Doc fee:                  $895
  Title/registration:       $325
  Tax:                    $1,565
  TOTAL OTD:             $30,780  (was $32,400 — saved $1,620)

  Removed: nitrogen, VIN etch, paint protection ($1,593 total)

Trade: $14,800 (best I can do, that's $300 over my original)

Financing: I can match 6.4%. We have a relationship with Suncoast that's
giving a buy rate of 6.1% for excellent credit. I can write at 6.4% and
that lets us hold a small margin.

Are we close?

Mike

T+14:02

MOTRIX

Re-score after counter — much better

Updated deal score: 86/100 (GOOD — close to done)

Status changes:
  ✓ Junk fees: removed all 3 ($1,593 saved)
  ✓ Price: $30,780 OTD now within market range
  ✓ APR: matched outside pre-approval rate
  ⚠ Trade: still $900 below Carvana ($15,700 vs $14,800)

Recommendation: one more push on trade. If Mike comes to $15,500, sign. If he won't, sell to Carvana, pay Mike cash for the new car. Either way the buyer wins.

T+14:30

MOTRIX

Final trade push sent

From: Marcus
Subject: Re: 2024 Accord Sport — close on trade?

Mike — solid progress, we're aligned on price + financing.

Last item is trade. Carvana is at $15,700, you're at $14,800. That $900
gap is the deal-breaker — he's not going to leave it on the table.

Get me to $15,500 and we sign this weekend. Otherwise he Carvanas the
Mazda and writes you a check for the Accord cash.

Either way the Accord deal is yours. Trade or no trade is your call.

Marcus

T+22:11

SCHOMP HONDA (Mike)

Mike accepts

From: Mike Reyes
Subject: Re: 2024 Accord Sport — close on trade?

$15,500 it is. Deal.

Updated final OTD with trade applied:
  Vehicle price:         $29,495
  Trade credit:         -$15,500
  Doc fee:                  $895
  Title/registration:       $325
  Tax:                      $850  (taxed on the difference per FL law)
  TOTAL DUE:             $15,065

Financing: 6.4% APR, 60 months, monthly $304.

When can he come in?

Mike

T+71:08

BUYER

Buyer signs and drives home

The buyer signs the contract Monday morning. Drives home in the Accord. Trade is taken in person, paperwork already drafted from the email exchange.

Total time from brief filing to keys in hand: 71 hours, 8 minutes.

Final scorecard:
  Original OTD quote:         $32,400
  Final OTD:                  $30,780  (after trade applied: $15,065 cash)
  Total saved vs first quote:  $3,847

What Motrix recovered:
  Junk fees refused:    $1,593
  Price reduction:        $202   (Mike held some margin — fair)
  Trade upgrade:        $1,000   (from $14,500 → $15,500)
  APR match:            $1,052   (over 60mo at 0.59% delta on $14,495 financed)

The buyer's response: "I literally never spoke to a dealer."

Motrix charges $399 only when the deal closes. $0 was paid at signup. Zero risk in, $3,847 saved out.

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