Car Buying Consultancy

Thirty minutes.
One less regret.

A personal session with Advaith. Two years of automotive journalism, 250+ articles published. After the call, a written guide and audiobook built around your specific purchase. Emailed within six hours.

One-time ₹499 · booklet + audiobook included
The session

Thirty minutes, structured.

Not a general chat. A focused conversation designed to surface the decisions that will cost or save you the most.

Minutes 0 – 8
Your situation, exactly

What you're buying, why, and what the dealer or platform has already told you. We separate signal from noise before going further.

Minutes 8 – 20
Where the money moves

Finance structures, add-ons, trade-in plays, timing pressure. Every lever the other side of the table is trained to pull, mapped to your specific deal.

Minutes 20 – 30
Your exact strategy

What to ask for, what to walk away from, and what to say when they say no. Specific to your vehicle, your market, and your budget.

Within 6 hours
Your guide hits your inbox

A written booklet and a full audiobook, both personalised to everything we discussed. Yours to keep, refer back to, and use at the showroom.

What you receive

The session doesn't end
when the call does.

Everything discussed is compiled into two formats and emailed within six hours of your call.

The Personalised Booklet

A structured written guide covering your vehicle, the numbers discussed, questions to raise at delivery, and a negotiation framework built around your deal. Not a generic template.

Reference it in the showroom. Share it with whoever is going with you.
Signature feature
The Audiobook

The same personalised guide, recorded in audio format. Your vehicle, the numbers, the questions to ask, and the negotiation approach.

Play it on the move. Before you walk into the showroom. Useful for anyone who absorbs information better through listening.

Play it before you walk in. Everything you need, right when you need it.
What you're walking into

Every market has
its own angle.

The tactics differ by country. The outcome for an unprepared buyer is the same everywhere.

// India
The price in the ad is never what you actually pay.
  • Dealers add accessories, warranties and loan products after you've agreed on the car. Most buyers don't question them.
  • The loan rate offered at the showroom is rarely the best one you qualify for.
  • Nearly half of buyers pick up their new car without a proper check. Problems found after collection are yours to fix.
  • On a ₹15 lakh purchase, the typical buyer overpays by ₹60,000–₹90,000 on costs that were always negotiable.
47%
buyers skip pre-delivery inspection
FADA, 2024
₹60–90K
typical avoidable add-on spend
₹15L segment average
74%
of new car sales are financed
RBI / FADA data
typical extended warranty markup
Actuarial vs. retail
// UAE
Everything on the invoice is negotiable. Most buyers never find out.
  • Fees for insurance, add-ons and dealer services can add AED 2,000–5,000 to a deal. None of it is fixed by law.
  • A significant share of used cars in the UAE were originally sold in another country. Their full history may not show up in a local check.
  • Most expats need a car quickly after arriving. Dealers know this, and price accordingly.
~18%
UAE used car volume is grey imports
UAE auto trade estimate
AED 2–5K
undisclosed agency fee range
UAE dealership analysis
0
mandatory price disclosure laws
UAE Consumer Protection
30 days
avg. time expats wait before buying
UAE relocation research
// USA
The paperwork room after the handshake is where the real money is made.
  • After you agree on a price, you move to a separate room to sign. That room is where dealers make most of their profit per sale.
  • Dealers can legally offer you a higher loan rate than you actually qualify for and keep the difference. It is invisible in your monthly payment.
  • Extended warranties are sold at a significant premium above what they cost the dealer.
  • The average buyer pays $347 more than necessary in add-ons. CarEdge, 81,974 deals.
$347
average dealer add-on markup
CarEdge, 81,974 quotes
2–3%
rate markup dealers keep from lenders
CFPB dealer reserve data
300–500%
extended warranty retail markup
Consumer Reports, F&I analysis
F&I
the room most buyers aren't ready for
NADA dealer ops data
How it works

Three steps. No friction.

I
Five minutes of context.

Tell us what you're buying, where you are in the process, and what's worrying you most. The more specific, the more useful the call.

Before the session
II
Thirty minutes with Advaith.

No script. No upsell. Straight to your deal: the numbers, the pressure points, and exactly what to do about them.

At your scheduled time
III
Your guide arrives within six hours.

A written booklet and a full audiobook, both built around your purchase. Ready before you walk into the showroom.

Within 6 hours
What we ask before we speak

The intake form is structured to surface what matters most for your situation before the session begins. Nothing generic.

Vehicle in consideration Budget & financing intent New or used Trade-in? Where you are in the process Biggest concern Market: India / UAE / USA
One-time session ₹499
30-min call · personalised booklet · audiobook
Book a call Booking link for India. Price set by your location.
Questions

FAQs

One-time. You pay once, you get the session, the booklet, and the audiobook. There is no subscription, no retainer, and no follow-up charge.

Early is the right time. The session works at any stage: shortlisting, negotiating, or about to sign. But the earlier you come in, the more options you have. Once you have signed, the leverage is gone.

The articles are general. This session is about your deal: your vehicle, your market, your budget, the pressure points specific to your purchase. The booklet and audiobook are written around your situation, not a general buyer's guide.

The same personalised guide as the booklet, recorded in audio. Your vehicle, the numbers, the questions to ask, the negotiation approach. Ready within six hours of your call. Useful before you walk into the showroom, or anywhere a screen is not practical.

Yes. The intake form asks which country you are buying in, and everything from there is specific to that market. UAE agency fees. US F&I room tactics. India's onroad price build-up. The session covers whichever applies to you.

Yes. Used car purchases carry more hidden risk than new ones: history gaps, undisclosed damage, private seller pressure, and financing structures that differ significantly from new car deals. The session covers all of it.