Buying a vehicle in Vancouver usually means giving up a Saturday, or three, to showrooms. ClearCut Auto Inc. is a licensed, fee-only car buyer's broker: we find the vehicle, take your specification to stores across the whole region, negotiate the price, and on the managed packages handle the finance office for you, wherever the store is. Our founder has 8+ years of automotive experience inside BC dealerships, from the sales floor to the finance office, and we have no loyalty to any store. Vancouver, the North Shore, New Westminster: the same phone call, the same fee.
A car buyer's broker represents the buyer, not the dealership. In British Columbia that is a licensed activity: the broker-agent works for the person buying the vehicle, sources and negotiates on their behalf, and takes no payment from the selling side.
ClearCut Auto Inc. holds BC broker-agent licence B70016 and is fee-only. You pay a flat fee, from $150 to $2,500 plus GST depending on the package; no dealership or lender pays ClearCut anything. The licence covers all of British Columbia, and the same flat fee applies at any store in the region.
Four things about the Vancouver market that a buyer sitting in one showroom never sees.
Most brands sold in Vancouver have franchised stores in Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey and Langley as well, all within a forty-minute drive. Each store carries its own overhead, its own inventory pressure and its own number. A buyer who only walks into the closest one negotiates against a single price.
BC PST climbs with the vehicle price and a federal luxury tax may apply above the federal threshold, so a premium vehicle is taxed at a higher percentage, not just a higher amount. Two quotes a few thousand apart on the sticker can land further apart than that once taxes are applied. Every price in our free tools is shown all-in for BC.
On ClearCut Negotiation and Concierge we handle sourcing, the purchase price, financing and every finance office product on your behalf, at whichever store the vehicle comes from. On Concierge the selling dealer delivers the vehicle where it offers delivery; otherwise a third-party carrier quotes the transport, you approve it in writing and pay the carrier directly, or you collect the vehicle. Where the dealer allows signing away from the dealership, we bring the paperwork to you to sign and return it to the dealer (documents only, never purchase funds; Lower Mainland, with Vancouver Island and the Okanagan subject to scheduling; elsewhere only as agreed in writing before you sign the Client Service Agreement or pay a fee). Strategy and Clarity are advisory, by phone, text or email, whichever suits you.
ClearCut Concierge is the fully managed package plus local delivery where the selling dealer offers it: sourced, negotiated, the finance office and paperwork handled, and the vehicle delivered from the selling dealer to you in Vancouver upon completion of all paperwork and insurance arrangements, where the dealer offers delivery. If it does not deliver, a third-party carrier quotes the transport, you approve it in writing and pay the carrier directly, or you collect the vehicle; we never drive client vehicles. Where the dealer allows signing away from the dealership, we bring the paperwork to you to sign and return it to the dealer (documents only, never purchase funds; Lower Mainland, with Vancouver Island and the Okanagan subject to scheduling; elsewhere only as agreed in writing before you sign the Client Service Agreement or pay a fee).
For clients who intend to engage with the dealership independently but want professional coaching first.
Details →For clients who want to negotiate independently but want a professional second opinion before officially committing.
Details →For clients who want a fully managed experience — your only responsibilities are arranging vehicle insurance and picking up the vehicle from the dealership; ClearCut Auto Inc. handles everything else.
Details →For clients seeking complete end-to-end service, with dealership visits avoided where the agreed signing and delivery arrangements allow.
Details →Strategy and Clarity: book and pay online, no call needed. Negotiation and Concierge: a free call to understand your needs, budget and goals.
Strategy and Clarity: you accept the Advisory Services Terms (British Columbia residents) or the National Advisory Services Agreement (outside BC) at checkout. Negotiation and Concierge: the Client Service Agreement is sent and signed through DocuSign and the fee is paid through Stripe.
Strategy and Clarity: work starts once payment is received. Negotiation and Concierge: once the agreement is signed and payment is received as set out for your package, we get to work. Coaching or a deal review on the advisory packages; sourcing, the price and the finance office on Negotiation; all of that plus paperwork and delivery coordination on Concierge.
You do not need to be there for any of the negotiating. On ClearCut Negotiation and Concierge we deal with the dealership on your behalf: sourcing, the purchase price, financing approval and every finance office product, at whichever store the vehicle ends up coming from, so you don't have to negotiate with a salesperson yourself. On Negotiation, your only responsibilities are arranging vehicle insurance and picking up the vehicle from the dealership. On Concierge, the selling dealer delivers the vehicle where it offers delivery; otherwise a third-party carrier quotes the transport, you approve it in writing and pay the carrier directly, or you collect the vehicle. Where the dealer allows signing away from the dealership, we bring the paperwork to you to sign and return it to the dealer (documents only, never purchase funds; Lower Mainland, with Vancouver Island and the Okanagan subject to scheduling; elsewhere only as agreed in writing before you sign the Client Service Agreement or pay a fee). Strategy and Clarity are advisory packages delivered by phone, text or email, whichever suits you.
No. The vehicle comes from whichever store in the region has the right unit at the right all-in number, which is often not the closest one. Where it is bought does not change where it is registered, insured or serviced.
Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and New Westminster on this page. Burnaby and Richmond have their own pages, and the rest of the Lower Mainland is covered the same way. ClearCut Auto Inc. is based in South Surrey and licensed for all of British Columbia; on the managed packages the fee is the same flat fee wherever the store is.
A flat fee, from $150 to $2,500 plus GST depending on the package, paid through Stripe. ClearCut Auto Inc. receives nothing from any dealership or lender. The fee is for the representation, never for the vehicle itself.
Yes. ClearCut Auto Inc. holds BC broker-agent licence B70016 and represents buyers only.
Both. The package decides the scope, not the vehicle. Every price in the free tools on this site is shown all-in for BC, with GST, PST and any federal luxury tax already applied.
ClearCut Auto Inc. does not guarantee financing approval, vehicle availability, or a specific pricing outcome. We will tell you honestly what we think we can do before you pay anything.
ICBC coverage is arranged through an Autoplan broker. For licensed insurance products (life, disability, and critical illness coverage), ClearCut Auto Inc. does not provide licensed insurance advice; any insurance-specific advice must be obtained from a properly licensed insurance professional.
ClearCut Auto Inc. does not receive compensation from dealerships, lenders, or third parties, and represents buyers only. BC broker-agent licence B70016.
Strategy and Clarity: book and pay online. Negotiation and Concierge: start with the free call. Tell us the vehicle, or tell us you have no idea yet; either works.