--- title: "Used Auto Corner: We Use a Car Concierge To Buy Our New Vehicle" description: Thinking of using a car concierge for your next purchase? Get the story from our customer on what it is like to use our full auto buying concierge service. --- [![Authority Auto](https://www.authorityauto.com/hs-fs/hub/197866/file-2483861591.png?width=743&height=243&name=file-2483861591.png "Authority Auto")](https://www.authorityauto.com) # Used Car Corner: We Use a Car Buying Concierge ![10 Year Aniversary](https://www.authorityauto.com/hubfs/images/Site/CTAs/10-Years-Interior-shield-1.png) ![car concierge service](https://www.authorityauto.com/hs-fs/file-29033528-jpg/images/2010-jul-brynandcrv.jpg?width=620&name=2010-jul-brynandcrv.jpg "car concierge service")   Some time ago, we did an article on [using a car buying concierge](https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/should-you-use-a-car-buying-concierge.html). We peppered Oren Weintraub, the President of [Authority Car Buying Specialists](https://www.authorityauto.com/about/) with a number of questions. Although we came away feeling that this likely makes sense for a lot of people, we hadn't actually used it, given it the acid test, as it were. Until now, that is.  *We, or more accurately our own Senior Editor Bryn MacKinnon, recently had the occasion to try out Mr. Weintraub's service. Bryn, a mother of one who is expecting another little bundle of joy shortly, needed a roomy family vehicle. And as both she and her husband work full-time, they decided to go with the **car concierge service**. *   *Here, in Bryn's words, are her thoughts on how the process went:* *Although it's a little embarrassing to admit, since I work at Edmunds and you'd think I'd be raring to "do my own deal" myself, my husband and I decided to go with a car-buying concierge service. We were in the market for a pre-owned compact minivan or crossover SUV to replace my too-small Civic coupe.* *Both of us work full-time, have a 4-year-old to take care of and another baby on the way, and the idea of doing the extensive research required to find a good car was just too much. We decided it was worth the money to pay Authority Auto's Oren Weintraub to do the legwork and the negotiating necessary to find us a new (to us) car. And we are so happy we decided to go with this auto concierge service. * *We were looking for either a used Mazda 5 or a used Honda CR-V. It only took Oren one day of searching to find us a great deal on a great car. We ended up getting a certified pre-owned 2007 Honda CR-V with 41,000 miles on it for $15,000. Edmunds TMV for that vehicle (remember it is a more desirable CPO vehicle) is $17,882.  It was such a pleasant experience -- we didn't have to negotiate at all. Oren did everything ahead of time and gave us an out-the-door price via email. We just showed up at the dealership, gave the car a test drive and a once-over to make sure it was the right car for us and then filled out the necessary forms. Even our experience in the F&I room was smooth and easy, thanks to Oren's firmly reminding what our expectations were (meaning we wanted no negotiating and no last-minute push of products like extended warranties).* *Although the service's fee varies according to the price of the car (i.e. the more expensive the car, the higher the fee), in our case it was a total of $945. That was $695 for the shopping/negotiating aspects of the new car and an additional $250 to take care of the trade-in. So even after factoring in his fee, we still saved nearly $2,000 ($1,937 to be exact) not to mention a lot of time and potential headaches! *   Considering saving time, money and hassle with a **car** **concierge** service?  Fill out the form below and we will give you a FREE Consultation to see if our service is right for you!   ### Get A Free Consultation [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/197866/6f773757-9654-417f-964e-d39273cb69c0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/197866/6f773757-9654-417f-964e-d39273cb69c0) ## Contact Us - (818) 788-1900 -  18425 Burbank Blvd #625  Tarzana, CA 91356 - [contact@authoritycbs.com](mailto:contact@authoritycbs.com) Representing clients nationwide ### Follow Us ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/986330015/?guid=ON&script=0) ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=460097161010292&ev=PageView&noscript=1)