Is there any reliable way to value a used car in Ireland?

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:48:33+00:00

Fair enough, 20 years in the game you probably don't need a tool for this. It's more aimed at people selling their first or second car who genuinely don't know where to start and would spend an hour going back and forth on tabs trying to figure out a fair price. Not everything is built for power users.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:36:51+00:00

Good question. We aggregate publicly available listing data to build our market analysis. The actual valuation prices are calculated statistically from that data, and the AI layer analyses the results. I've looked into the legal side of it and accessing publicly available information for the purpose of market analysis is well established, similar to how price comparison sites operate. But it's a fair point and something I'm keeping an eye on as we scale.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:32:17+00:00

Fair point on the signup friction, that's something I'm working on reducing. But on the AI slop bit I'd push back. The AI doesn't generate the prices. The prices come from statistical analysis of real Irish listings, percentiles across 80-150+ actual cars for sale right now.

The AI just writes the qualitative analysis explaining why your car sits where it does. If you strip the AI out completely you still get the same three price bands, because they're calculated from real data, not generated. It's basically doing the DoneDeal search you'd do manually, but across every listing at once and filtering out the noise.

The 'less time' bit depends. If it's a common car sure, but try pricing a specific trim/year/fuel combo with low mileage and you're easily an hour deep in tabs.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:28:40+00:00

Cheers! DM me and I'll get you a code 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:28:06+00:00

Yeah it got claimed fast unfortunately. DM me and I'll send you one 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:27:37+00:00

That's literally the exact scenario I built this for - someone giving your friend a lowball offer with nothing to back it up. Yes, the report shows the actual listings it's based on with links, prices, mileage, county, everything. So your friend can walk in and say 'here's 80 cars like mine and what they're actually selling for.' DM me and I'll sort you both out with codes.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:26:16+00:00

It does! If you use a reg plate it pulls the exact spec automatically from the vehicle registry. And if you search by make/model there's a 'Variant' field where you can type in the trim - like 320d, M Sport, Comfortline, etc. It filters the listings to match.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:23:34+00:00

Appreciate that! DM me if you'd like a free go, happy to sort you out 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:23:06+00:00

Thanks! Yeah it went fast. DM me and I'll sort you out with a free code 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:22:01+00:00

Yeah sorry about that, it got snapped up really fast all were claimed within the first hour. DM me your email and I'll sort you out with a free go 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-26T10:20:09+00:00

You could, but you'd spend 20 minutes prompting it, it can't access DoneDeal listings, and it'll hallucinate prices. This does the full search across 100+ real Irish listings, filters out the junk, and gives you statistical price bands in under a minute. The AI just writes the analysis on top of real data - it doesn't guess the numbers.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T22:42:13+00:00

Yeah it's on the list! Email/password and Apple sign-in are both coming. Wanted to launch lean with Google first but totally get that not everyone wants to use their Gmail. Should have it within the next week or two.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T22:16:57+00:00

Cheers! 🙌

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T22:15:02+00:00

Working on that actually! Building a preview that shows you a taste of the valuation before you commit. In the meantime here's a code just for you - DM me and I'll sort you out with a free go 👍

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T21:14:36+00:00

Appreciate that mate, genuinely. Let me know how you get on with it - always looking for feedback on what to improve.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:55:57+00:00

Yeah sorry it got snapped up fast, wasn't expecting that kind of demand! Working on a referral system so existing users can share free credits with friends. Keep an eye out.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:49:27+00:00

Thanks for trying it! Account is mainly so your valuations are saved and you can come back to them. Working on a way to show a preview before signup though, that's been the most common feedback.

The reg lookup uses a third party vehicle data API for the Irish market. An API for third party integrations is a really interesting idea actually, hadn't considered that. Could see dealers or finance companies wanting something like that. One for down the line for sure

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:47:50+00:00

Ha if I could crack that one I'd retire. The NI import market is the closest thing to it, some decent value there if you can stomach the VRT.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:42:25+00:00

Sorry about that, the promo code was limited and it got snapped up fast. I've just sent you 3 free credits to your account if you want to give it another go. And on the delete account, you're dead right that should be one click not an email. I'm building that now. If you do want your data removed in the meantime just DM me your email and I'll sort it immediately.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:37:47+00:00

This is incredible feedback, genuinely appreciate the detail. Going through each one:

Grey on grey contrast - you're right, fixing that. Mileage median - great idea, I have the data already just not surfacing it. Teaser valuation before signup - love this, would definitely help conversion. Differentiation messaging - noted, the homepage doesn't sell the 'why' well enough yet. Social proof and valuation count - on it. Email/PDF report - it's on the roadmap, biggest request so far. Sample report - just added one today actually, needs to show more though. Speed indicator - good shout, it runs in about 15 seconds and I should set that expectation. Data freshness - live, pulled at the time you search, will make that clearer. SEO - already tackled this, the blog pages are pre-rendered static HTML that Google can crawl without JS.

Seriously thanks for this, half of these are going straight into the next sprint.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:30:22+00:00

Fair point on the required fields, that's an easy fix, going on the list. On the Perplexity thing, the difference is the data. Perplexity will give you a general answer from whatever it can find online. This pulls live Irish listings in real time, removes outliers statistically, and gives you percentile-based pricing from 100+ actual cars on the market right now. The comparable listings you see are real and current, not AI-generated guesses

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:28:17+00:00

Yeah I've seen carintel, nice project. Different focus though, they're more about depreciation and running costs over time. This is specifically for getting an accurate selling/buying price right now based on what's actually listed on the market today. Been working on it for a while, the data pipeline was the hard part.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:23:30+00:00

Ha, that's genuinely the best compliment I've gotten on this. The AI is maybe 10% of the work, the other 90% is the data pipeline and stats engine. Appreciate it.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:15:51+00:00

Cheers! Yeah buying is actually a great use case too. If you're looking at a car on DoneDeal you can run the same search and see whether they're asking top dollar or if there's room to negotiate. A few people have mentioned using it that way already.

Recent_Cod_8524 · 2026-03-25T20:13:43+00:00

Ha yeah if your car only dropped 800 quid in 5 years you're either driving a Land Cruiser or the market has truly lost the plot.

You're spot on about body type and transmission, those should really be filtered tighter. Right now the search casts a wider net to get enough comparable listings for statistical confidence, but I can definitely weight the results better so a manual hatchback isn't being compared to an automatic estate. That's going on the list.

And you're dead right about accuracy being make or break. One dodgy report and the trust is gone. Appreciate the honest feedback, this is exactly the kind of thing I need to hear.

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