FROM $3.99 · iOS
VINly turns a Marketplace screenshot into a buyer's report — what to ask, what to offer, when to walk. Ninety seconds. Four bucks.
Verdict · fair-offer math · NHTSA recalls · negotiation script · walk-aways.
2017 Lexus GX 460 Premium · Anaheim, CA
$20,825
Your opening offer · −$3,675 vs asking
At 155,000 miles and $24,500, this GX 460 Premium is priced above where high-mileage examples should land — the 1UR-FE engine's timing chain cover oil leak and valley plate coolant leak are both well past their typical onset mileage.
YEAR 1 COST
$6.8k–$14.5k
all-in / year
ASKING
$24,500
before negotiation
03 · THE TRANSFORMATION
VINly reads your screenshots for the listing text, decodes the VIN against NHTSA when one's present, grounds known-issue claims against public sources, and writes the buyer's report a mechanic-friend would write — if you had one.
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FOR SALE
2017 Lexus GX · GX 460 Sport Utility 4D
$24,500
Anaheim, CA · 155k mi
Description
2017 Lexus GX460
Clean Title… more
RAW LISTING
4 RED FLAGSVINLY REPORT
GENERATED IN 109S$20,825
Opening offer · −$3,675 vs asking
Timing-cover oil leak + valley-plate coolant leak both past their typical onset on a 1UR-FE at this mileage.
REPORT CONTAINS
04 · THE FULL SPECTRUM
VINly isn't a marketing tool that always says "buy." Some listings get walked.
2014 Honda Civic LX · Oakland, CA
$8,400
−$500 vs asking
A clean 9th-gen Civic at 78k miles, priced near the comp median. Two questions, an inspection, and you're done.
See the full report →
2017 Lexus GX 460 Premium · Anaheim
$20,825
−$3,675 vs asking
High-mileage but body-on-frame. Timing cover and valley plate are due-or-done — let receipts decide the price.
See the full report →
2018 Ford Mustang GT · Sacramento
Walk away
Asking $14,000 · skip the drive
Salvage title, no inspection, cash-only, no test drives. Three of those alone is the pattern. Pass.
See the full report →
05 · THE BEATER PROOF
Same NHTSA queries. Same forum grounding. Same anchor math. Same six-section report. The price of the car doesn't change the price of the mistake — a $20 misread on a $2,000 car is still $20 lost.
2004 Toyota Corolla CE
195k mi · Fresno
1ZZ-FE bulletproof if maintained. Check the oil cap, drive it home for another 50k.
$2,800 asking
2003 Honda Accord LX
215k mi · Modesto
K24A4 is bulletproof; the auto isn't. Soft-shift past 180k and PS pump whine are budgetable.
$3,200 asking
2002 Mitsubishi Galant ES
165k mi · Bakersfield
Timing belt overdue, 4-speed auto on borrowed time, parts network thinned. $1,800 in year-1 work on a $2,400 car.
Asking $2,400
Heads-up: report depth scales with how much a model is documented online. Mainstream Toyota / Honda / Ford get the deepest reports. Niche imports are still useful but lighter on known-issue specifics.
06 · HOW IT WORKS
Tap-and-hold the listing in Marketplace, share to VINly. Multiple images is fine.
Year, make, model, trim, price, mileage, location, title — confirm or correct anything we read wrong.
Known failures, service intervals, NHTSA recalls, regional price comps — grounded against public sources.
Opening offer, walk-floor, the message to send, the questions to ask, the things to check. A buyer's report.
07 · WHAT'S IN THE REPORT
Listing details, parsed
Red flags specific to the listing
What the seller didn't say
Known issues with cost ranges
Service timeline at your mileage
NHTSA open recalls
Fuel · Repair · Insurance · Maintenance
Year-1 all-in range
Anchored to your actual mileage
A send-first message
A negotiation script
Open questions to clear
Walk-away triggers, pre-decided
A 6-item test-drive checklist
Bring this to your mechanic
Evidence log per claim
Sources cited (forums, NHTSA)
Methodology, in plain English
08 · PRICING
Carfax sells accident-and-title history (backward-looking). VINly sells a buyer's-side verdict (forward-looking). Different tool, different job.
SINGLE REPORT
$3.99
One full buyer's report. No commitment.
Full six-section report
Verdict, offer, walk-floor
NHTSA recalls + sources cited
PDF export + share sheet
SHOPPING PASS
$12.99
/ 10 reports · 30 days
$1.30 effective per report.
10 full reports, 30 days
Comparison across multiple listings
Star + shortlist your top 5
Same depth as the single tier
All purchases handled by Apple. No subscriptions. No accounts. Reports stay on your device. Refunds via Apple's standard process.
09 · TRUST PACT
We'd rather underpromise.
A pre-purchase research tool — a verdict, a fair-offer number, walk-away triggers, and the message to send.
A structured second opinion grounded against public sources (NHTSA, owner forums, repair databases).
Honest about uncertainty — every claim is tagged verified, likely, or possible.
On-device. No accounts. No tracking. Reports stay on your phone.
A substitute for a hands-on inspection by a qualified mechanic. Use the inspection checklist; bring the report to the shop.
Accident-and-title history. Use Carfax for that — but probably only after VINly says the listing is worth $40.
A live market price API. The offer math is a heuristic anchored to mileage and title status, not real-time comps.
Affiliated with Facebook, Marketplace, Meta, Cars.com, AutoTrader, CarGurus, or any other listing platform.
Perfect. AI output can be wrong — always confirm critical claims before you buy.
10 · FREQUENTLY ASKED
Carfax sells accident-and-title history for ~$40 — backward-looking. VINly is forward-looking: a verdict, a fair-offer number, walk-away triggers, and the message to send the seller, based on the listing itself plus public sources on the model. Different tool, different job. Run VINly first; if the listing passes, then maybe pay for Carfax.
No. VINly reads screenshots you upload. We don't log in, scrape, or partner with Facebook, Marketplace, Meta, Cars.com, AutoTrader, CarGurus, or any other listing platform.
Every model-level claim is grounded against public sources (owner forums, NHTSA, RepairPal, manufacturer docs) and tagged verified, likely, or possible in the Evidence Log. AI output can be wrong — confirm critical claims before you buy. We'd rather underpromise.
$3.99 per single report. $12.99 for the Shopping Pass (10 reports, 30 days = $1.30 effective each). One-time purchases via Apple. No subscription. No accounts.
Yes. VIN is optional. If the listing has one we decode it against NHTSA's free vPIC database; if not, the report works from year, make, model, trim, and mileage. (Recall data is best with a VIN.)
Screenshots are sent only for the duration of the ~90-second report generation and aren't retained on our servers. Reports themselves live on your device. No accounts, no advertising IDs, no third-party tracking.
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From $3.99. No subscription. No accounts. Reports stay on your device.