Our Proven Process to Maximize Your Buying Power

Getting a great deal — on the right car — doesn’t need to be complicated. With Phoenix Car Brokers, it’s as simple as one, two, three: STRATEGIZE, MAXIMIZE, DELIVER.

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Buy for Less and Sell for More With Our Proven Process

There is a formula and a process to follow that will reduce the cost of vehicle ownership and unlock vehicles that would otherwise be out of reach. Through our 5-star rated work with hundreds of Arizona car owners, we have crafted the perfect system to achieve maximum buying power. Too many people rely on the dealership model to source their vehicles. Our proven model starts with identifying your goals, executes a strategy to make them possible, and finishes with the ball in the back of the net every single time.

01Strategize

02Maximize

03Deliver

Our Process

Strategize

Our streamlined process starts with a quick conversation about where you’re at with your current vehicle and what you might be looking for. Our goal is to get as much relevant information on this call as possible so we can get to work effectively. On this initial call, we’ll cover:

The make, model, and specs of the vehicle you’re after — we zero in on non-negotiables as well as wish-list items
Details on any vehicle you may be selling or trading
Your financial parameters — and if you need guidance here, we’re happy to assist
Your timeline for the deal — we work on your schedule and at your pace
Any other details that may be relevant to your circumstances

Once we have a solid grasp on what you’re looking to accomplish, we put together a buying or selling strategy and go over it with you.

Maximize

There are many levers involved in every car deal, and we seek to maximize your position on every one of them. If you’re looking to buy, we assemble a well-vetted portfolio of vehicles that meet all of your criteria, so you see a wide range of options. If you’re selling, we detail and photograph your vehicle so we can list it for top dollar. If you’re financing, we shop interest rates across multiple lenders. Here are just a few of the tasks we take on to maximize your buying power:

Sourcing vehicles from our dealer and wholesale network
Negotiating purchase prices below market
Listing your vehicle across every major platform
Marketing directly to our buyer network
Comparing finance offers from multiple lenders
Vetting every vehicle for quality and history
Fielding and screening offers
Handling all the back-and-forth on your behalf

Nothing is left on autopilot — we track every detail and adjust as the deal moves. The work stays with us; only the decisions reach you.

Deliver

Upon narrowing down your options to the correct vehicle, the appropriate sale price or trade value of your current car, and the remaining financials, you give us the thumbs up and we move to complete the deal. Before transacting, we do a final analysis of the vehicle you’re purchasing as well as the paperwork, and only then do we move forward. The funds for your old vehicle are secured, the fees for the new vehicle are paid, and we arrange for delivery. Here’s what you can expect at the end of the deal:

The right vehicle, delivered to your door or ready for pickup in flawless condition
Maximum value for your trade, with the funds deposited to your bank
Financing you’re comfortable with — often below the budget you set
More money in your pocket, and the peace of mind of a genuine deal
None of the burnout of a long, draining negotiation
A team in your corner for life — from a dead battery to your next trade

Delivery isn’t just handing over the keys. It’s the moment everything we’ve done comes together in your favor.

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Why don’t I just go through the dealership?

Whether shopping online or going to look at vehicles in person, most people buy their vehicles directly through a dealership. We’ve sat in every seat of those buildings, and know its mechanics firsthand.

Opposing interests

The challenge with buying from a dealership is that your interests sit opposite to theirs. You want the vehicle for the least amount possible; they want to sell it for the most. And since they negotiate these deals every single day, they know exactly how to maximize their profit on every one — which leaves you at their mercy. You pay the fees, you take the interest rate they hand you, and you accept their lowball trade offer. Nothing made this clearer than COVID, when dealerships charged $10,000 to $20,000 over MSRP simply because they could — no loyalty, only margin.

Heavy overhead

Dealers often get a reputation for being greedy, but the truth is that an enormous amount of cost goes into running a dealership. They’re built on expensive real estate, hold tens of millions in inventory, and require a small army to operate. These costs are largely unavoidable in the conventional retail model — and their weight trickles down to you at every turn. The marked-up prices, doc fees, appearance packages, and lowball trade offers aren’t pure profit; much of it goes to feeding the machine. The result is that you take a loss every time you transact. Buy a vehicle for $50,000, return to trade it two months later, and you may be offered $40,000. The car didn’t lose $10,000 in value — but the dealership needs that cushion to cover its costs and still clear a healthy margin on the resale. You lose big, every time.

The stakes have risen

Cars cost more than they ever have, and the modern dealership moves at a volume that leaves little room for you as an individual. When a store is selling a thousand vehicles a month, you cannot count on it to cover every base on your behalf. Higher prices raise the stakes on every detail: the dealer reserve — the markup a dealer is permitted to add to your financing rate — costs far more on a $50,000 purchase than it ever did on a $30,000 one. And today’s dealerships are run more efficiently than ever, which means mistakes are easier to make and far harder to walk back. The more there is on the line, the more it pays to have someone in your corner.

A Different Model

We built Phoenix Car Brokers to fix what the dealership model can’t. Where the old way works against you, ours is designed around a single principle — your interests come first:

Aligned interests — we’re paid to get you the best deal, not the biggest margin
No overhead — no lots, no inventory, no army to feed, so the savings stay with you
True representation — an advisor in your corner for this deal and the next, not a salesperson chasing a monthly quota

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AJ Lydon

Lead Broker

AJ got his start in the car business at Arizona State University, when a classmate hired him to track down a good deal on a car. He soon graduated from selling cars out of his dorm room to working as a sales manager at some of the largest dealerships in Arizona. There, he developed a passion for helping people find the right vehicle — and maximize their buying power along the way.

As the owner and operator of Phoenix Car Brokers, AJ now works exclusively on his clients’ side of the table, managing their vehicle portfolios with the care and diligence of a trusted advisor.

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Our Proven Process to Maximize Your Buying Power

Buy for Less and Sell for More With Our Proven Process

Our Process

Why don’t I just go through the dealership?

Opposing interests

Heavy overhead

The stakes have risen

A Different Model

What Our Clients Say

Meet the Broker

Sell for more. Buy for less.Get started today.

Sell for more. Buy for less.
Get started today.