Help and trust

Short answers on how Throttle works. The Terms and the Privacy Policy govern.

How Throttle labels prices

A dealer's price is its asking price. Any other price names its basis: last asking, predicted, hammer, or with the buyer's premium.
A bid is never a price. A live lot shows “No set price” and its latest bid with the time we read it.
A listing that leaves a dealer site is never called sold. See how we know a listing is gone.
A dealer's price lines are shown as printed, never added up. A converted currency is an estimate.

When we show LIMITED DATA

LIMITED DATA means too few comparable listings or sales to state a figure honestly, so the badge shows instead of a number. Each page's floor is fixed in code: a model page needs 10 verified sales. The examples on Pricing show it where nothing qualifies yet.

What Throttle covers

Dealer websites, and the public sources listed on how ThrottleBot works. A dealer we do not read yet is not in the results. Car coverage by state.

How auctions on Throttle work

Throttle is not part of any auction: you bid on the auction site.
A predicted price comes from our records; how close it lands is on Estimate accuracy.
Auction sites that block automated readers are not listed.

Legal notice

Third-party trademarks, including manufacturer and model names, are used for informational and comparative purposes only; no endorsement by or affiliation with any manufacturer or dealer is implied. Listing data is independently sourced from dealer websites and provided as is. Pricing and valuation signals are informational only and are not financial or purchasing advice. Confirm every detail with the seller before transacting.

The Terms govern your use of Throttle.

Your data

We never sell your personal information. We license aggregated, de-identified market data. The plain-English summary is Trust and data; the Privacy Policy is binding.

For dealers

ThrottleBot names itself, obeys robots.txt and stops when blocked: how ThrottleBot works. Remove your store with an opt-out; ask what we hold about your staff with a data request. Our second user agent: ThrottleOutreach.

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Contact

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