Before we get started

Service information.

An inquiry starts a conversation with Isaac about the car and the help you need.

Agree on the work first.

The homepage and service guide describe the available help and prices. Sending an inquiry does not book a service or take a payment.

Before work begins, we confirm the scope and price in a written agreement for one purchase or sale. It covers the candidates, offers, or deal revisions included, the timeframe, any outside costs, cancellation or refund terms, and when each payment is due. You know what is included before you commit.

Choose the help that fits.

805CarGuy offers local hands-on assessment, complete used-car buying help and selling services. Nationwide remote guidance and standalone search are offered through OttO. You make the final decision about a purchase or sale.

Payments already made count once toward an applicable larger service for the same purchase or sale. For example, $500 already paid for a used-car search leaves $500 toward the $1,000 complete local service. The written agreement confirms the credit and remaining payments before added work begins.

One-car assessment · $249 total.

The $249 total covers one car in the city of San Luis Obispo, with payment due when booking. It includes dealership pickup, a test drive, transport to Certified Auto Repair, a full used-car inspection and written deal analysis. Ordinary SLO-city pickup and transport are included, with no extra travel charge.

Elsewhere in SLO County or beyond requires a separate quote. Seller permission, access and scheduling are confirmed before booking. Finding other cars, negotiating a purchase, repairs and additional visits are separate unless expressly included.

Complete local used-car help.

The search included in the $1,000 complete local service covers an agreed 30 days and at least three qualifying, seller-confirmed candidates, unless you choose a car sooner. It includes confirming availability, specifications and price with sellers, available-record review and a recommendation. If Isaac cannot deliver the agreed search, you agree on an extension or refund under the written agreement.

The $1,000 complete local used-car service includes choosing, the agreed 30-day search, screening, negotiation, purchase coordination and one full inspection at Certified Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo. Payment is $500 to start and $500 when you purchase, less applicable prior payments. The written agreement identifies the purchase covered and when its balance is due. Rejecting a car after inspection does not by itself trigger the final payment.

Inspections and outside costs.

A listing or records review is not a physical inspection. Certified Auto Repair in San Luis Obispo, which Isaac co-owns, charges $199 for its standalone full used-car inspection. This is the shop’s standalone price.

One full inspection at that shop is already included in both the $249 SLO-city assessment and the $1,000 complete local used-car service. There is no extra $199 charge for either included inspection.

The separate $1,000 complete local package does not include transport or promise pickup or delivery. Its shop inspection and any agreed personal visit or test drive depend on seller permission, access and scheduling. This exclusion does not apply to the pickup and transport included in the $249 SLO-city assessment.

Additional inspections, repairs, detailing, smog, paid advertising and transport outside the included assessment scope require separate agreement. For the one-car assessment, work at another shop or outside SLO city needs its own agreed scope and quote. For other services, work at another shop or outside the local area needs its own agreed scope and costs.

Selling help.

The $350 assisted sale covers one car for 30 days, paid upfront. Isaac helps with pricing, photos, the listing, and initial buyer screening. You handle showings, negotiation, and closing. A sale is not guaranteed.

Full service covers one car for 60 days and also handles showings and negotiation and coordinates closing. The fee is 5% of the sale price, with a $1,000 minimum. A $10,000 or $20,000 sale costs $1,000; a $30,000 sale costs $1,500. The $350 upfront payment counts once toward the total, with the balance due on sale. It covers completed preparation even if the car does not sell.

For a lower-value car, the $350 assisted sale may make more sense if you can handle the buyer meetings and sale yourself. The car stays with you by default; drop-off is by arrangement when space is available. Outside costs are agreed separately.

Tell me what you need.

Include your timing and any questions about the service. Isaac will confirm availability and the next step before you commit to work.