DealScan
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Changelog

Everything we ship to make used-car buying more transparent — dated, in plain English. Have a feature request? Tell us.

  1. Watch alerts, per-year problem pages, research hub, and Pro

    • Watch any listing and get an email if the price drops or the listing disappears (probably sold) — opt-in, never sold or shared.
    • "Challenge the price" button copies a paste-ready summary of the scan for forums or a message to the seller.
    • Hundreds of per-model-year problem pages (e.g. 2017 Civic problems) from our curated research.
    • New research hub at /research: the DealScan Index publishes live, citable stats from real scans.

  2. Market intelligence + free VIN reports

    • Scans now remember every listing: re-scan one and DealScan shows how long it has been sitting and whether the price dropped.
    • Deal results show how the asking price compares against similar listings scanned on DealScan (once enough data exists for that model).
    • New free VIN lookup at /vin: factory specs, open NHTSA recalls, crash-test ratings, and EPA fuel economy — no signup, no paywall.
    • This public changelog, so you can see exactly what ships and when.

  3. 50-state fee pages, best-of lists, and a warmer design

    • Dealer-fee guides for all 50 states, including doc-fee caps where they exist.
    • New best-used-cars lists by budget and body type.
    • 16 more head-to-head model comparisons.
    • Refreshed warm paper + burnt orange design across the site.

  4. 28 model-vs-model comparison pages

    • High-intent "X vs Y" used-car comparisons at /compare.
    • Better mobile layout, scroll-to-top, and richer FAQs.

  5. Dealer-fee glossary and first-party analytics

    • Every junk fee explained at /fees, with what is negotiable and what is not.
    • Cookieless first-party analytics — we measure pages, not people.

  6. Free price checker + ~580 model-year value pages

    • Transparent used-car value estimator at /price-checker — the depreciation model is shown, not hidden.
    • Per-model-year value pages with price tables and risk flags.
    • Embeddable price-checker widget for any site.
    • Installable as a PWA on your phone.

  7. Buyer-check pages for 40 models

    • Model-by-model known issues, years to avoid, and pre-purchase checks at /cars.
    • Honest handling of Facebook Marketplace links (we tell you when a site can't be fetched instead of pretending).

  8. DealScan launches

    • Paste a listing URL, text, or screenshot and get a 0-100 deal score, red flags, missing info, seller questions, and a negotiation plan.
    • Guarded server-side listing extraction — public pages only, no logins bypassed.
    • Share any report with a link.