Hand-picked stock
Every car gets inspected, road-tested, and approved by our team before it joins the lot. If we wouldn't drive it, we don't sell it.
We're a 100% Kiwi-owned Auckland dealership built on one simple rule: don't sell a car we wouldn't drive ourselves.
The Car Place started because we kept seeing the same thing happen to good people getting into used cars in New Zealand.
Other dealers take whatever stock comes their way, polish it, and push it on the next person through the door. They sell finance based on whichever lender pays them the highest commission, not the one that gives the customer the best rate. They charge $1,000+ on top for a warranty that should come standard. And when something goes wrong after the sale, the phone stops being answered.
We hand-pick every car before it goes on the lot. We work with a panel of NZ-licensed lenders and shop your application across all of them to find you the lowest rate, even if it pays us less. We include a 3-year mechanical warranty on every car at no extra cost. And when you call, you get one of the team, not a call centre.
That's it. No call centre. No surprise fees at signing. No upsell warranty. Just better cars, sorted properly, by people who answer the phone.
Six things we do differently. Each one comes from a customer story we didn't want to hear twice.
Every car gets inspected, road-tested, and approved by our team before it joins the lot. If we wouldn't drive it, we don't sell it.
Every car comes with a 3-year Mechanical Breakdown Insurance warranty as standard. Worth over $3,000. Not a maybe, not an add-on, included.
We send your application to multiple lenders at once. Most customers know exactly where they stand within 24 hours, often within 3.
The initial check doesn't impact your credit score. You can apply in 60 seconds and see where you stand before committing to a full application.
Call us and you get one of the team. Not a script, not a call centre, not someone reading from a PDF an hour into their shift.
We work with a panel of NZ-licensed lenders. We send your application to all of them and pick the lowest rate that approves you. Even if it pays us less.
If we can't promise this, we shouldn't be in business.
Every car is exactly what it says it is. No hidden history, no rolled-back odometers, no surprises after the sale. If a car has a story, you'll hear it before you drive it home.
We disclose every fee before you sign. We shop your application across our lender panel and pick the lowest rate that approves you. No add-ons snuck into the contract, no kickback chasing.
If something goes wrong inside your warranty period, we sort it. If it's our fault, we own it. The phone still works the day after you buy. Best test: ask any of our customers what happened when something needed fixing.
The same hands-on team picks the stock, inspects every car, runs your finance, and answers the phone after the sale. No call centre, no script, no PDF.
Every car on our lot has been driven, inspected, and approved by one of us. Every finance deal we put forward goes through a panel comparison so you get the best rate, not ours. Every warranty claim inside three years gets handled by us, not a runaround through a call centre.
That's the bar. We hit it on every car or it doesn't go up for sale.
Browse our current stock, or get pre-approved before you visit so you know exactly what you can drive home today.