John Pigman
John Pigman
Nationwide since 2001
Private car buying for physicians. Nationwide.

Text me the car you want. I handle the dealership.

I find the exact car anywhere in the country, negotiate it without you in the room, review all the paperwork, and deliver it to your home or office. On most new cars you pay me nothing. Otherwise it's a flat $1,500, named before you commit.

On a desktop? Text this number from your phone, or scan to start the message.
Buying this month or planning a year out, the first text is the same
I answer texts myself, usually the same day, evenings included
Sent by a colleague? Text me their name
Clients since 2002, some on their seventh car | Every name below links to their LinkedIn
Why I do this

I started on the dealer's side of the desk.

I spent the first part of my career inside dealerships. I know how a car gets priced, what the finance office is paid to add, and why a salesperson will keep you in a chair on a Saturday until you sign just to get out of there.

Then I watched that same playbook run on physicians. So I switched sides.

Over 2,000 transactions later, most of what I do is repeat work. Some clients are on their seventh car with me. Several of them are further down this page, by name.

You text me the car you want. I find it, negotiate it, and have it delivered to your home or your office. That gives a typical client six to ten hours back, and the whole Saturday.

The texts come to my cell. I answer them myself, evenings included.

John Pigman Founder · Physicians Autos
What you get

What one text gets you.

A few texts to start, a few decisions along the way, one signature at delivery. Everything in between is mine. On your own the same car costs you a weekend.

The exact car

The build you want, not whatever is on the nearest lot. If it's on a lot anywhere in the country, I find it. If it isn't, I order it from the factory. Delivery depends on where the car is and how far it has to travel. Figure about a week, sometimes more, and you have the real timeline before I start.

Negotiated without you

You never talk to a salesperson or the finance office. I handle every conversation and every counter. I know the rooms. You don't sit in any of them.

Your trade in, same deal

I get your trade a real number and fold it into the same transaction, so the paperwork happens once.

The paperwork, reviewed before you sign

I review all the paperwork before you sign. Anything you didn't ask for comes off.

Lease, finance, or cash

Structured around how you're paid and how often you like to change cars. I'll tell you which fits and which doesn't.

Delivered to you

Your home or your office. Enclosed transport when the car calls for it. You sign once and take the keys.

What it costs
$0
Most new cars in my dealer network. The dealership pays me. Your price is the price I negotiated, and it doesn't move because of me.
$1,500
Flat, for a used car or a dealership outside my network. Due when the car is in your driveway, not before.

A hard to find car with a waiting list may carry a fee too. In every case you hear the exact number before you commit to anything, and it doesn't change unless you agree to it.

How you know I'm on your side

No dealer is my client.

My next deal comes from a physician telling a colleague this one was handled right. I protect that more than any single transaction.

So the fee is named before you commit. If the deal isn't one I'd put my name on, I tell you, we stop, and you owe nothing.

On a desktop, or not ready to text yet. Start it here.

Tell me the car, or that you're a year out and still deciding. I read it myself and reply by text or email, usually the same day. One conversation, nothing automated.

Physician reviews

Real physicians. Real names. Most of them came back.

Recommendations from my physician clients, each one on LinkedIn under their own name. Several are on their fifth, seventh, or twelfth car with me.

For my clients

The first car is the hard one. The next one is two texts.

If you've bought through me before, text me the next one the same way. I already know how you like to buy. Your spouse's car, your kid's first car, a car for a partner at your practice. Same number, same process.

Sending a colleague? Have them mention your name when they text. I'll treat it like your deal. Most of the physicians I work with came from another physician, and I'm grateful for every one of them.

Not the physician? If you're the spouse or the office manager doing the legwork, the same text works.

After delivery you'll hear from me about once a year. That's it.

Common questions

Questions physicians ask before reaching out.

What happens after I text?

You text me the car you want, or the decision you're stuck on. We trade two or three messages so I understand exactly what you need. Then I tell you where that car sits in today's market, over sticker or under, before anyone's attached to a payment. I name any fee before anything starts, then I go to work. If you're months out, that's fine. Tell me your timeline and I'll work to it. And if the deal isn't one I'd put my name on, I'll tell you and we part ways.

What does it cost?

On most new cars in my dealer network, nothing. The dealership pays me, and the price you pay is the price I negotiated. A flat $1,500 applies to a used car or a dealership outside my network, due when the car is in your driveway. A hard to find car with a waiting list, the kind that sells at full sticker, can carry a fee even when it's new. In every case you have the exact number before you commit to anything.

Do you offer financing?

Yes, on new and used. I'm not a lender. On a new car the loan comes through the selling dealership's lenders, the same manufacturer and bank programs you'd be offered walking in. On a used car, or a dealership outside my network, the paperwork and the financing run through a partner dealership that works with several banks and credit unions, and they take your trade too. Either way I arrange the financing and I review all the paperwork, and you never sit across from a finance manager. One secure application from your phone. If you'd rather use your own bank or credit union, that works as well. Tell me up front.

I already started with a dealership. Is it too late?

No. Text me before you sign anything. I'll tell you whether to finish there or let me take it from here.

Why would you get a better deal than I would?

I do this every week, across every brand, and dealerships know it. You'd be negotiating against people who do it all day. I'm one of them, on your side. The other half of the job is the number itself. Before I start, I tell you where that car sits in today's market, because it isn't always under sticker, and a lease payment hasn't been one percent of sticker in years. You get that read first, so by the time I bring you a number you already know what a good one looks like. Plus you get back six to ten hours.

What if I don't know exactly what I want yet?

Also fine. Tell me what you drive today, what you want next, and a ballpark budget. Most physicians figure it out in two or three texts. We narrow it down together.

Can you order a car from the factory?

Yes. If the build you want isn't sitting on a lot anywhere, I order it. Factory builds take longer, usually a few months depending on the brand, and I tell you the real lead time before you order. Your part is the same. You sign at delivery.

Are there brands you don't handle?

I work through the dealer network, which covers almost every brand sold in the U.S. Tesla, Rivian and Lucid sell new cars direct at one set price, so a new one goes through the brand and there's nothing for me to negotiate. A used one I can handle, and I'll take one in on trade. If what you want is new and direct, I'll say so at the start.

What about leasing?

Leasing, financing, cash. I handle all three. Depending on how you're paid and how often you like to change cars, leasing can make sense. I'll tell you when it does and when it doesn't.

What if I'm trading in a car?

Send me the year, the miles, and the condition. I work the trade value alongside the purchase and both close in the same transaction, so the paperwork happens once.

How does delivery work, and how long does it take?

Finding the car usually takes a day or two. Transport is the long pole, and it depends on where the car is and how far it has to travel. Figure about a week, sometimes more. Rare specs and factory orders take longer. Transport goes from the dealership to your home or your office, and it's billed separately, a number you have before you commit. Before the car moves you know who will contact you and exactly what the driver is owed, in writing. When it arrives you sign one set of papers and take the keys. Your temp tag comes with the car. Plates and title follow from the selling dealership a few weeks later, and I chase them so you don't have to.

Anything I didn't answer, ask me directly.

The next car is one text.

Tell me the car, or ask me to help you decide. Buying this month or a year out, the first text is the same. The best deals I've done started months early, so text me when you start thinking, not when you need it. Any fee is named before we begin.

On a desktop? Text this number from your phone, or scan to start the message.
or leave your number

I'll reply myself, usually the same day. No spam, no sales pressure, no list.

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