Private car buying for physicians. Nationwide since 2001.

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

Send me the car you want, the car you're in now, and when you need it. I find it, negotiate it, and have it delivered to your home or office.

On a desktop? Text this number from your phone, or scan to start the message.
The text comes to my cell. I answer it myself, usually the same day
If you have the VIN or a photo of the car you're in now, send it with the first text
If you want out of your lease early, text me what you're in and what you want next. I'll tell you if it makes sense

“Been a client for over twenty years. Bought, sold, leased over a dozen cars. Would not use anyone else.”

Dr. Lance Grenevicki · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

“After multiple failed attempts to find a new Escalade with the very little time I had after hours, I came across John's LinkedIn profile and reached out.”

Joseph Newcomer, MD · Orthopedic Surgeon

“I have bought all my cars from John since 2002. There was never a surprise.”

Vuong DuThinh, MD · Cardiac Electrophysiologist
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.

  • The exact build, found anywhere in the country or ordered from the factory.
  • The price, and why it's a good one. If that car is selling over sticker this month, I tell you before you agree to anything.
  • Every conversation with the dealership is mine. I work the trade, arrange the financing, and review all the paperwork. You never sit in the finance office.
  • The car in your driveway or at your office, one signature, and your Saturday back.
  • Any fee named before I start. If I wouldn't put my name on the deal, we stop and you owe nothing.
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. Transport from the dealership to your door is its own number. You have it in writing before you commit, and it doesn't change.

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.

Physician reviews

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

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

John Pigman
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 on 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. You get the whole Saturday back.

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

John Pigman Founder · Physicians Autos
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?
Text me the car you want, what you're in now, and when you need it. If you have the VIN or a photo of the car you're in, send it with the first text. We trade two or three messages so I know the exact build and how you want to pay for it. I name any fee before anything starts, then I go to work and come back with the car and the number. 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, as long as you haven't signed anything. Text me the car and when you need it, and I take it from there.
Why would you get a better deal than I would?
I do this all day, across every brand, and the dealerships know it. You'd be negotiating against people who do it all day. I'm one of them, on your side. I also know what that car is selling for this month, because it isn't always under sticker, and a lease payment hasn't been one percent of sticker in years. When I bring you a number, I tell you why it's a good one.
What if I don't know exactly what I want yet?
Go drive the two or three on your list first. That part I can't do for you. Once you've picked one, text me the car, what you're in now, and when you need it, and I take it from there.
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 yours can go in as a 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.
My lease ends in a few months. When should I text you?
Now. Send me the car you're in, the lease end date, and the car you're thinking about. When you're close to turning it in, the dealership has the advantage, because your options have run out. A few months out you still have all of them, and I'll tell you when to start.
Can I get out of my lease early?
Sometimes it makes sense, and sometimes it costs more than waiting. Text me what you're in and what you want next, and I'll tell you which.
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.

When you're ready, text me the car.

The next car is one text.

Tell me the car, what you're in now, and when you need it. If you're still choosing between a few, go drive them first and text me the one you picked. If your lease is ending, send me the date and I'll text you when it's time. Any fee is named before we begin.

On a desktop? Text this number from your phone, or scan to start the message.
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I'll reply myself, usually the same day. No spam, no sales pressure, no list.

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