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Throttle is coming to iPhone and Android.

A new marketplace for used cars, trucks and SUVs, and a better place to sell yours. Listing and buying are free. Join the launch list and you’ll hear the day it opens.

Opens an email to support@throttlemarketplace.com. We’ll write back once, when the app is live.

Coming soon to iPhone and Android. For the whole US, launching first in Dallas⁠–⁠Fort Worth.

Sample conversation about a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado LT listed at $28,400. The buyer’s phone number shows as [number removed], and a Meeting up safety card sits in the thread.
The Post a vehicle screen after a VIN lookup, showing a sample 2019 Chevrolet Silverado LT from the manufacturer’s record: pickup, 4WD, 5.3L V8, gas, automatic, 4 doors.

Sample listings and people. Pre-release app.

In the app

Everything up to the handshake.

Post, browse, message and manage in one place. The deal itself happens in person, between the two of you. Throttle is not a party to any sale.

Post your car

Scan the VIN barcode on the door jamb or type it. Year, make, model, engine and drivetrain are decoded from it using NHTSA’s public VIN decoder and locked on the listing. Add 3 to 15 photos, set a price and post. About a minute if you have the VIN.

Browse without an account

Search by make, model or trim, 5 to 500 miles from your location, a city or a ZIP code. Filter by price, year, mileage, body, drivetrain, fuel, title and seller type.

Message in the app

Buyers message sellers from the listing. Phone numbers, emails, links and social handles are removed automatically, so nobody has to hand a number to a stranger.

Save what you like

Tap the heart to keep a listing. Save up to 10 searches and see what’s new since you last looked.

Manage your listing

Edit the price, photos and description any time. Mark it pending or sold in a tap. Bump it to the top free once every 7 days and renew it to restart its 60 days. See its views, saves, shares and messages, and where the views came from.

Switch on business mode

Selling as a dealer? Turn on business mode in settings for a public page for your lot, CSV import and a dashboard. No separate account and no fees.

See the dealer tools

Availability

Where and when.

The app isn’t in the App Store or Google Play yet. When it is, the two badges below become download buttons.
  • Coming soon toiPhone
  • Coming soon toAndroid

Sign in with your phone number and a one-time code, no password. Message and data rates may apply. Browsing doesn’t need an account.

  • PriceFree to list and buy
  • PlatformsiPhone and Android
  • WhereAcross the US, Dallas⁠–⁠Fort Worth first
  • AccountNot needed to browse
  • AppearanceSystem, light or dark
  • Age18+ for an account

Questions

Before it opens.

Is it really free?

Yes. Listing, buying and messaging are free. No listing fees, no buyer fees, no subscriptions, no paid placement, no card needed.

Bumping a listing to the top is free too, once every 7 days. The only cost you might see is your carrier’s: sign-in codes come by text, and message and data rates may apply.

How do I delete my account?

In the app, go to You › Privacy & data › Delete account, and your listings for sale come down right away. No app? Email a deletion request as the delete account page explains. We confirm it’s you and schedule it within 5 business days, and your listings come down once it’s scheduled.

You have 30 days to change your mind. If you deleted in the app, sign back in and tap Keep my account. If you emailed, reply to us before the 30 days are up. Meanwhile, people you’ve messaged see “Deleted account” in place of your name, and nobody can send you a message.

After the 30 days, your profile, listings, photos and saved items are deleted. Messages you sent stay with the person you sent them to, shown as from “Deleted account,” because they’re part of that person’s conversation too. Photos in them are deleted, and the messages are kept for as long as that person’s account exists.

Reports you filed are kept but no longer linked to your account. Reports about your account, your listings or your messages keep your account’s id. We keep reports, moderation records and copyright notices as long as we need them for safety, fraud prevention and legal obligations.

Delete your account

How do I sign in?

With your US mobile number. Throttle texts you a one-time code, so there’s no password. Message and data rates may apply.

On iPhone, you can also sign in with Apple. You don’t need an account to browse.

Who can post and send messages?

Adults. Accounts are for people 18 or older, so you confirm your age when you create one. If you don’t, you’re signed out. Browsing is open to everyone.

The first time you post a vehicle, import your inventory or message a seller, you agree to the six community standards. They apply to every listing, including dealer imports.

Community standards

Does Throttle work outside the US?

No. Throttle is for the United States only. Sign-in takes US mobile numbers, listings use US ZIP codes, prices are in US dollars and distances are in miles.

Be on the lot the day it opens.

It’s free to list, free to buy and free to message.

Opens an email to support@throttlemarketplace.com. We’ll write back once, when the app is live.

Coming soon to iPhone and Android.