Tred

TRED was the best car selling experience I’ve ever been a part of. Got well over what the dealers would offer me and was sold within 3 weeks of listing my car. Can’t say enough about the great service from TJ, Drew & Cassie!
Keep it up… will be using you again!

I really think that TRED is a fantastic idea, and I love supporting a local Seattle start-​up! It makes buying and selling a car easier on both the seller and buyer. It alleviates the potential for meeting with scamming creeps on Craigslist, and the haggling abuse of car dealerships.
The horrors of the «car buying experience» from dealerships had been on my mind lately as I scouted the vehicle market for the past few months, really hoping I wouldn’t have to go through a dealership — many friends have horror stories about it!
I found a car I wanted through
, and it was listed by TRED — I emailed about a test drive and received an email reply from TRED within the hour, asking when I would like to test drive it. They are prompt, kind and courteous.
I met with one of their guys at a gas station near where the car lives (sporting the bright blue, easy to spot TRED jacket) and we took the car on a short test drive. Money exchange and the «offer» process are all done online, I bought the car, and they handed over the keys in the later in the week in the same parking lot as where we met to test drive it. There is no haggling, harassing or 50 calls a day to your work and personal phone (as many car dealerships do). It’s a casual, comfortable vehicle buying experience, I’ve already recommended TRED to friends mentioning considering another car.
Now as for Autopay — their Denver based financing partner I was pretty surprised at the fees that they charge for their lending service, and they do try and slip in their warranty to your loan amount. Be on your guard with them if you go that route, they ARE sales people.

My experience with Tred was very positive. With a busy schedule, Tred owned the operation from end to end, took 100 pictures, got it inspected, posted it on every possible website you can think of (except for
). One thing could have been better is the pricing of the car as I realized overtime that the car was overpriced, was getting lots of traffic but no one making an offer. They also did a detailed price analysis and this helped me in dropping the price. The car was listed for 5 weeks and was sold in 48 hours after we dropped the price.

I had great experience selling my car through TRED. It sold in less time than I anticipated for what I wanted. Money was credited to my account very quickly. I would highly recommend TRED to sellers and buyers.

I was really happy to buy my first used car in Seattle!
After searching for a valuable car for a while, somebody recommended me TRED as a great online dealer to buy a car. I was interested in a valuable one, and TJ, sales representative of TRED, kindly introduced me the car I looked into. Although this car has some rust problems, and I was not notified when I decided to buy it, TRED compensate me reasonable repair subsidy, and this attitude really let me feel responsible and helpful!
Really recommend someone who is a freshman in car deal market!

Seller never responded to offer. Not sure what the value add is to buyers. Cars are priced at retail but at private seller quality.

Great concept, bad experience with sales staff.
Make sure to ask what the fees are up front! My sales rep (Kevin) took advantage of me in a desperate need to sell my car and was not transparent about how their deals work. Ask questions!
Only giving two stars because Cassie was helpful in resolving my issue.

Great alternative to craigslist and dealerships. They were prompt setting up an appointment for a test drive, arriving right on time. Drew was very forthright about any issues with the car, and had a lot of paperwork backing up all service done to the car. He was able to sell the car on the spot, arranging all paperwork and printing out a temporary license. After over a month dealing with shady people on craigslist, this was a welcome relief. Their website was an excellent resource as well, including plenty of pictures, and a carfax report that I didn’t have to pay for.
All in all, highly recommended. I’m now the owner of a nice Volvo, thanks to TRED.

God, for a company who really cares about their customers this one does it. I left my car in their hands and they kept me updated with the status of my car in every detail every week. They personally reached out to educate me on advice to how I should sell my car and I sold it at a higher rate than what a dealership would be able to buy it for. Thanks Tred! Best car service experience. Definitely recommend it

I had great interest in selling my car but was dreading the process. The thought of navigating a certain classifieds site or getting ripped off by a dealer had me reconsidering. Then I heard of Tred, well saw a vehicle with Tred stickers in the neighborhood, and decided to investigate. I couldn’t believe the flat rate they charged for doing all of the work for me. I decided to contact Tred and I can say with complete confidence that it was the right decision. Tred is a sort of «set it and forget it» kind of experience. Prepped my car, signed some papers, and handed over a spare key. 2 hours later I had my car back and didn’t have to do anything else. I still had access to my car and anytime a test drive was requested I was notified well in advance. I’ve already recommended Tred to a few coworkers and will do the same to anyone reading this. Don’t get ripped off by some scammer (person or dealership) call Tred and let them take care of everything, for a ridiculously low price at that.

This is a total «bate and switch» scram. I called Tred and spoke to a very nice, cooperative person who led me to believe, the used car I inherited, was worth $ 6 – 6500. This was substantially more than I had figured, but he convinced me the car had great resale value. I told him I needed a couple of days to decide. Last Friday, another person called me to see if I was ready to list with Tred. I told him that my decision was to list on Craiglist for a couple of weeks and if it didn’t sell I would contact him. The guy continued to tell me what a great price I could get using Tred and I would have no hassle. With a bit of reluctance I agreed to list with Tred — it seemed to be an easy process and the flat fee was reasonable. The gentlemen then set-​up an appointment for the car to be photographed and checked-​out by their mechanic. He suggested I have a car detailed and promised a 10% discount if I used the person connected with Tred.
The detailer knew nothing of the proposed 10% discount and said, I would need to purchase the $ 300 option to be given a discount.
This morning, a very nice young man came to take pictures of the car and take it to Tred’s mechanic. He and I spoke for a few minutes and he ask what I was expecting to get from the car. I told him the quote given by two of his colleagues. He looked surprised and said the listing price would be almost 40% less than what had been quoted to me. (I even got the original high quote in writing). Needless to say, I am not selling the car through Tred.
The only reason I gave this a 2 star is due to the young man who I dealt with this morning. He was honest and applied no pressure for me to list the car with Tred.
The Tred concept is great but misleading potential clients will hamper the success of this young company.

I’m extremely happy and satisfied after using Tred.
After dealing with annoying/​flaky people from craigslist for a week and dreading going to a car dealership I discovered Tred and it was the best thing ever. Jake was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to, felt like I was talking to a good friend. He always responded quickly to my text messages and emails and answered all my phone calls. He was genuine and sincere in assisting me, I never felt pressured to buy the car.
We met in a grocery store parking lot to test drive it, I decided to buy it so he scanned my credit card, printed out a temporary license plate/​registration/​title and boom that was it! I never thought buying a car could be so easy and quick!
Thank you so much Jake :)

Signed with Tred to sell a 2008 VW Passat. It did not sell at the original price. Authorized Tred to lower the price. Then Tred changed the price multiple times without my authorization.
Tred also wrote up the description of the vehicle as if it had had a front end collision. This is not true and this false information had a direct impact on the vehicle not selling.

Very impressed so far! Drew came to the house, picked up the car, had it checked out by a mechanic and beautiful photos uploaded in an afternoon. Already have one bid for the car. So much easier than selling myself, well worth the money!
Car was sold and was off to its new owner within 24 hours! Drew was incredibly patient and explained every step of the process. Great experience!

After months of very little interest in my car in Craigslist, I decided to try Tred. Each person I dealt with was extremely friendly and professional. They worked around my schedule to inspect it and take photos and then let me preview the ad. My car sold (to a buyer in another state) within a week. Tred again handled getting the car from me and having it shipped to new owner. I was pleasantly surprised by the entire experience and would highly recommend Tred.

I’m writing an update on Tred based on recent contact with the company. They have made a great effort to reach out to me given the previous poor experience. Their car selling model has completely changed and it seems to work much better, both for the client and for Tred. I am much more likely to do business with them in the future. Credit them for learning from past mistakes and making the right moves to improve the customer experience.

After trying to sell my car on my own for far too long, Tred was a wonderful option! I worked with Jake who took charge of the mechanical inspection, photographs and the on-​line advertisement, which was cross-​posted on every major online auto sales site. Tred’s website is very user-​friendly, my listing was professionally written and featured beautiful photographs of my vehicle. The whole process was very easy and I didn’t have to lift a finger. I highly recommend Tred for those that want a pleasant experience in selling their vehicle!

Best way to sell your car, period. Great service, professional and with fair assessments on the value of your car. Tred takes away the pain of showing your car to potential buyers, which is really helpful for those with limited time during the weekday.

I have never sold a car before and being a busy professional I did not have time to waste with meeting potential buyers. TRED sold my car faster than I could have imagined! It was the easiest process I will use them in the future.

Having purchased some 35 cars in my life, it’s significant that TRED was by far my BEST car buying experience. Car dealers are generally so awful that it’s common to hear them promise a good experience. But they are comparing against root canals and gynecological exams. TRED is more like shopping at Nordstrom.
Step into a car dealership, and whether you know it or not, you have lost control of your purchase. Dealers have spent decades perfecting ways to separate you from your money. TRED changes all that. From searching the website to driving away, you are in control at every step.
Tesla proved that a whole new manufacturing model could produced superior results. TRED is doing the same for selling cars. No longer do we have to accept rip off trade in values from dealers. With TRED we can get more money for an unwanted car, and do it without having to deal with scheduling, showing, explaining, negotiating, and all the stress of selling to strangers.
My personal buying experience was enhanced by the young gentleman who ‘sold’ me my car. Beyond being typically nice, Drew was exceptionally straight-​forward, easygoing, genuine, sincere, and surprisingly knowledgeable about a wide range of things beyond cars. The whole process was a blast. And I never got that sinking feeling of doubt afterwards.
The same will apply to sellers who are too busy or unprepared to sell their cars. TRED offers a superior process and people with integrity to make any automobile transaction a positive one.