Recon software for used car teams

Recon doesn't have to be this hard.

One screen for every car, blocker, approval, and next action.
From acquisition to frontline — right from your phone.

Sales and service — finally on the same page

Month-to-month · No contracts · No setup fees

Here's where the days — and the dollars — go.

Right now you probably can't say where every car is or why it's stuck. While you find out, it ages — and holding cost piles up before it ever hits the lot.

$50–85/car/day

What it costs to hold a car for every single day it sits in recon.

10–21days

What recon actually takes at most stores — even when everyone on the floor swears it's only 3–5.

32%

Of your front-end gross walks out the door when a car frontlines just 5 days late — buyers move on and you discount to catch up.

Live One typical store

Illustrative: 40 cars in recon at ~$67/day, plus ~3 cars a day frontlining 5+ days late at 32% of a $1,500 front gross. Run your store's real number below.

At a typical store, holding cost and lost front-end gross together burn roughly $4,100 per day — about $2,700 in holding cost and $1,400 in front-end gross.

You can't fix what you can't see. Here's how EasyRecon makes it visible.

Where's the car? Now you always know.

It's the question recon never stops asking. EasyRecon answers it for every unit — and shows you the days lost between steps.

Every car. One screen.

No more lot walks, group texts, or wondering where a unit is. Every car and its current step, always visible.

See what's stuck.

Color-coded age flags show what's stalled and how long it's been sitting — so you know exactly where to look first.

Stay ahead of aging.

Automated alerts the moment a car starts to slip — so you catch it at one day, not four.

Know what recon costs.

Holding costs, parts, vendor expenses — tracked in real time. Before you list.

Demo Store
0d Average total time in recon
Intake
0.3d
Photos
0.2d
Inspection
0.5d
Approval
0.4d
Detail
1.8d
Body Shop
0.6d
QC
0.4d
Detail is your bottleneck. At 1.8d avg — start with your oldest unit.

You fix cars. You shouldn't have to fight software.

All the benefits of a recon tool — without the pain of using one.

Most tools die when the team stops updating them. We made updates as easy as sending a text.

It works like a teammate. Your people just text what they need — and it handles the updates, approvals, reminders, and reports. No new app, no training, nothing new to learn.

Reply to an alert to move a car forward
Ask what's behind, stuck, or waiting on approval
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#P1031 Toyota Highlander entered Detail
2022 Toyota Highlander · 5d in recon
→ Move + Note View
Move it to QC and add a note "vendor delayed, fast-track"
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Found #P1031 in Detail (5 days). Moving to QC and adding note.
#P1031 · 2022 Toyota Highlander
DetailQC
+ Note: "vendor delayed, fast-track"
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Follow the car.

From the day you buy it to the day it hits the lot. One process. One screen. No chasing.

Auto-advancing · Click any tab to explore
Inventory Feed
2024 Toyota Camry XSE
Trade-in · 18,200 mi
→ Intake
2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid
Auction · 31,400 mi
→ Intake
2022 Ford F-150 Lariat
Trade-in · 42,100 mi
→ Intake
2024 Chevy Equinox LT
Auction · 8,900 mi
→ Intake
01 — Inventory
Vehicles flow in from your feed. No retyping.

Once you're connected, your DMS or inventory provider feeds vehicles into EasyRecon — vehicle details, appraisal notes, and photos when available.

Your flow, your process, your names. We match how your store already works.

Self-serve setup. Change your process anytime.
Walk-Around Scan · #P1042
FrontDent
RearChip
SideScratch
Bumper scratch→ PDR
Quarter panel dent→ Body
Windshield chip→ Glass
3 work items · Est. $485
02 — Intake
Snap photos. Tag the damage. Work gets created.

Take the same walk-around photos you're already taking. Tag what you see — a dent, a chip, a scratch — and EasyRecon turns each one into a work item and routes it to the right vendor or team.

Each tag becomes a documented, assigned work item — priced and ready for review before the keys are back on the board.

Your walk-around builds the work list. No double entry.
Multi-Point Inspection · #P1042
Fluid leaks
Battery test
Tires & tread depth
Rear brake pads → Work created
Air filter
Wiper blades
Oil change due → Work created
5/7 passed2 work items created
03 — Inspect
Inspect once. Work follows.

Run the inspection on your phone. Any failed item creates work automatically — priced, assigned, and ready for approval.

Customize the checklist to match your store. Change it anytime.

Failed items become priced work, ready to approve.
Estimate Approval · #P1042
Pending Approval$651
#P1042 · 2022 Ford F-150 Lariat
Windshield replacement
$285
Oil & filter service
$120
Rear brake pads
$246
Repair Context: Chip spread across the driver's side on the lot — replacement beats repair. Rear pads at 3mm; parts $96, about an hour of labor.
04 — Approve
Approve from your phone. Or just text it back.

See exactly what you're approving — photos, repair context, pricing, and notes — all in one place.

Need to ask a question first? Keep the conversation on the work item so nothing gets lost in side texts.

Or skip the app entirely and approve right from the text.

See why it's needed. Approve in seconds.
Vendor SMS · #P1042
Body repair assigned to Joe's Body Shop.
#P1042 · 2022 Ford F-150 · Quarter panel dent
ETA requested.
Got it. Done by 3pm Tuesday.
Done. Ready for pickup.
Auto-moved to Detail
3
Open jobs
2.1d
Avg turnaround
1
Overdue
05 — Vendors
Vendor gets a text. Texts back "done." That's it.

No app. No login. No training your PDR guy on new software.

Vendor gets a text with the car and the work. They reply when it's done. The board updates. Car moves to the next step automatically.

See every vendor's open jobs, what's aging, and who's behind — all from the vendor queue.

Vendors need no app, no login, no training.
Quality Check · #P1042
Interior
Paint
Tires
Glass
⚠︎
Lights
Road test
⚠︎ Lights — needs re-check. Driver fog light not working. Sent back for repair before frontline.
06 — QC
Nothing hits the lot unchecked.

Build a QC checklist for your process so cars don't hit the lot with missed issues, incomplete work, or sloppy handoffs.

Anything that fails goes straight back with a note — and the car doesn't move until it's fixed.

A QC gate before anything hits the lot.
Vehicle Condition Report · #P1042
2022 Ford F-150 Lariat
Stock #P1042
FRONTLINE READY
Reconditioning Investment
$1,176
Completed in 5 days · 6 services
Multi-point inspection
Paintless dent & body repair
Windshield replaced
Rear brakes serviced
Oil & filter service
Interior detailed
07 — Frontline
Show the work behind the car.

Package photos, repairs, services, and notes into a clean vehicle report your team can text, email, print, or drop into your CRM.

It gives buyers a clearer story, builds trust, and helps your team show the value behind the asking price.

Customer report included — no extra cost.

Looks like your process? See it live in a 20-minute demo

When you start to measure it, it starts to matter.

Ask what's slow. Get the answer — and the play to fix it.

Whatever you need to know about your store.

Type a question. See the numbers, the trend, and what to do next.

What's my biggest bottleneck right now?
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Avg total time
+0.3d vs last month
$0
Avg recon cost
-$74 vs last month
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Cars completed
+8 vs last month
Weekly throughputLast monthThis month
Answer
Detail is your biggest bottleneck. 1.8 day avg — 43% of total recon time. Oldest unit has been in detail for 6 days. Recommend: prioritize the oldest units first and measure for a week. If cycle time doesn't drop, it likely points to capacity, not process.

See what's costing you.

Catches the problems early — before they turn into real money.

9 vehicles over target age
Estimated holding cost: $1,240/week. Oldest unit: 18 days.
Detail backlog growing
12 cars queued, only 3 completed yesterday. Recommend additional staff.
Vendor delay: PDR vendor
4.1 day avg turnaround vs 2 day SLA. Consider backup vendor.

Ask the question you actually have.

Plain English in. A clear answer — with context — out.

What's our average spend per vehicle in recon?
$1,472 avg. Down $74 vs last month. Detail and parts are your two biggest line items.
Which day of the week gets us stuck?
Thursdays — bottleneck from weekly vendor cutoff. Recommend earlier approval window.
Who's logged the most activity this week?
Marcus: 34 vehicles touched, 12 inspections, 8 QC passes. Most active by 2x.

See what one less day in recon is worth.

Use your numbers. Cut the days. See the bottom-line impact of moving faster.

Your numbers
Quick: days to cut

Holding-cost estimates vary by store and are shown for planning purposes only.

1 day = $5,000/mo
/mo
≈ $300,000/yr
Additional gross opportunity from faster turns
+17 equiv. units/mo
12.0 → 14.0 turns/yr
5 days recovered
+ Holding cost savings $20,000/mo
Combined impact $45,000/mo·$540,000/yr
Check inventory or sales input

Extra units/month = your monthly sales × days cut ÷ 30. Faster recon means more turns through your lot.

Additional gross/month = extra units × your average front-end gross per unit.

Turns/year = (monthly sales ÷ inventory) × 12. Added turns scale proportionally with days recovered.

Holding cost savings = inventory × daily holding cost × days cut. This is an estimate — actual costs vary by store.

This is an estimate based on your current sales pace and gross. Actual results vary by demand, pricing, and execution.

Built for the lot.
Not the desk.

Your techs live on their phones. So does EasyRecon. If they can text, they can use it — no heavy rollout, no IT ticket, no desk required.

  • Run recon from anywhere on the lot
  • Never walk back to the desk to update a car
  • Snap it. Note it. Move on.
  • Everything your desktop does, in your pocket
EasyRecon on a phone — live recon board with every vehicle, its step, and how long it's been there

Book a short walkthrough.

Tell us what your store is using today. We'll show you how EasyRecon would map to your flow, your steps, and your bottlenecks.

  • No public checkout or surprise pricing. First paid stores get a real conversation.
  • Bring your current recon steps, spreadsheet, or workflow questions.
  • You'll see the board, text updates, approvals, vendor handoff, reports, and mobile flow.

This sends the request to hello@easyreconauto.com.

Get your days back with EasyRecon.

No contracts. No setup fees. Live in minutes.