Glossary
The words on every FixPilot appraisal.
- Not-to-exceed price
- The not-to-exceed price is the highest amount a buyer can pay for an auction vehicle and still hit the dealership's target margin after reconditioning and transport. FixPilot computes one per vehicle from your own recon rates and live market comps.
- Buy Score
- A Buy Score is the 0–100 rating FixPilot assigns each vehicle, combining projected margin, recon confidence, and market demand into a single buy, watch, or pass verdict — so buyers can rank a whole batch at a glance.
- Recon (reconditioning)
- Reconditioning, or recon, is the work a dealer puts into a vehicle before retail — body, mechanical, detailing, and tires. FixPilot estimates recon cost directly from the listing photos using your shop's actual labor and parts rates.
- Batch grading
- Batch grading is appraising an entire auction search — dozens or hundreds of vehicles — in parallel instead of one VIN at a time. FixPilot grades the full batch in the background and streams results into a ranked shortlist.
- Margin bar
- A margin bar is the minimum profit a dealer requires before buying, set per rooftop and per inventory band. Every FixPilot not-to-exceed price stays under the bar, so no buyer bids into a deal that misses the target.
- Rooftop
- A rooftop is a single dealership location within a larger dealer group. FixPilot configures recon rates, transport lanes, and margin bars per rooftop, so each location's appraisals reflect its own costs.
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