How is this different from asking my mechanic?

Your mechanic gets paid to fix things — so they have a conflict of interest, even when they don't mean to. We don't. We have no financial stake in your decision. We tell you the math; you decide.

How long does it take?

About 30 minutes from payment to delivery. Sent to your email when ready.

What if I don't agree with the Verdict?

You don't have to follow it. We give you the math; you make the call. If you're genuinely dissatisfied within 7 days, email smithperformanceproductions@gmail.com and we'll refund you.

Is my information private?

Yes. We don't sell or share your information. We delete on request. Your VIN and the analysis are yours.

What if I have multiple repair issues?

That's what the Verdict is built for. Multi-issue analysis, photos, market value, replacement cost, and a 12-month cost-of-ownership picture are all part of every Verdict.

Can I share the Verdict with my mechanic?

Absolutely — encouraged. You'll get a shareable link. Plenty of customers send it to their shop to talk through it together.

What kinds of cars do you cover?

Passenger cars and light trucks, model years 1995 and newer. We don't cover motorcycles, RVs, heavy trucks, or all-electric vehicles yet.

Who's behind RepairVerdict?

Devon Smith, a former shop owner who pivoted after a motorcycle accident. He built this because he watched too many customers get talked into repairs they shouldn't have done — and watched others walk away from cars they should've kept.

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Built by a former auto restoration shop owner who got tired of seeing people throw good money after bad.

Informational analysis of your shop's inspection or quote — we don't perform diagnostics or inspect your vehicle. Verdicts are generated by an AI engine anchored in NHTSA data and a former shop owner's playbook. Always consult a licensed mechanic before authorizing repairs.

What a Verdict reads like

One real customer's situation, lightly anonymized.

A snapshot of how a Verdict actually reads — not a checklist, not a database printout. Just the math, in plain English, written to be forwarded to your mechanic.

For a customer in San Diego County

2017 Subaru Forester

2.5L 4-cylinder · CVT · 94,000 miles

75Mixed outlook

You're holding a $6,840 CVT quote from your shop. The shudder you described under acceleration around 35 mph — plus the hesitation in the 1-to-2 range — matches a documented Subaru CVT pattern on this exact platform-year cohort.

Before you authorize the work, there is an active Subaru warranty extension (program letter WTY-82R) that may cover this entire repair at no cost to you. The extension applies to 2015–2018 Forester CVTs presenting the exact symptom set you described — regardless of vehicle age or mileage. Take it to a Subaru dealer first.

If the dealer confirms eligibility, this whole thing is free. If not, the underlying repair is real and your shop's $6,840 sits within the regional baseline for CVT replacements on this platform. Either way you walk in informed.

What we read before writing this: NHTSA recall + complaint records for this VIN, the Subaru CVT warranty-extension registry (program letter WTY-82R), the symptom-cluster match against NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for 2015–2018 Foresters, and the regional repair-cost baseline for CVT replacements in your zip code. Sources cited inline in the live Verdict.

Lightly anonymized example · The live Verdict is a couple of pages with sources cited inline, a one-line summary at the top for forwarding, and a shareable link your mechanic can pull up without an account.

Common moments

Any car. Any time you need to decide something about it.

Buying

Looking at a used car — what are you actually walking into?
Buying your teenager their first car?

Owning

Holding a repair quote and don't know if it's fair?
High-mileage daily driver — how much longer is it good?

Selling / replacing

Lease ending and deciding whether to buy out?
Trading in vs. selling private?

We answer that. Without trying to sell you anything.

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How it works

Three steps. About ten minutes.

1
Tell us about your car
Vehicle, mileage, what you paid, the current quote. About 3 minutes — mostly dropdowns.
2
We analyze it against real data
NHTSA recalls and complaints for your VIN. Market value. Repair-cost-to-value math.
3
You get a clear answer by email
Keep, repair, or move on — with the math. Share it with your mechanic if you want.

The premise

We sell honest math. That's the whole product.

If we had any financial stake in what you decide, our answer wouldn't be worth $129. So we don't.

We don't sell repairs.

Zero financial interest in what you decide. Repair, replace, walk away — same answer either way.

We don't refer mechanics.

No kickbacks, no affiliate fees, no shop on the other end of a referral link. The Verdict is the product.

We don't predict the future.

We tell you what the math says. Your decision stays yours and your mechanic’s.

Three situations

How a Verdict reads in the wild.

Anonymized. The same math anyone gets — written for a real person to take to a real mechanic.

Strong outlook

CVT quote: $6,840.

2017 Subaru Forester · 94k miles

Standard symptoms inside a documented platform pattern. The Verdict surfaced an active Subaru warranty extension (program letter WTY-82R) that may cover the entire repair at no cost. The customer took it to a Subaru dealer first.

What the customer did: Save money via the warranty extension

Cautious outlook

Used-car shopping at $9,800.

2014 BMW 535i · 122k miles

Three N55-platform patterns were in their active failure window at this mileage. The Verdict laid out $4–7k of likely 12-month maintenance and recommended walking unless the price moved below $6,500. The buyer passed.

What the customer did: Walked away

Strong outlook

Pre-purchase at $32,500.

2021 Tesla Model 3 LR · 47k miles

Zero open recalls, clean title, battery within normal degradation curve, no platform-specific failure patterns at this mileage. The Verdict was a clean buy — and the asking price was consistent with regional comparable listings.

What the customer did: Bought with confidence

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Trust

Trusted by 1 car owner this month

Customer quotes are placed here as Verdicts get reviewed back to us. We don't cherry-pick — every quote is real, attributed, and tied to a verifiable Verdict ID.

Who's behind this

Devon Smith. Former shop owner.

I ran a shop. I watched too many customers get talked into repairs they shouldn't have done — and watched others walk away from cars they should've kept. RepairVerdict is the answer I wished I could give them.

We don't sell repairs. We don't refer mechanics. We don't take affiliate fees. The point is independence.

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Honest answers

What people ask before they buy.

Real questions, answered the way I'd answer them on a phone call.

All 22 questions

Don't put $4,000 into a car that isn't worth it.

Thirty minutes with us costs $129. Ten years with the wrong decision costs a lot more.

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Charged once. No subscription, no upsells. Refund requests reviewed case by case — see the refund policy.

We don't sell repairs. We don't refer mechanics. We don't take affiliate fees.

That isn't a marketing line. It's the only way the answer is worth what we charge for it.

— Devon

Questions? smithperformanceproductions@gmail.com — I read every email.

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Built in Vista, CA · RepairVerdict by Smith Performance Productions LLC

Get a 0–100 reliability score on any car you own — or any car you're about to buy.

How much longer is your car good for? Find out in 10 minutes.

10-second previewThen $129 for the full Verdict

Built by a former auto restoration shop owner who got tired of seeing people throw good money after bad.

Devon Smith. Former shop owner.

We don't sell repairs. We don't refer mechanics. We don't take affiliate fees. The point is independence.

Read the full story

Get a 0–100 reliability score on any car you own — or any car you're about to buy.

2017 Subaru Forester

Tell us about your car

We analyze it against real data

You get a clear answer by email

We don't sell repairs.

We don't refer mechanics.

We don't predict the future.

CVT quote: $6,840.

Used-car shopping at $9,800.

Pre-purchase at $32,500.

Devon Smith. Former shop owner.

Don't put $4,000 into a car that isn't worth it.

Get a 0–100 reliability score on any car you own — or any car you're about to buy.

2017 Subaru Forester

Tell us about your car

We analyze it against real data

You get a clear answer by email

We don't sell repairs.

We don't refer mechanics.

We don't predict the future.

CVT quote: $6,840.

Used-car shopping at $9,800.

Pre-purchase at $32,500.

Devon Smith. Former shop owner.

Don't put $4,000 into a car that isn't worth it.