LineReady puts reconditioning on one board: seven stages with time targets, an owner for every step, and what each day in the shop is costing you on every car. Stalled cars get chased before they go stale.
Seven stages with targetsHolding cost per car, liveVendors update from a text link
The problem
Most dealers think recon takes a few days. It usually takes two weeks, and every one of those days comes out of the car's gross.
is how long most dealers take in recon, though many believe it's 2 or 3.
Dale McGinn, via Rapid Recon and Auto Dealer Today · Mar 2023is the benchmark the best dealers hold from check-in to front line.
Rapid Recon benchmarks · Sep 2025is how far dealers underestimate recon cost, on average.
Cox Automotive, in Auto Remarketing · May 2026Every car on one board, every day priced, every stall chased.
01One board
Each stage has an owner and a target. Bottlenecks light up before they back up the shop.
02What sitting costs
A live dollar figure on every waiting car, and on the whole shop.
Cut 4 days per car × 30 cars a month × $35 a day
03Vendors by text
Vendors tap Done and add a photo. No app, no login.
Opens in the browser · no app, no login
What LineReady does
Inspection, mechanical, parts, body, detail, photos and front line, each with a time target and an owner.
Every car shows how long it has been in its stage against the target. Late cars turn red before anyone has to ask.
A live meter of what each day in recon is costing, so a delay has a price everyone can see.
Average days per stage across the lot shows where cars pile up, week by week.
Estimates reach the manager's phone with photos, and approval time is tracked against its own target.
Body shops, detailers and photographers update a car from a text link, photos included. No app to install.
When a car sits past its target, LineReady names the next step and who owns it, and reminds them.
Pricing sees each car's recon days and cost, so the price and the gross you expect stay honest.
Recon estimated at appraisal against what was really spent, by car and by vendor.
How it works
New stock flows in from your inventory feed and lands in inspection.
Assign your techs, porters and vendors. Targets come preset and you can change them.
The bottleneck chart and the daily cost show where days go, and stalled cars get chased.
Compare
Recon tools track stages well. LineReady also puts a price on every day a car waits, and connects it to how that car is priced.
| Capability | LineReadyProDealer | Rapid ReconVehlo | iReconvAuto | CartuulRecon | CarketaRecon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage board with time targets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI help with stalled or priority cars | Yes | YesAI assessment, 2026 | YesTask priority | YesAI tips | No or not documented |
| What each day costs, on every car | Yes | No or not documented | No or not documented | No or not documented | No or not documented |
| Connected to pricing | Yes | No or not documented | YesWith vAuto Provision | No or not documented | No or not documented |
| Works for dealers on DealerCenter | Yes | No or not documented | No or not documented | Yes | No or not documented |
| Reported starting price | Quoted per location | $750/mo with a consultant | Bundled with vAuto | $400/mo; Pro $800 + $1,500 setup | Not published |
offered · partly · not offered or not documented on the vendor's public pages, as of October 2026. Sources: rapidrecon.com and its pricing page, vauto.com/irecon, cartuul.com, carketa.com.
FAQ
It replaces both. Seven stages are set up for you with sensible targets, so there's nothing to design. Change the stages and targets when you're ready.
No. Sublets like body shops, detailers and photographers update their cars from a text link, with photos, and never need to log in.
LineReady takes cars from the same DealerCenter inventory feed ProPrice AI uses. Ask us on the demo call about other systems.
LineReady is in early access. Book a demo to be one of the first dealers on it.
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