How it works · Step by step
Twelve steps, from your first build to your own driveway.
Here is everything, in order: what you do, what we do, and where to go next. Take the time. Drive it on the beach, then drive another. You’ve done your homework, so you’ve earned the best price possible, with no haggling and no salesperson.
Before your day
Build it, book it, get ready.
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Step 1
Build yours online
Start on the maker’s own build-and-price site; the links are below. Pick the trim first, then the packages, then the color. It’s the fun part, so take your time. When you’re done, copy your build’s link (see below). No sign-in needed, and you don’t need to click "Get a quote". Still comparing two? Build both.
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Step 2
Send us your build
Optional, but it helps. Paste your build link into Send your build so we have it in hand before your day on the beach. Not sure yet? Skip this step. The beach will help you decide.
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Step 3
Request your date
Pick a date on the main page. It takes about five minutes. We email you to confirm, with the booking link for your $325 and the online license and insurance check. Nothing is charged until your date is confirmed.
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Step 4
Get ready
Every driver is 25 or older, licensed and carries full-coverage insurance. Bring the person who’ll ride with you, and car seats for little ones. Financing? A pre-approval from your own bank or credit union gives you a number to compare. Trading one in? Have the year, mileage and VIN handy.
Your day
Five and a half hours, nothing rushed.
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Step 5
Keys at the hotel
Meet us at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk for a short walk-around. Then the keys are yours for five and a half hours. Nobody rides along.
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Step 6
Highway 12, then the sand
About 45 minutes each way on North Carolina Highway 12, the two-lane road up the Outer Banks, and about three hours on the Carova 4x4 beach. We show you how to air down to 18–20 psi before you hit the sand. Recovery gear is on board, and we’re a phone call away the whole time.
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Step 7
Drive another, if you want
Not the one? That’s what the day is for. Book a second vehicle and a second driver, and swap at the Virginia line so you each drive both. $325 a vehicle.
After the beach
One upfront best price, then your build.
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Step 8
Your price, in writing
Our dealer for that brand emails you a numbered certificate with your No-Haggle Price: one upfront best price for your build, every line itemized out the door. No haggling, no salesperson.
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Step 9
Take your time
Talk it over at home. Compare all you like. There’s no clock and nobody calling to push you. When you’re ready, say yes.
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Step 10
Order it exactly your way
Call the one contact named on your certificate. That person places your factory order at the No-Haggle Price: your trim, your packages, your color. Don’t settle.
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Step 11
Follow your build
Ordered, scheduled, built, shipped, on the truck. Each time the status changes, you hear from us the same day, in plain words.
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Step 12
Delivery, and your trade
A dealer near your home hands you the keys and picks up your trade. Within the ordering store’s own delivery area, you can take delivery here instead and give your new 4x4 its first drive on the sand.
Build tools
Where to build yours
Each link goes straight to the maker’s own build-and-price site. Or skip the maker’s site and use our order sheet: trim, packages and color, sent straight to us.
- Jeep Wrangler
- Jeep build and price
- Jeep Gladiator
- Jeep build and price
- Ford Bronco
- Ford Bronco build and price
- Ram 2500 Warlock
- Ram build and price (pick the 2500)
- Ford F‑250 Tremor
- Ford Super Duty build and price
- Chevrolet Silverado Custom Trail Boss
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 build and price
Before you build
Pick the trim first; it decides what else is available. Packages come before single options. Read every pop-up, because one choice can add or remove another. Check the color last. More tips for the build tools.
Keep your build
Ford: on the Summary page, tap Share, then Copy Link. Chevrolet: on the Summary page, tap Share for a build link and a six-character Build Code. Jeep and Ram: on the Summary page, copy the web address from your browser; it holds your whole build. Paste the link into Send your build. You don’t need an account, and nothing goes to a dealer until you ask for it.
Questions
Straight answers
How long does the whole thing take?
The beach day is five and a half hours. Building online takes an evening or two, and the factory order takes as long as the factory takes. We tell you every time the status changes.
Do I have to buy after my day on the beach?
No. You paid $325 for the experience. If none of them is right, no hard feelings.
Do I need to build online before I come?
No, but it helps. A saved build means you know which trim and packages you want to feel on the sand. You can also finish your build after the drive.
What does the $325 cover?
Five and a half hours in the off-road version of the vehicle you choose, beach permit included, with recovery gear on board.
Who places the factory order?
The one contact named on your certificate, at our dealer for that brand, at the No-Haggle Price for your build.
What happens to my trade?
The dealer that delivers your new vehicle picks up your trade.
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Ready? Build it, drive it.
$325 a vehicle for the full five and a half hours, any month of the year. Questions? Email us; answers come back the same day.