Describe your inventory and sales process. Makeform creates a quote request form where shoppers identify a vehicle, share trade-in or financing interests, and choose a follow-up channel.
Route quote requests to email, Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a dealership scenario, tailor its prompt, and revise the generated structure before publishing.
Audience
Shoppers viewing a vehicle detail page
Format
Short quote form with hidden inventory context
Prompt size
246 chars
Example form structure
Short quote form with hidden inventory context
Vehicle, trim, and stock number
Name, email, phone, and ZIP code
When are you planning to buy?
Do you have a trade-in?
How should our team contact you?
Suggested routing tags
New vehicle
Used vehicle
Trade-in review
Ask for a stock number or vehicle URL so sales can identify the unit to price.
Step 1
Select
vehicle, trim, stock number, or fleet quantity
Step 2
Qualify
timing, trade-in, financing, and preferences
Step 3
Route
send the complete request to the right sales queue
Step 4
Respond
follow up through the shopper's chosen channel
Why quote forms lose leads
A useful request names the vehicle and buying context while showing conditional questions only when they apply.
Carry the stock number, trim, or inventory URL into the submission so sales can identify the unit.
Show trade-in, lease, or financing details only when relevant to keep the main path concise.
Use vehicle, location, or buyer type to separate new, used, commercial, and fleet queues.
Built around dealership journeys
Choose the matching request path, then edit inventory choices, lead questions, and routing.
Pre-fill the viewed vehicle, ask only the core qualification questions, and preserve its stock number in the submission.
Collect trim, colors, packages, payment approach, and acceptable alternatives.
Combine a used unit with timing, test-drive interest, and an optional trade-in branch.
Capture quantities, operating needs, upfits, delivery windows, and procurement notes.
Quote request workflow
Turn repeat sales questions into structured fields and a clear follow-up path.
Describe where the form appears, how it identifies vehicles, and which sales paths it needs.
Add your models, require essential contacts, and remove unnecessary first-touch questions.
Include stock number and vehicle URL, then test that each submission identifies a unit.
Route by store, inventory category, or fleet status and show the preferred contact method.
Contact form vs quote request
For a specific-vehicle price inquiry, structured vehicle and buying details improve the first response.
Field guide
Use six focused sections without turning a price inquiry into a lengthy application.
Vehicle identity
Carry inventory-page context into the response, or ask for identifiers the sales team uses.
Shopper contact
Collect minimum contact details and let the shopper choose how and when sales should respond.
Purchase timing
A compact timing question supplies context without becoming a qualification interview.
Trade-in branch
A yes-or-no trade-in question can reveal vehicle details only when needed. Note that figures may require dealership review.
Payment interest
Ask whether the shopper prefers cash, financing, or leasing without turning quote intake into a credit application.
Internal routing
Use visible or hidden source, store, inventory, campaign, and queue fields. Test notifications before launch.
Related tools
Extend quote intake with lead, inquiry, service, and inspection forms.
FAQ
Practical answers for dealership teams building a vehicle-specific price inquiry path.
It collects a selected vehicle, shopper contacts, timing, trade-in and payment interests, questions, and response preference. It supports a sales reply, not a final agreement or guaranteed price.
Require the vehicle, shopper name, one contact method, and response preference. Keep trade-in, financing, lease, package, and test-drive details optional or conditional unless needed.
Carry year, make, model, trim, stock number, and inventory URL from a vehicle page. On general pages, ask for model and stock number. Test several listings.
Yes. A yes answer can reveal year, make, model, mileage, condition, payoff status, optional VIN, and photos. Explain that valuation may require more information or inspection.
Ask whether the shopper prefers cash, financing, leasing, or is undecided. Avoid highly sensitive financial or identity data; route credit needs to your separate reviewed process.
Route by store, new or used status, vehicle category, fleet interest, campaign, or model. Put the vehicle and response preference first, then test every branch.
Yes. Makeform offers unlimited free forms and responses for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting requests. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge. Review all fields and routing before launch.
Keep the first path short, use scannable choices, reveal extra details conditionally, and preserve inventory context. Test options, uploads, validation, and confirmation on a phone.
Turn vehicle interest into a complete request.
