Teaser trap on this extension

.cars costs $6,187.63 to keep for 3 years.

12 registrars sell .cars. The cheapest first year is NameSilo at $1,999.99 — but it renews at $2,199.00, so over 3 years Porkbun is $210.36 cheaper.

Get it at Porkbun
$1,999.99cheapest 1st year
$2,064.19cheapest renewal
$2,064.19cheapest transfer
.cars
.cars · 3-year billtwo ways to buy it
NameSilo$1,999.99 + 2×$2,199.00
Teaser total$6,397.99
Trap
Porkbun$2,059.25 + 2×$2,064.19
Keeper total$6,187.63
Difference$210.36

What .cars costs over time

Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.

$0$3,750$7,500$11,250$15,000Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3Dynadot: $6,420.66 over 3 yearsHover: $7,499.97 over 3 yearsSquarespace Domains: $7,500.00 over 3 yearsNetim: $7,815.00 over 3 yearsHostinger: $8,069.97 over 3 yearsOVHcloud: $8,373.24 over 3 yearsClouDNS: $8,397.00 over 3 yearsINWX: $8,640.36 over 3 yearsGandi: $9,638.15 over 3 yearsJoker.com: $10,320.00 over 3 yearsNameSilo: $6,397.99 over 3 yearsPorkbun: $6,187.63 over 3 yearsNameSilo $6,398Porkbun $6,188
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun) Cheapest first year (NameSilo) Everyone else

Every registrar, ranked

Showing 12 registrars
Registrar 1st year Renewal Transfer Keep 3 yrs Verdict Offer
Porkbun BEST US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,059.25 $2,060.25 promo $2,064.19 $2,064.19 $6,187.63 Honest PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS Buy
NameSilo US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
$1,999.99 $2,199.00 promo $2,199.00 $2,099.00 $6,397.99 Honest PROMO Sale price Buy
Dynadot US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,140.22 $2,140.22 $2,140.22 $6,420.66 Honest — Buy
Hover CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,499.99 $2,499.99 $2,499.99 $7,499.97 Honest — Buy
Squarespace Domains US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,500.00 $2,500.00 — $7,500.00 Honest — Buy
Netim FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,605.00 $2,605.00 $2,119.50 $7,815.00 Honest — Buy
Hostinger LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,069.99 $2,999.99 promo $2,999.99 — $8,069.97 Honest PROMO First year Buy
OVHcloud FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,638.08 $2,867.58 $2,638.08 $8,373.24 Honest — Buy
ClouDNS BG · checked 2026-11-05
$2,799.00 $2,799.00 $2,799.00 $8,397.00 Honest — Buy
INWX DE · checked 2026-11-05
$2,880.12 $2,880.12 $2,880.12 $8,640.36 Honest — Buy
Gandi FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
$2,214.19 $3,711.98 $2,203.39 $9,638.15 Honest — Buy
Joker.com DE · checked 2026-11-05
$3,440.00 $3,440.00 $3,440.00 $10,320.00 Honest — Buy
Keep = first year plus renewals for the period you pick. ×3.0 means the renewal is three times the first-year price. Prices exclude tax; other currencies converted to USD at the ECB daily rate.

Trying an idea

Cheapest if you might drop it after a year.

  • RegistrarNameSilo
  • First year$1,999.99
  • Then renews at$2,199.00/yr
Go to NameSilo

Moving it in

Cheapest place to transfer a domain you already own.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • Transfer$2,064.19
  • Then renews at$2,064.19/yr
Go to Porkbun

Keeping it for 3 years

The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.

  • RegistrarPorkbun
  • 3-year total$6,187.63
  • Per year$2,062.54
Go to Porkbun