Cash for Junk Cars

Get cash for junk cars from a screened local buyer. Describe your car once and get a firm offer in minutes. Free towing, pickup the same day in most areas, and payment at pickup. Most sellers get $300 to $1,500.

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Takes about 60 seconds. No obligation, no account.

25,000+Cars bought through our network

$465Average payout

24hrAverage pickup

Licence-checked buyers
Same-day pickup in most areas
Paid at pickup
Free towing, never deducted

How Cash for Junk Cars Works

Get your free quote online

Enter the year, make, model, honest condition and where the car sits. The quote is free, it is all online, and there is no obligation. Takes about 60 seconds.

Get a firm offer from a local buyer

The screened buyer who covers your area makes an offer, usually within 5 to 15 minutes. It typically stays good for 5 days, and pickup is the same day in most areas.

Get paid at pickup

The buyer covers the tow. Their driver checks the car, completes the state paperwork with you, and pays before anything is hooked up. Under 15 minutes.

What Junk Cars Do Buyers Take?

Condition changes the number, not whether you get an offer. Every vehicle below gets an offer from a screened local buyer.

Non-running carsDead battery, blown engine, seized, won't turn over

Wrecked & totaledCollision damage, insurance total loss, airbags deployed

Damaged carsFlood, fire, hail, vandalism, frame damage

Salvage & scrap carsSalvage title, shells, vehicles priced on weight alone

Old & high-mileage200K+ miles, worn out, past worth repairing

Broken carsBad transmission, failed emissions, repair costs more than the car

Rusted outFrame rot, rocker panels gone, failed inspection

Missing partsNo engine, no transmission, no catalytic converter, no wheels

No keys, no titleMany states allow a sale with ID and registration

Unwanted carsInherited, abandoned on your property, a project you never finished

Partially dismantledAlready stripped, parted out, sitting on blocks

Still runningDrivable but you are done with it — usually worth more than scrap

How Much Cash Can You Get for a Junk Car?

Most sellers get $300 to $1,500. Price follows scrap weight, vehicle size, and whether the catalytic converter, engine and transmission are still on the car. A stripped shell sits near the floor; a complete truck or van sits near the top.

The floor is the metal: scrap yards paid an average of $195 a ton nationally last month on our scrap price tracker. Vehicles that still drive are worth more than their metal and are priced on what they would sell for.

What is your junk car worth? →Scrap value calculator

Where buyers cover

Screened local buyers cover 33 states. Enter your ZIP in the quote form and it confirms your area is covered.

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