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When you submit this form, U-Pull-It sends your request to Wheelzy through its affiliate program. Wheelzy or the buyer it assigns will confirm whether they can buy your car, what they can offer and which documents you need. You will also agree on pickup and payment. Sending a request does not guarantee a sale.
Before you accept, ask how much you will receive after any charges, how you will be paid and what proof of ownership you need. How Wheelzy works.
How It Works
Three simple steps to get cash for your car
Describe your vehicle
Send your vehicle and contact details to Wheelzy through our form.
Confirm the offer and documents
Review the net payout, ownership documents, towing and any conditions with the buyer.
Arrange pickup and payment
Schedule pickup after agreeing on the terms. Keep your completed transfer documents.
We Specialize in Problem Vehicles
Got a car with a specific mechanical failure? We buy them all — and price what's actually worth something.
Blown Engine?
Seized block, rod knock, blown head gasket, or snapped timing chain. We price the rest of the car — not just the dead part.
Transmission Failure?
Slipping gears, limp mode, failed CVT, or no movement at all. Skip the $3,500 rebuild — get cash instead.
Flood or Water Damage?
Freshwater or saltwater — we buy both. Even if the car is still sitting in mud. Free recovery towing included.
No Title?
Lost, missing, or never-transferred title? We buy junk cars with proof of ownership instead. Bring your ID — we handle the paperwork.
Junk car buyers by city
Find businesses in your city. Ask whether they buy your type of vehicle and what paperwork you will need.
Who actually buys junk cars
Three kinds of business buy end-of-life vehicles, and they do not value the same car the same way. Knowing which kind you are calling is the difference between a fair number and a low one.
Scrap and recycling operations
They buy the car as material. The offer tracks its weight and the current market for steel and non-ferrous metal, so a heavy vehicle with a rotten interior can beat a tidy light one. Condition barely registers; what is under the hood matters less than what it weighs.
Salvage yards and junkyards
They buy the car as inventory. The offer reflects what they expect to resell, so a common model with an intact drivetrain, straight panels and working electronics is worth more to them than to a shredder. A rare import nobody stocks parts for is worth less.
Auto wreckers
Recovery is part of what they do, so they are the ones set up to collect a car that will not move under its own power. If yours has no wheels, a seized engine, or sits somewhere awkward, start here — what it costs to move the car often decides whether a lower offer is still the better net outcome.
The number nobody selling you a quote will mention
Across the 1,723 cities in this directory, the median city has just 1 listed buyer. Only 188 of them hold both a scrap operation and a salvage yard — which means in most of the country you cannot actually collect competing quotes from the two business models without widening the search. That is worth knowing before assuming a single offer is a market rate.
87 of the 3,606 buyers we list belong to national self-service chains. Chains work to published, consistent terms, which makes them a fast baseline: get one quote early, then use it as the number the independents have to beat.
Who pays the most for a junk car?
There is no single answer, and any site that gives you one is guessing. What pays most depends on which of the three buyer types values your particular car highest.
- →If the car is heavy and stripped, rusted or otherwise unsellable for parts, a scrap or recycling operation usually wins — the offer is essentially weight times the current metals price.
- →If the car is a common model and the engine, transmission, panels or electronics still work, a salvage yard usually wins, because it is pricing resale rather than raw material.
- →If the car cannot be moved, the buyer who tows for free may net you more than a higher offer that leaves you paying for recovery.
The practical method is unglamorous and it works: call one of each type in your area, describe the car the same way to all of them, and compare. We do not publish dollar figures because scrap prices move weekly and vary by region, and a number invented for a national page would mislead you about your own.
Why you will not find a price chart here
Scrap metal prices move week to week and differ by region and by yard. A national table of what a junk car is worth would be fiction dressed as data, and would set an expectation the yard you call has no reason to honour. We list who buys, where they are, and how each type works out an offer — then you get real numbers from them.
We Buy Any Vehicle
Regardless of condition, make, model, or age
Cars & Sedans
SUVs & Trucks
Vans & Minivans
Wrecked & Damaged
Non-Running
Flood Damaged
Fire Damaged
No Title (Some States)
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Get Your Free Cash Offer →Frequently Asked Questions
Do you accept cars that don't run?
Wheelzy advertises buying non-running and damaged vehicles. The buyer must confirm whether your particular vehicle is eligible.
How fast will I get paid?
Agree on the payment method and timing with the buyer. Pickup and payment depend on vehicle verification, documents and scheduling availability.
Is towing really free?
Wheelzy advertises included towing for accepted purchases. Before accepting, confirm pickup, any access conditions and the net payout in writing.
What do I need to sell my car?
Confirm the required ownership records, identification, signatures and any lien release with the buyer and your state motor vehicle agency.
How do I get the most cash for my junk car?
Call more than one kind of buyer. A scrap or recycling operation prices your car by weight; a salvage yard prices it by what it can resell off it. The same vehicle can be worth noticeably more to one than the other, so a single quote tells you very little. Describe the car identically to each — year, make, model, what still works, whether it rolls and steers — and ask whether towing is included or deducted, because a higher headline offer minus a recovery fee is often the worse deal.
Can I sell a junk car without the title?
Sometimes. Requirements are set by state law rather than by the yard, and they vary by state and by vehicle age — some states allow a sale on registration plus photo ID, some require a duplicate title first, and some make an exception for older vehicles. Ask the buyer what their state requires before arranging collection, and check with your state DMV if the answers differ. Our no-title page covers the common routes.
Is $500 a fair price for a junk car?
There is no national going rate, and the round numbers in ads — $500, $1,000 — are marketing rather than quotes. What a junk car is worth depends on its weight, the current regional scrap price, whether any parts are resaleable, and what recovery costs from where it sits. Scrap prices move week to week. Treat any figure published before a buyer has seen your vehicle as an advertisement, get two or three real quotes, and compare them net of towing.
About this page
Buyer counts, categories and locations come from the 3,606 businesses in our directory across 48 states and 1,723 cities: 1,159 scrap and recycling operations, 778 salvage yards and junkyards, and 96 auto wreckers. We are a directory, not a buyer — offers come from the businesses listed or from our quote partner, and we do not set them. Listings change; confirm details with the business before arranging collection.