Junk Car Guides & Resources
Everything we've learned about selling vehicles that aren't worth repairing — how offers are built, what paperwork each state wants, and what to expect for your specific kind of damage. No fluff, no invented legal advice, and we always point you at your own state's agency for the rules that only they can confirm.
Getting started
Start here if you've never sold a junk car before.
How to sell a junk car
The whole process end to end — paperwork, offers, towing, payment at pickup, and the scams that cost sellers money.
Read the guide →What is my junk car worth?
The five inputs behind every offer, why running condition matters less than you'd think, and current payout ranges for all 50 states.
Read the guide →Selling a car without a title
Duplicate titles, bonded titles, estate transfers, unreleased liens — the legitimate routes, and the one thing never to do.
Read the guide →Title requirements by state
Which agency titles vehicles where you live, what replaces a missing title, plate rules, and sale-notice requirements.
Read the guide →By condition
What buyers look for, what the repair would really cost, and what your car is worth as it sits.
How to Sell a Car That Doesn't Run
A car that won't start is still worth money. How non-running cars are priced, what buyers check, how towing works, and the paperwork you need before pickup.
Read the guide →Selling a Flood-Damaged Car
Water-damaged cars rarely come back. How flood depth changes value, what insurance settlement means for you, branded-title rules, and how to sell the car safely.
Read the guide →Selling a Wrecked or Totaled Car
What 'totaled' really means, how collision damage is priced at salvage, storage fees to watch, and how to sell a wrecked car from an impound or tow yard.
Read the guide →Selling a Car With a Blown Engine
Blown head gasket, rod knock, seized or hydrolocked engine: what each is worth, when a replacement engine makes sense, and how to sell the car instead.
Read the guide →Selling a Car With a Bad Transmission
Slipping, shuddering, or no drive at all: what transmission failure costs to fix, what the car is worth as-is, and how to sell it without a tow bill.
Read the guide →Selling a Salvage or Branded-Title Car
Salvage, rebuilt, junk, flood and lemon brands explained — what each brand allows, who can legally buy the car, and how branded titles are priced.
Read the guide →Selling a Fire-Damaged Car
Engine-bay, interior, and total-burn fires priced differently. What survives a car fire, insurance and branding rules, and safe removal from a tow yard.
Read the guide →Selling a car with no title
Missing paperwork is the most common blocker of all — the routes that work, state by state.
Read the guide →By state
Title, plate, and sale-notice rules plus current payout ranges for each state.