Value
Junk car value, worked out from the call
Each detail our quote call asks for and why it moves the figure: weight, parts, condition, papers and location.
Guides: what a junk car is worth and how to sell it
Which guide answers my question?
Start with the junk car value guide if you want to know what moves a figure, the no-title page if papers are the snag, and the junkyard guide if you've decided to sell and want a to-do list. Top Dollar Junk Cars wrote each one from the way our own quote calls and pickups run.
They're grouped by the question you're likely asking. The value guide, junk car value, worked out from the call, is the place to begin if you're not sure.
What's it worth?
How the figure is built, how much room it has to move, and whether an old car is worth more to a collector.
Value
Do junkyards negotiate?
What is fixed and what can move in a junk car offer, and how to compare two or three quotes fairly.
Value
Classic car or junk car?
Illinois's antique vehicle definition, the 1 to 6 collector condition scale, and four checks before scrapping an old car.
Insurance and write-offs
What an insurer pays for a totaled car, and what to insure while a dead one waits.
Value
A totaled car's value, and its junk value
How Illinois rules make insurers value a total loss, what they may deduct, how to question the figure, and when the wreck's junk value matters.
Insurance
Insuring a car that's waiting to be junked
Illinois's stored-car exemption, the insurance letters live plates can draw, what comprehensive protects, and when to cancel.
Papers
Titles, plates and the jobs to finish before the truck arrives, including vehicles a business owns.
Papers
Selling a junk car without the title
Which papers work for a scrap sale in Illinois and in Indiana, and what to do first when the title is lost.
Selling
Selling a car to a junkyard, step by step
Plates, papers, keys, belongings and what not to strip before the tow truck arrives.
Papers
Junking a company-owned vehicle
Who signs a title held by a business, plates and company gear, several vehicles in one visit, and the IRS records to keep.
Where and how to sell
Your options for a car that won't earn its keep any more.
Selling
Junk it or sell it privately?
Junking now against listing a dead car yourself: time, title steps, no-shows and what private buyers pay.
Selling
Where to sell a junk car
How scrap yards, parts yards, private buyers, online offers and local pickup buyers each set a price.