Junk car guides
Everything about selling, junking and recycling a car in the US, checked against official sources. New to the terms? See the glossary.
Selling a junk car
How to get offers, compare them and hand the car over without problems.
How to junk a car, step by step Tricky situations
No title, no keys, totaled, flooded, inherited or impounded: what to do in each case.
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How to remove an abandoned car from your property -
How to sell a car after an accident -
How to sell a car that doesn't run -
How to sell a car that failed inspection -
How to sell a car with a bad transmission -
How to sell a car with a blown engine -
How to sell a car with a lien on it -
How to sell a car without a title -
How to sell a car without keys -
How to sell a fire-damaged car -
How to sell a flood-damaged car -
How to sell a totaled car -
How to sell an impounded car -
How to sell an inherited car
Titles & paperwork
Signing a title, salvage and rebuilt brands, release of liability, bill of sale and duplicates.
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Bill of sale for a junk car -
Car titles explained: types, transfers and problems -
Certificate of destruction and nonrepairable certificates -
How to get a duplicate car title -
How to sign over a car title -
NMVTIS junk and salvage reporting: who reports, what and when -
Rebuilt title: what it is and how to get one -
Release of liability: how to tell the DMV you sold your car -
Salvage title: what it means and what you can do with one -
What is a branded title?
Junk car value
What decides what a junk car is worth, and how to get the most for it.
How much is my junk car worth? Deciding what to do
Repair, junk, donate or part it out? Plus scams, towing, insurance and taxes.
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Catalytic converters and junk cars -
Do you pay taxes when you sell a junk car? -
How junkyards price cars -
How to cancel insurance and registration after selling your car -
How to prepare your car for the junkyard -
Junk car scams and how to avoid them -
Junk car towing: what to ask before pickup -
Junk or donate your car: which leaves you better off? -
Should you junk or repair your car? -
Should you sell your car for parts or whole?
Used auto parts
Buying used parts from junkyards and U-pull yards.
How to buy used auto parts from a junkyard Auto recycling
What happens to a junk car, and the rules yards follow.
How car recycling works: what happens to a junk car