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How selling a junk car in Detroit works

  1. Describe the car online

    Fill in a short form with the year, make and model, whether it runs, the title and when you need it gone. Add photos, the mileage and the VIN if you can, because buyers who can see the car offer a price they can stand by. There is no phone call to make and nobody to wait on hold for.

  2. Let the buyers battle

    Buyers around Detroit who take cars from your ZIP send offers to your own offers page, each with the earliest time they can pick up. Your page shows the three who can come soonest beside the three who will pay the most, each offer shows the buyer's name and town, and you can message any of them through our site.

  3. Pick your winner and get paid

    Choose the offer that suits you, whether that is the most cash, the soonest pickup or one near the top of both, and book that buyer's time or a later one they have open. The buyer tows the car for free and pays you the full amount when they collect it.

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4.9/5average rating of Detroit buyers
3,723customer reviews behind those ratings
217listings removed: call centers, fakes, non-buyers
The price you accept is the price you get.

Offers can only go up while you compare. If a buyer tries to pay less at pickup you can say no, and after pickup we check that you were paid the full amount.

Find trusted junk car buyers in Detroit

A few of the screened local businesses that buy junk cars around Detroit, shown in a different order each time you visit.

Our Detroit screening

Detroit listings we checked291
Made our list15

Call centers, listings named after search words and businesses that don't buy cars were left out.

How BeaterBoss connects you with Detroit buyers

We researched the businesses that buy junk cars around Detroit, read what their customers say about them, and kept the 15 with the strongest track record: real local buyers who actually buy cars and treat sellers well. Call centers, listings named after search keywords and businesses that don't really buy cars were left out.

Enter your ZIP and tell us about the car once. Buyers who cover your ZIP send cash offers to your own offers page. You compare price and reputation, pick one, and book the pickup. You never have to give a buyer your number.

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Detroit's 15 screened junk car buyers

15 buyers

A 1 Towing & Cash For Junk Cars

4.9 Detroit

A 1 Towing is a busy Detroit yard whose drivers pull cars from spots other crews skip, like a Crown Vic with no front tires wedged in a friend's garage. Sellers say the driver paid the full amount promised, and sometimes a bit more. One van was sold and gone about half an hour after the first phone call.

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T. K. Junk Car Removal & Cash For Junk Cars

4.9 Detroit

Sellers who had quotes from two or three places say T.K. paid more for cars like an old Lexus and a pickup truck. It often comes the same day and will meet you where the car is, even at your workplace. Some Detroit sellers have used it for years. There are only a few written reviews to read, and all of them are good.

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Alz Junk and metal llc

5.0 Westland

After Peddle and another big online buyer both failed to show, one seller found Alz Junk and Metal in Westland and had the car gone the same day. Others tell it more plainly: it calls back fast, comes on time and pays the cash it quoted, including for a car pulled off the roadside. It looks like a one-man shop.

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The Junk Car Pros

4.4 Livonia

The Junk Car Pros in Livonia once got a wrecked car out of an impound lot before more storage fees piled up. Sellers describe a truck the same afternoon or evening, cash in hand, and a quoted $500 paid as promised. One seller felt pushed to a lower price after turning another tow truck away, so settle the final number before you cancel anyone else.

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ASAP Towing and Junk Car Removal

4.9 Melvindale

ASAP is a Melvindale tow company that runs around the clock, and many of its reviews are about late-night tows after a breakdown or a deer hit. People who scrapped a car with it say a truck came within half an hour to an hour and the price was fair. Recent reviews lean more toward towing than buying.

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D1 junkers cash for junk cars

4.9 Warren

Warren's D1 Junkers has years of sellers saying the truck came within two hours, sometimes on a Sunday, and paid the cash it promised. It once backed into a yard for a car sunk in the grass. Most of that praise is a few years old. About a year ago, one seller's $475 phone price became $325 at the curb, and another was put off for three days.

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Motorcity Junk Car Removal

4.9 Dearborn Heights

Motorcity Junk Car Removal, out of Dearborn Heights, has bought an F-150 and dead sedans and paid the full phone price at pickup. One driver reached Ypsilanti in fifteen minutes. Another came in the evening to fit a seller's schedule. There are not many written reviews and some are years old, but none we read say the price changed.

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A&Z Junk Cars

5.0 Dearborn Heights

Out of Dearborn Heights, A&Z often sends a truck the same afternoon you call, and sometimes within half an hour. It has driven as far as Pinckney for a pair of cars and paid cash on the spot. Most sellers got the price they were told. One said the offer dropped by about a hundred dollars at the car over the catalytic converter.

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A2Z Cash FOR Junkcars Macomb

5.0 Mount Clemens

Based in Mount Clemens, A2Z works the Macomb side and has hooked up cars within half an hour of the call. People liked getting updates on where the driver was. A rusted pickup and an old family car both brought more than other places offered. One warning: another company once took a seller's car while pretending to be this one, so check who you are talking to.

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Cash For Junk Cars USA

5.0 Detroit

Cash For Junk Cars USA cleared three cars for one seller and a neighbor in a single visit, with two trucks loading them in under ten minutes. Detroit sellers say a truck came within about half an hour and handed over the amount they were quoted, which was often a bit more than other offers. Most of these reviews are a couple of years old.

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Quick tow - cash for junk cars

5.0 Lincoln Park

Most reviews of Quick Tow in Lincoln Park describe one quick driver who shows up within the hour and pays cash before the car leaves. It has bought a Dodge Journey in Allen Park, a Jeep Liberty and pairs of old trucks. One recent review warns of a bad experience but does not say what happened.

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JLN Cash For Junk Cars

5.0 Sterling Heights

JLN moves fast, even on weekends. Sellers around Sterling Heights got a truck within an hour or two on a Sunday when other companies said to wait two days. Most say the driver paid what was agreed with no haggling, and once the buyer even covered a new title at the Secretary of State.

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Wally's Cash For Junk Cars

4.9 Dearborn

Wally's Cash For Junk Cars in Dearborn has turned up within twenty minutes and had a Ford Focus on the truck, with cash paid, soon after. It sent a special rig inside a building for a car with no front wheels. One seller had no lien payoff paper, so Wally's went and picked it up. Several people have sold it more than one car.

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Inter Cash For Cars

4.9 Detroit

Inter Cash For Cars is a Detroit yard that also handles pickups for Peddle, so some sellers met it through that site. It can price a car from a few photos, and the truck usually comes within an hour or two. One seller was paid through Cash App. The rare complaint was a rude phone call with a very low number.

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Best Price Auto Cash For Junk Cars LLC

4.9 Troy

Best Price Auto Cash For Junk Cars runs pickups around the clock on the Macomb County side, and sellers were surprised that it really meant late at night and on Sundays. It has driven out to Oxford for a car. People keep saying the price agreed on the phone was the price paid in cash, with no talking it down at the curb.

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Star ratings are from Google and shown for reference, and the write-ups are our own. How we choose buyers.

Sell your junk car in Detroit without the phone calls

Get offers, not calls

Tell us about the car once and buyers send their prices to your own page. We text you as offers arrive, and nobody gets your number.

Choose with the reviews

Every buyer here passed our screening, so you can weigh each price against the buyer's reputation and message anyone before you decide.

Paid at pickup

Towing is part of every offer, and the buyer pays you when they collect the car. Turn down anyone who tries to add a fee.

Getting offers vs. calling around

Offers through BeaterBoss

  • You describe your car once, and every offer lands on the same page.
  • You see the offers side by side, so the best one is obvious.
  • Every offer says when that buyer can come, so you know before you choose.
  • An offer can only go up while you compare, never down.
  • Your number stays private, because calls and messages go through our line.
  • Every buyer here is a screened local business.
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Calling yards yourself

  • You answer the same questions on every call.
  • Every yard quotes a different price, and you have nothing to compare it with.
  • You find out when each yard can come only by asking each one.
  • A price quoted on the phone can drop once the truck is in your driveway.
  • Your number ends up on every yard's list, and the calls keep coming after you sell.
  • Some listings that look local are call centers that sell your details on.

Michigan rules

What you need to sell a junk car in Detroit

  • PlatesYou take them off
  • Take your plate off before the buyer takes the car. The plate stays with you, and you can move it to another car you own.
  • Fill in the seller's part of the title with the exact mileage, your name, address and signature, and the buyer's name and address.
  • Michigan law says you must either go with the buyer to a Secretary of State office or keep a record of the sale for at least 18 months.
  • Michigan law says a business that buys a car from you for scrap or parts must receive your signed title.
  • Lost your title? The Michigan Secretary of State sells a duplicate online or at an office for $15, or $20 for a same-day title at an office.
  • Federal law: if your car is a 2011 or newer, write the mileage on the title when you sign it. A 2010 or older car is exempt.

You might be wondering

How fast can a Detroit buyer pick up my car?

Every offer says the earliest time that buyer can come, and your offers page shows the fastest pickup near the top, so the quickest Detroit buyers are easy to spot. If you tell us you need it gone today, the list starts with the soonest pickups. You book the buyer's time or a later one they have open, up to a week ahead, so you can pick the time that suits you.

Can I call the Detroit buyers listed here?

We don't list their phone numbers. Enter your ZIP and the buyers who cover it send offers to your offers page, so you compare prices side by side instead of calling yard after yard. Once you pick one, calls go through our number, so neither side's number is handed out.

What do I need to sell a junk car in Michigan?

Take your plate off before the buyer takes the car. The plate stays with you, and you can move it to another car you own. Fill in the seller's part of the title with the exact mileage, your name, address and signature, and the buyer's name and address. Michigan law says you must either go with the buyer to a Secretary of State office or keep a record of the sale for at least 18 months. Michigan law says a business that buys a car from you for scrap or parts must receive your signed title. Lost your title? The Michigan Secretary of State sells a duplicate online or at an office for $15, or $20 for a same-day title at an office. If you can't find the title, say so on the form and message buyers before you choose, because some can still take the car.

How does BeaterBoss work?

Tell us about your car, your ZIP code and when you need it gone. Screened local junk car buyers send cash offers, and each one says the earliest time that buyer can pick up. Your offers page shows the top offer and the fastest pickup up front, and you pick the buyer you want.

What do Top, Fastest and Best of both mean?

Top is the biggest offer on your car. Fastest is the buyer who can pick it up soonest. Best of both marks an offer that is among the three biggest and the three soonest at once. They only point things out, so you can still choose any offer you like.

Do I need photos, the mileage or the VIN?

No, but the more you add, the more accurate your offers. Buyers price a car from what they can see, so photos of the front, the back, the dashboard showing the mileage (with the engine running, if it runs), the inside, any damage and the VIN plate let them offer a price they can stand by when they arrive. The VIN is on the dashboard by the windshield, or on the driver's door frame. Please don't add a photo of the title: it shows your address.

Is it free for sellers?

Yes. It costs you nothing to get offers or sell. Buyers pay us a fee only when they win your car, and it is on top of their offer, never taken out of it.

Will I get a lot of phone calls?

No. Offers arrive on your own offers page and we text you when they do. Buyers never get your phone number, not even the one you choose: calls go through our number.

Can I sell my car without a title?

Often, yes. Many buyers accept cars without a title if you can show ID and proof of ownership. Rules vary by state, and the offer may be lower.

What if the buyer lowers the price at pickup?

You can say no. The offer you accepted is the price. Tell us on your offers page and we will step in.

Why isn't a Detroit business I found on Google listed?

It may not have met our bar, which is a 4.0 or better Google rating, usually from at least 10 reviews, and signs that the business actually buys vehicles. We also leave out call centers and listings named after search keywords.

Why are some buyers shown first?

Buyers who make offers through BeaterBoss are shown first, because you can get their price here without a phone call. They pay us a fee only when you pick them and they pick up the car; you never pay anything. Everyone else is shown in a different order on every visit, so no one is stuck at the top or the bottom.

Towns around Detroit

Buyers on this page are based across the Detroit area, and most pick up well beyond their own town. Pick a town to see the buyers there.

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