Get a real cash offer for your car — or find the used part you need
Free, multilingual matching with licensed salvage yards, auto recyclers, and cash-for-cars buyers near you. You compare offers and choose who to deal with.
ScrapRoute is a free matching service, not a salvage yard or buyer. Any figures are estimates, never guaranteed offers.
ScrapRoute helps you do one of two things: sell an unwanted car for cash or find affordable used auto parts. We match you, for free, with licensed businesses so you can compare your options and choose what works for you.
Two ways ScrapRoute helps
Sell a car you no longer want, or find an affordable used part — both free to you.
Sell a car for cash
Junk, damaged, wrecked, flooded, or non-running — get matched with licensed buyers and compare cash offers.
Get a cash offerFind used auto parts
Engines, transmissions, body panels, and more from licensed recyclers — at a fraction of new prices.
Used partsWhat a junk or used car is really worth
Real offers depend on the year, make, model, condition, weight, your area, and current scrap and parts prices. These are typical ranges, not offers.
| Condition | Honest value |
|---|---|
| Older running car (whole) | $300 – $1,500 |
| Non-running / dead engine | $150 – $600 |
| Wrecked or flood-damaged | $200 – $900 |
| Scrap-only / for parts | $100 – $500 |
Cars licensed buyers will pay cash for
The kinds of vehicles the salvage yards and recyclers we match you with are looking for.
Sell a junk or end-of-life car
What counts as a junk car, how licensed yards price it by parts and scrap weight, what cash offers typically look like, and how free pickup and towing usually work.
Learn more → Sell your carSell a car that won't start or run
How to sell a car that won't start, has a blown engine or bad transmission, or failed inspection — and why buyers still pay cash for it.
Learn more → Sell your carSell a damaged or wrecked car
Accident, flood, hail, or fire damage — how salvage buyers value a wrecked car, when a salvage title matters, and what an honest offer should include.
Learn more → Sell your carSelling a car without a title
General information on the title problem, why most buyers require proof of ownership, and the lawful paths some states allow — verify your own state's rules.
Learn more →How ScrapRoute works
Four clear steps — and you stay in control of the offer, the title, and the payment.
Tell us about your car
Your vehicle's year, make, model, condition, and your area. Vehicle and contact details only — never financial records.
Get matched, free
We connect you with licensed salvage yards, recyclers, and cash-for-cars buyers near you, at no cost to you.
Compare the offers
Compare the cash amount, towing, fees, and how you'll be paid. The first offer on the phone isn't always the best one.
You choose & get paid
You decide who to sell to. Get the offer and pickup in writing, and never hand over the title or keys until you're paid.
Plain-language guides
How offers work, title and towing, your rights, and how to avoid lowball buyers and scams.
Deal only with licensed, insured buyers — and verify the license yourself before you hand over a title or keys.
Deal only with licensed, insured buyers — and verify the license yourself before you hand over a title or keys.
Deal only with licensed, insured buyers — and verify the license yourself before you hand over a title or keys.
Got a car to sell or a part to find?
Get matched, free, with licensed salvage yards and cash-for-cars buyers near you. You compare offers and choose who to deal with — and you confirm everything before any pickup or payment.