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Sell an accident-damaged car for cash
Front end pushed in, door caved, airbags out, or a repair quote bigger than the car is worth. We buy damaged cars as they sit and tow them from your driveway, a body shop or a tow yard.
- Any damage, from a crumpled bumper to a total wreck
- Pickup from homes, body shops and tow yards
- Paid at pickup, no repairs needed first
Get a cash price
Tell us about the vehicle. We call back with a number.
When a damaged car stops making sense to fix
On an older car, it doesn't take much. A front-end hit can easily mean a new bumper, radiator, condenser, headlights and hood, plus hidden damage to the frame rails. Once the estimate passes what the car is worth, every dollar spent is gone.
That's when selling it as is makes sense. We price the car on what it's worth in its current state, with nothing to fix and nothing to clean up first.
Damage we buy
- Front, rear and side collision damage
- Cars with deployed airbags
- Bent frames, broken suspension and wheels folded under
- Hail, vandalism and theft-recovery damage
- Flood and fire damaged vehicles, depending on how bad it is
Insurance and who owns the car
In BC, if another driver caused the crash, ICBC's Basic Vehicle Damage Coverage pays for your repairs. If you caused it, only Collision coverage pays for your own car, and without it the bill is yours. When a car is declared a total loss and paid out, it normally belongs to the insurer after that, not to you.
So the cars we buy are usually the ones that stayed with their owners: at-fault crashes without Collision, damage that wasn't worth claiming, or older cars where the owner would rather take the cash and move on. If your claim is still open, settle it first.
Picking up from a body shop or tow yard
Tell us the business name and who to talk to. Storage fees start adding up from the day the car arrives, so it pays to move quickly. Any fees owing are settled between you and the yard before the car leaves.
If the car doesn't run at all, non-running cars covers how we load it. For a quick look at value, read what's my scrap car worth?
Damaged car questions
Will you buy my car if the airbags went off?
Yes. Deployed airbags lower the value of a car that could be repaired, but we still buy it.
My car is at a tow yard. Can you get it from there?
Yes. Give us the yard's name and location. You'll need to clear any storage fees with them before we load it.
Do I need to get a repair estimate first?
No. If you have one, it can help you decide, but we price the car on its damage either way.
Can I sell it while my insurance claim is open?
Wait until the claim is settled. If the insurer declares a total loss and pays you out, the car usually becomes theirs.
Ready to see it gone?
Call with the year, make, model and where it's parked. Most calls take a few minutes, and you'll hang up with a number.