Junk Your Car

Regardless of whether you’ve totaled your vehicle or if you’ve just run it to its last puff of exhaust smoke, there comes a time when you’ve got to junk your car. There are many offers online claiming that they pay the highest amount for when you’re ready to junk your car but you would be surprised at how often you’ll get low-balled once you make the call. How can you tell that you’re getting the right price for when you need to junk your car? Here are a few tips that can ensure you get the bang for your buck when junking your car that you deserve.



When negotiating with a company that will junk your car, ask if they deduct the cost of towing from the actual value of your junk car. Many companies will stealthily deduct the cost of towing from your car’s value before giving you a quote. They probably won’t even mention the deduction as they consider it an expense of business. While this may seem justified, there are companies that will junk your car for the entire actual value of your totaled car while not deducting towing. All it usually takes to persuade a company that usually does deduct towing is being an informed consumer who brings up the topic.



Another way to know that when you junk your car that you’ll be getting the right price is to investigate how much the parts that still work in your car are worth. While few if any companies that are prepared to junk your car will give you the total value of working parts in your vehicle, knowing this information ahead of time will give you a valid argument in the case that you are low-balled. Stating the total worth of working parts in your vehicle and asking for a higher offer will usually result in the "junk your car" company upping their offer a bit.



In the case that your vehicle is not totaled or ruined, using the Kelly Blue Book value of your vehicle is highly encouraged. A vehicle that is simply old does not get lumped into the same category as cars with bad motors or transmissions. Similarly, if your vehicle does not run, it doesn’t always mean that your car is totaled or has major mechanical problems. If your old car won’t start because of something as simple as a broken ignition, that vehicle is going to be worth much more than one that has a dead trans or ruined engine.



No matter why you decide to junk your car there are great companies ready to assist you in your sale. In the San Jose area, Fast Towing is a phenomenal choice when trying to alleviate yourself from a burdensome vehicle. They offer quick towing within thirty minutes from your call and they’ll give you a quote on the spot. No commitment is necessary to get a quote so if you’re strapped for cash and have a junker lying around, consider Fast Towing first when you junk your car in the San Jose area.



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