Junk cars bought
in Hyde Park

Hyde Park brings us a lot of cars from people leaving town — students finishing at the university, families moving after a lease ends, folks who realise the repair bill on an older sedan is more than the car is worth. We can work around campus parking rules and the tighter streets near the lakefront, and we'll come out the same day if you're up against a moving date.

Hyde Park runs on a different calendar than the rest of the city. We get a wave of calls at the end of the academic year and again around summer lease turnovers, when people are leaving town and realize the car isn't worth shipping. If you're working against a move-out date, tell us and we'll build the pickup around it rather than the other way round.

What we see most in Hyde Park

• End-of-lease and move-out pickups
• Campus permit zones and time limits
• Cars left behind by a previous tenant
• Older sedans that failed the last emissions test

What we'll take anywhere

Add to that: anything that won't run, anything that failed its last test, and anything where the mechanic's quote made you wince. Total losses and salvage titles are welcome. Bigger vehicles pay better on weight. Flood, fire and partly-scavenged cars are all things we handle.

Not sure whether yours qualifies? Ring us. The call takes a minute and we'll tell you straight, including when the answer is no.

What decides the price

The number comes down to how much metal is in the vehicle, what it is, and whether anything on it can be resold. Bigger and heavier usually means better. And because scrap prices move, a figure from last year tells you very little about today. Worth asking again if you shelved the idea.

Getting it done in Hyde Park

Call or text us the year, make, model and what's wrong with it. Photos help and take ten seconds. We give you a number on the spot. If it works for you, we come out — often the same day — hand you the cash, and load it up.

Your plates don't go with the car — keep them. Empty the glovebox, console, trunk and under the seats, and take the transponder off the glass. Once it's gone, cancel the insurance and file a seller's report of sale with the Illinois Secretary of State.

No title in Hyde Park?

Plenty of people assume no title means no sale. It usually doesn't. Your ID and something showing the car belongs to you covers most cases. Some situations genuinely don't work, a car still under a loan being the common one. Tell us on the phone and you'll get a straight answer before anyone drives anywhere.

Full details are on our how to sell your junk car page, and our services page covers everything we buy.