Open claim?
Tell us. If the insurer has not paid out yet, you can still get an offer, but it is usually best to settle the claim before the car leaves your hands.
Damaged and totaled cars
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Wrecked, dented or totaled? We buy it.
Accident damage, hail, flood, vandalism or a car your insurer wrote off. Get a cash offer for your damaged car without fixing a thing.
- As-is
- Free towing
- No repairs
- Paid at pickup
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Get your cash offer
Takes about two minutes. Costs nothing.
Your details go to Carquired only. We never sell or share them.
- LookupPlate or VINWe pull the year, make, model and trim so you skip the typing.
- OfferA number in minutesBased on live market data for your exact car and miles.
- PickupFrom your drivewayHome, work, or wherever the car is parked. No trip to a lot.
- PaymentPaid on the spotSign the title, hand over the keys, get paid. That is it.
After the accident
You do not have to fix it to sell it.
After an accident you usually have three choices: pay for the repair, take an insurance settlement, or sell the car as it is. If your insurer pays you for the damage but you would rather not deal with a body shop, selling it damaged and keeping the difference can make sense.
Body shops in Southern California are busy, parts can take weeks, and a repaired car with an accident on its history report is worth less than one without. We price the car with the damage, so you skip the repair, the rental car and the diminished value.
If your insurer has declared the car a total loss, you can sometimes keep it (an "owner-retained" total loss) for the salvage value. In that case the DMV will issue a salvage certificate. We buy those too. See salvage title cars.
Insurance and paperwork
How a damaged car sale works with insurance.
Total loss, insurer keeps it
If you accept a total loss payout, the car usually goes to the insurer. That is a sale to them, not to us.
Total loss, you keep it
If you keep the car, your settlement is reduced by its salvage value and the title becomes salvage. You can then sell it to us.
Lienholder on a wreck
If you still owe on a damaged car, any insurance payout goes to the lender first. We pay off whatever balance is left at the sale.
What we buy
We buy more than clean, paid-off cars.
Whatever shape your car is in, the form takes about two minutes. These pages explain how each situation works.
Questions
Good questions, straight answers.
Not seeing yours? Start the form anyway. A real person reviews every offer and will answer anything when they reach out.
Will you buy a car with airbags deployed?
Yes. Tell us on the form and we will factor it in.
Do I need photos of the damage?
The form is enough for an offer. For heavy damage we may ask for a few photos so the offer holds at pickup.
Can you pick it up from a tow yard or body shop?
Usually, yes. Settle any storage or tow fees with the yard first, then we collect it.
My car was flooded. Can I still sell it?
Yes. Flood damage is priced into the offer. Be upfront about it on the form.
Areas we serve
Where we buy
Free pickup across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties.
Find out what your car is worth today.
Two minutes, your plate number, and you will know. No fees, no pressure, no obligation.
Hassan IlyasOwner, Carquired