Scrap Car Removal on the Southwest Side
Will you take a car that's only good for scrap?
Yes. Cash For Junk Cars Tim's LLC buys scrap cars across Chicago's Southwest Side and nearby suburbs, including rusted shells, stripped cars and vehicles missing parts. The offer depends mostly on the car's weight and what's still on it. We tow it free and pay you at pickup by cash, Zelle or Cash App.
Some cars come to us long past any chance of driving again: a sedan with the floor rusted through, a project car someone took apart, a shell left behind a garage. These are scrap cars, and they still sell.
What sets a scrap offer
- Weight. Most of a scrap car’s value is the metal. A full-size pickup or SUV weighs far more than a compact.
- What’s still on it. The engine, transmission, catalytic converter, wheels and battery each count. A complete car is worth more than a stripped one.
- How it comes out. A car buried in a garage or missing its wheels takes more work, so tell us how it sits.
Our junk car value guide goes through these in more detail, and the catalytic converter guide covers the part people ask about most.
Missing parts are fine
If you or a mechanic pulled parts off the car, tell us which ones. We’d rather know before the truck arrives than adjust the offer at the curb. If the car was wrecked rather than stripped, our page on wrecked cars fits better.
Older makes and discontinued brands
Plenty of scrap cars on the Southwest Side wear badges that no longer exist. A Pontiac, Mercury or Saturn sells the same way as any other car; our Pontiac page explains what a discontinued brand means for the offer.
Questions people ask us
- Will you take a car with no engine or transmission?
- Yes. Tell us which major parts are missing, because they change the offer, and we'll still come and get it.
- Is a scrap car worth less without its catalytic converter?
- Usually, yes, because the converter is one of the parts that carries value. Our catalytic converter guide explains why and what to do if yours was stolen.
- Do you pay by weight?
- Weight is a big part of a scrap car's value, but it isn't the only one. Parts that still have a buyer, like a working engine or good body panels, can add to the offer.
Other vehicles we buy
Read before you sell
- Catalytic Converter Scrap Price: How It Shapes a Junk Car OfferWhy the converter's value reaches you through the car in Illinois, and what happens when thieves got there first.
- How Much Is My Junk Car Worth in ChicagoWeight, scrap prices, parts demand, the converter and missing pieces: the five things behind every junk car offer.
Nearby pickup areas
- Junk Cars Bought for Cash in EnglewoodHalsted, 63rd and the Kennedy-King campus, about 3 miles east of our base along 63rd Street.
- Junk Car Removal in New City: Back of the Yards and CanaryvilleBack of the Yards and Canaryville, under 3 miles from our base: north on Western, east along 47th Street.
- Junk Car Removal in Justice, IllinoisOur farthest stop, about 12 miles from Western Avenue, out past Bridgeview along Archer Avenue and Roberts Road.
Makes we see often
- Junk Buick Buyer on Chicago's Southwest SideLong-parked LeSabres, LaCrosse and Lucerne key recalls, and an Enclave recalled alongside the Traverse and Acadia.
- Sell a Junk Pontiac in Chicago, Years After the Brand EndedA brand that ended in 2010, parts shared with Chevy, Saturn and Toyota twins, and the recalls still tied to these VINs.