You are most likely to get the best price for your old, worn-out car if you sell it to a salvage yard. However, you should know how companies that provide removal of junk cars in STL view and value the vehicles depending on the extent of their damage. This categorization helps the yards determine whether your vehicle has any usable parts and its worth.
Below, we have listed the kind of cars junkyards in STL and also the East St. Louis area will buy!
1. Category A- Vehicles under this category have no usable parts. They have been through catastrophic events such as floods or extensive fires and written off by insurance providers.
The junk car dealers usually melt down such vehicles and sell them as scrap metal or completely destroy them. They do not offer junk car dealers an opportunity to make any profit. Moreover, the transportation costs may be higher than the scrap metal value.
2. Category B- These vehicles are extensively damaged and in an undrivable state. Usually, this damage is in terms of the vehicles’ structure. However, some parts may still be in working condition. It can be challenging to find these parts, but they are less expensive than those of category C, D, and X vehicles.
3. Category C- Vehicles under this category are damaged but still somewhat drivable. The junkyards usually repair the damaged parts of these vehicles, but the labor and repair costs can be more than the vehicle’s worth. They sell these vehicles further for repair but it demands a lot of time, making them not worth the effort. Hence, the junk car dealers sell the usable/working parts. People buy these parts because they are comparatively less expensive than new ones, helping them save a lot of money.
4. Category D- These vehicles are very lightly damaged, and the repair costs are not very high. However, the insurance providers still write them off. You may have to sell such vehicles at a price lower than the pre-accident values because they are issued a salvage title.
If you want to buy a car, but your budget is not very high, you should purchase vehicles in this category. For the damaged parts, you can either repair them yourself or take the car to a mechanic, and save a considerable amount of money.
5. Category X- It is very difficult and rare to find these vehicles. They have no or minor damage and are still in a drivable condition. The most expensive vehicles you will find in salvage yards would be of Category X. These are usually repossessed vehicles or stolen vehicles that no one ever claimed. Either way, you will save a lot of money by purchasing cars of this category.
About Lucky Buys Junk Cars
If your vehicle falls under any of these above-mentioned categories, you can sell them to us. At Lucky Buys Junk Cars, we pay you the quoted cash amount on the spot in return for your junk vehicle. Our customers choose us because we offer instant cash quotes for junk cars over the phone. For more information, contact (314) 526-3992, or fill out our contact form.
