Every vehicle below was quoted, paid for and towed free by our Cavan yard. Most had a fault that cost more to fix than the car was worth — a dead gearbox, a leaking engine, accident damage, or years parked up in a driveway. If yours sounds familiar, we'll buy it in the same condition.
Still started and drove, but shuddered through gear changes and reverse dropped out intermittently. With suspension work on top, the repair bill ran to several thousand — more than the car was worth, so the owner sold it as it sat.
Bought on the Friday and collected the next morning. Leaking oil with internal engine damage that needed a major rebuild, which put it well past economical repair for a twenty-year-old sedan.
Driveable but knocked about, with a dashboard lit up by fault codes. European diagnostics and panel work on a wagon this age rarely returns what it costs, so the owner took cash instead.
Knocked in a minor collision the week before. The owner had already bought her replacement and had nowhere to keep two cars, so the Swift needed to go quickly rather than sit on a private listing.
A white family 4WD let down by a transmission that no longer shifted cleanly, with dents and scratches through most panels. Sound enough to part out, not worth repairing for the road.
Collected on a morning run into the Hills. The alternator had stopped charging and taken the battery with it — a cheap fault on a newer car, but not worth chasing on a twenty-five-year-old wagon.
An urgent one. The owner had to be out of the property at short notice and could not leave the Barina behind. We quoted over the phone and cleared it the same day so the move went ahead on schedule.
Accident-damaged silver Astra out of Hope Valley. Written off in practical terms rather than worth panel work, so it came to us for dismantling and the owner walked away with cash the same day.
Heavy oil leaks and suspension that had gone well past safe left this one effectively off the road. Our offer came in above what the owner expected for a non-roadworthy wagon, and we collected promptly.
Red Elantra with a dented passenger door, electric windows that had given up and no working air conditioning. Individually small faults that together made it hard to sell privately. Quoted, paid and towed free.
Still running when we arrived, but carrying several engine and electrical faults at once. European parts and labour meant the quoted repairs comfortably exceeded the car's resale value.
Yellow Getz that had been through a minor collision, with engine trouble plus body and paint damage on top. A common Adelaide runabout, so the usable parts had somewhere to go.
Alternator and gearbox both needing work on a car of this age is the point most owners stop spending. Quote to removal was done inside a few hours on the same day he called.
Red Mazda 3 out of Modbury with a significant engine fault. Bodywork and interior were genuinely tidy, which lifted what we could pay — straight panels are worth real money on a popular model.
White work van with a failing transmission. Commercial vehicles that cannot be driven are hard to shift privately — most buyers will not take on the repair — so he sold it to us and we towed it free.
Parked up unused for months with an intermittent engine fault, a dead battery and perished tyres. The cost of getting it presentable for a private sale was more than the sale would have returned.
Collected near the airport after an accident left body and panel damage, with the exhaust system needing major work as well. Sold as-is rather than put through repairs.
Mechanically the V6 Camry is a tough old thing, but a sun-wrecked interior with broken handles and mirrors made this one unsellable without spending real money. He took cash and free removal instead.
A major transmission fault alongside an engine oil leak. Two large repairs at once on the same car is where the numbers stop working, so we bought it and removed it free the same day.
Almost always yes. Every car carries scrap steel value plus whatever parts are still good — and the catalytic converter alone is often worth a few hundred dollars. That is why our towing is genuinely free rather than deducted from your offer. Non-runners, expired rego, no keys, flat battery, accident damage: none of it stops us buying.
Tell us the make, model, year and roughly what's wrong, and we'll give you a figure on the phone. Read more about how scrap prices are worked out, or what happens to a car after it's scrapped.
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