Got a junk car sitting in your driveway off Blue Ridge, rusting out behind a house in Waldo, or blocking the alley in Westside? 816 Junk Car is Kansas City’s go-to local junk car buyer — and we’ll pay you cash for it today.
Anyone can run a nationwide 1-800 number. We do something different: we focus entirely on the Kansas City metro and the 50-mile ring around it. That focus is why we can offer:
Call us in the morning, cash in hand by afternoon
Based on real-time Kansas City scrap prices and catalytic converter values
No fees, no deductions, no "surprise" costs at pickup
Not checks, not Venmo, not "we'll mail it"
Your own team, not a third-party dispatch
The number we quote is the number you get
We pick up junk cars in every neighborhood across KC — north, south, east, and west. Common pickup areas include:
Our service area extends well beyond Kansas City proper. We regularly pick up junk cars in:
We purchase all makes and models from 1980 and newer across the Kansas City metro, including:
If your car doesn’t fall into one of these categories, call us anyway. In ten years, we’ve seen almost everything.
Everything you need to know about selling your unwanted vehicle in Kansas City.
Yes. We regularly buy cars in Kansas City, KS, Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee, and throughout Johnson and Wyandotte Counties.
No. As long as someone 18 or older is present with the title and a valid ID, we can complete pickup without the titled owner there.
Yes. Our drivers handle difficult pickups regularly — tight driveways, flat tires, garages with no power to the door, you name it.
Often, yes. Insurance companies calculate "actual cash value" differently than junk car buyers. Get both numbers and choose the higher one.
Cash, on the spot, the moment the car is loaded.
In many cases, yes — if the car is registered in your name and you have ID and proof of registration. Call us to discuss your situation.
Clean out personal items, gather your title/paperwork, and remove your license plates. That's it.
In most of the Kansas City metro, same-day pickup is the norm.
Call us before noon on a weekday, and there's a very good chance your car is gone before dinner. Evenings, weekends, and farther-out suburbs may take until the next business day, but we'll always give you a real time window — no vague "sometime this week" promises.