Tempe packs a major university, the Broadway Curve and four freeways into thirteen square miles. It produces a steady supply of damaged cars belonging to people who need the vehicle gone this week, not next month.
Free pickup in Tempe, about fifteen minutes from our Mesa yard. Paid in full before the truck leaves.
In writingOffer issued before dispatch
24 to 48 hrsTypical pickup after acceptance
FreePickup anywhere in Tempe
LicensedArizona dealer, not a broker
Why Tempe
What we see in Tempe
A lot of Tempe sellers are students or renters with nowhere to store a car that no longer drives. Apartment complexes start threatening to tow, and the pressure pushes people into accepting the first scrap number they hear. Free pickup and a firm written offer solve both problems.
We buy across Downtown Tempe, Mill Avenue, the ASU campus area, Tempe Town Lake, Warner Ranch, The Lakes and Escalante, and we know the roads your
claim adjuster is going to ask about: the Loop 202, the US-60, I-10 and the Loop 101.
What the gap actually looks like
A scrap-weight quote prices your car as metal. We price it as a vehicle, using year, make, model,
trim, mileage and where the damage sits. On a 2016 Hyundai Sonata the scrap quote was $475 and we paid
$1,350. On a 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE that the owner had been told was finished, we paid $12,500.
$475 → $1,3502016 Sonata
$12,5002020 Highlander XLE
10 hoursFastest offer to payment
Figures are from purchases we completed. Every vehicle is
different and your offer depends on your car.
On the ground
The cars we actually collect in Tempe
Tempe generates two distinct piles. One is student and renter vehicles damaged in parking structures and around Mill Avenue, often with an apartment complex threatening to tow. The other is freeway damage from the Broadway Curve. Both usually come with a deadline, which is why free pickup inside 48 hours matters more here than almost anywhere.
None of that disqualifies a car. Hail, flood, sun damage, denied claims, no keys,
not running, sitting for a year. We buy all of it, and the pickup is free either way.
How it runs
Three steps, and the number does not move
1
Tell us about the car
Year, make, model, trim, rough mileage, what the damage is, whether it runs, your title situation,
and where in Tempe it is sitting. Photos speed this up more than anything else.
2
Offer in writing, before dispatch
Nothing is dispatched until you accept it, and once you accept, that is what you are paid. We do
not renegotiate in your driveway.
3
Free pickup, paid on the spot
Usually within 24 to 48 hours. Free even if the car does not run, has no keys or has not moved in
a year. Paid in full before it is loaded.
Arizona paperwork
The MVD side, handled with you
Arizona does this differently from California, and two of the differences catch people out.
Your plates come off the car
In Arizona the plates belong to you, not the vehicle. Take them off before pickup. You then have
30 days to move them onto another car or surrender them for a refund of the unused fees.
Your title signature has to be notarized
Arizona requires the seller's signature on the back of the title to be notarized. Do not sign it
in advance at the kitchen table. Tell us when you call and we will sort out the notary as part of the
pickup rather than sending you to find one.
File the Sold Notice within 10 days
The Sold Notice is what ends your liability for the vehicle. File it with the MVD online within 10
calendar days of the sale. It is free and takes a couple of minutes, and it is what stops a towing
bill or a citation finding its way back to you months later.
Salvage and lien situations are routine
If your insurer totaled the car and you kept it, it now carries an Arizona salvage title, and we
buy those regularly. If there is still a loan, bring the lender's payoff information or the lien
release and we will structure the purchase around it.
We are not attorneys and we are not the MVD. If your situation is unusual we
will point you to the specific form rather than guess. The full FAQ goes into more detail.
Where we pick up
Anywhere in Tempe
Pickup is free everywhere we buy. Driveways, apartment and condo lots, storage
facilities, body shops and tow yards are all routine.
Downtown Tempe
Mill Avenue
the ASU campus area
Tempe Town Lake
Warner Ranch
The Lakes
Escalante
Car sitting at a tow yard racking up storage? Say so when
you call. That usually changes how fast we should move.
Reviews
What sellers say
Arizona Wrecked Cars is a TrackWala affiliate. These are Google reviews of
TrackWala, the company that buys the vehicles, quoted exactly as they were written.
★★★★★
I have had the best experience with trackwala Sam has been so awesome in preparing everything that was needed he was right on with everything and quick to respond and everything was just a really great experience I would recommend them to anybody