For anyone looking to sell their car in the DC area, I think you'll find my review useful:
I decided to sell my '97 Subaru Legacy after its transmission went to sh it. I couldn't afford to fix it, and I knew its market value was considerably less than what the cost of fixing it would be. In other words, it was f uc ked (totaled).
After calling various "cash-for-cars" businesses in the DC area, it was eye opening that a lot of these "companies" are really just one company operating under different guises and using different telephone numbers! Not only was I given a low-ball offer, but I also had trouble finding another business to get a second offer from. More importantly, I wasn't comfortable doing business with a company that floods the market with artificial "competitors" in order to fix prices to its liking.
I dealt with this frustrating process for about a week. Luckily, before I decided to succumb to it, a friend of mine told me about webuyanycar.com. All he knew about them was that they have annoying commercials, but I didn't care. All I wanted was to find a legitimate business to deal with, and that's what I ended up finding in this company. I was able to schedule an appointment for the next day, and the car selling process was extremely professional. An agent named Rich met me outside the building, which was actually a really nice building. He asked to take a test drive which lasted about a minute (no joke here, he drove from the front parking lot to the back parking lot). After spending another 10 minutes examining the car, he led me inside the building. We spent all of 20 minutes in his office, where Rich showed me the costs that the company would need to cover in order to refurbish my car. As far as I can tell, they were fairly accurate. Then he asked me how much I'd like for the car. I knew the car wasn't worth shit, so I didn't want to waste both our time by pretending otherwise. When I responded "Honestly I'd be happy with $200," he smiled and thanked me for being realistic about the value of the car. He produced the bill of sale for me, and printed me a check right in the office. Also, he did NOT deduct the $99 titling fee from my check; the company paid this fee on top of the $200 I had asked for.
To wrap up my very long review (sorry about that): If you own a junk car in the DC area, I highly recommend webuyanycarusa.com's Arlington branch. At least give them a call to see what kind of offer they'd make, knowing that you'll be dealing with a legitimate, professional business. I give it 4/5 stars, if only because I believe that no junk car-buying business deserves 5 stars. It's an industry in which the seller has very little negotiating power, and I think that this is the best it gets. read more