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Vehicle types
- Junk car removalA dead car out of your driveway, alley or lot, with the tow paid for.
- Cars with no titleWhat Indiana allows when the title is lost, and what it does not.
- Wrecked carsCrash, flood or fire damage, towed free from wherever it ended up.
- Non-running cars and no keysDead engine, dead battery, lost keys: none of it stops the tow.
- Scrap carsComplete or stripped, the car is weighed for what the metal and parts are worth.
- Trucks, vans and SUVsPickups, minivans, full-size vans and SUVs, running or not.
- MotorcyclesCrashed, rusted or abandoned bikes, picked up with the tow paid for.
- RVs and campersMotorhomes and campers past repair; call first so we confirm the tow.
- Box trucks and semisBox trucks, cab-overs and semi tractors; call first so we confirm the tow.
Areas
- GaryOur home city: west side lot, pickup across Gary's neighborhoods.
- BrunswickFar west Gary, south of I-90.
- Black OakSouthwest Gary near the Borman and Burr Street.
- Glen ParkSouth of the Borman, near Broadway and IU Northwest.
- AetnaEast Gary along Dunes Highway.
- Miller BeachFar northeast Gary on Lake Michigan.
- HammondHammond's junk vehicle and street-parking rules, and a free tow.
- East ChicagoIndiana Harbor and East Chicago, with strict 24 and 72-hour vehicle rules.
- WhitingA small lakefront city beside East Chicago and Hammond.
- MunsterThe Town on the Ridge, mostly owner-occupied homes.
- HighlandHighland's subdivisions and Indianapolis Boulevard corridor.
- GriffithGriffith's unmaintained vehicle rule, 10 days in public view.
- MerrillvilleMerrillville's plate rule, 72-hour limit and town tow fee.
- HobartHobart's junked vehicle ordinance and truck weight limits.
- Lake StationLake Station's abandoned vehicle code and front-yard parking ban.
- New ChicagoA small town in Hobart Township.
Makes
- FordF-150s, Explorers, and sedans Ford has stopped building.
- ChevroletSilverados, Impalas, Malibus and the small cars GM stopped making.
- DodgeCaravans, Chargers, Durangos and the retired Neon.
- ChryslerTown & Country vans, 300s, Sebrings and PT Cruisers.
- JeepGrand Cherokees, Wranglers, Libertys and Cherokees.
- BuickLeSabres, Centurys, Lucernes and Enclaves.
- GMCSierras, Yukons, Envoys and Savana vans.
- PontiacGrand Ams, Grand Prixs, Bonnevilles and G6s from a brand GM closed.
- ToyotaCamrys, Corollas, Priuses and Tacomas.
- HondaCivics, Accords, CR-Vs and Odysseys.
- NissanAltimas, Sentras, Rogues, Maximas and Frontiers.
- HyundaiElantras, Sonatas, Accents and Santa Fes.
Guides
- Selling a junk car in Indiana with no titleThe certificate of authority, the 15-year rule and the cases that cannot be sold.
- What an Indiana certificate of authority isThe BMV paper that stands in for a title on old junk cars.
- How a junk car is valued in GaryWeight, completeness, the converter and parts demand, and how to compare offers.
- Abandoned and junk vehicle rules in GaryWhat the city can do to a dead car, and why selling it first is cheaper.
- Selling a car with no keys in GaryLost keys change the loading, not your right to sell.
- Selling a junk car with an out-of-state titleA title from Illinois, Michigan or another state is still a title.
- Selling a car with a salvage or rebuilt titleA branded title is still a title, and it does not stop a junk sale.
- Your car was totaled: keep it or sell it for scrapQuestions to ask the insurer, and when selling the wreck makes sense.
- What to do with your license plates after selling a junk carTake the plates off before the truck leaves.
- Selling a deceased relative's junk carWho can sign, and what paper the sale needs.
- Catalytic converters and junk car valueWhy the converter is part of the offer, and why not to cut it off.
- Junk it or sell it privately in Gary?A checklist for deciding between a junk sale and a private sale.