How to Buy Junk Cars in Cincinnati, Ohio

Buying a junk car is an excellent way to secure spare parts for your working car, or give yourself the ultimate fixer-upper project. Though buying junk cars comes with far less stress than buying a new or used car, you should still be aware of several tactics for identifying a seller and finalizing a sale. Buying junk cars in Cincinnati requires further attention to the specific vehicle purchasing regulations that exist both in the state of Ohio and nearby Northern Kentucky.

Instructions

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Locate one or more junkyards near your area in Cincinnati. You can use online and physical methods for locating junkyards. Online directories include Used Parts Central, Ohio Junkyards or Junk-yards Online. Physical directories include the Yellow Pages or Cincinnati Business Directory.

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Contact the junkyards you've identified in your area of Cincinnati and determine if they have the type of car for which you are looking. For some online directories, such as Used Parts Central, you are able to search a junkyard's stock or even submit a request for a specific car, which will then be directed to all the junkyards that participate in that site. If you use this reverse search option, you will need to wait until you are contacted by the junkyard.

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Establish a purchasing price for the vehicle and a method of payment.

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Finalize the purchase by securing the vehicle title. If the vehicle is totaled, you will not need to establish a title, as the purchase will be regarded as a bulk parts purchase. If, however, you shop in a nearby Northern Kentucky junkyard, you will need to contact both the Ohio and Kentucky branches of the DMV to clear the out-of-state purchase.