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9 Best Junk Car Buyers in San Antonio, TX That Pay Cash for Cars
By Clunqr Team, Clunqr Benchmark Data · Updated September 24, 2026 · 9 San Antonio buyers, checked against physical addresses and seller reviews
Looking for a junk car buyer in San Antonio that pays cash for cars? Here are 9 of them, with phone numbers, from the New Laredo Highway cluster on the southwest side out to Roosevelt Avenue and the I-10 corridor. All nine pay cash for junk cars, including wrecked, non-running and totaled vehicles. We compared each on what they want in a vehicle, whether they tow it away, how fast they collect, and what to sort out before you book a pickup.
Key takeaways
- Here are 9 junk car buyers in San Antonio that pay cash for cars, all of them listed below with addresses and phone numbers.
- Four of the nine sit within a mile of each other on New Laredo Highway, southwest of downtown. If your car is on that side of the city, three extra calls cost you one phone battery and nothing else.
- A-1 Salvage is the only one that publishes free towing, and it covers Bexar County. Everywhere else, ask who pays for the tow before you agree a price, because a courtesy tow usually comes back out of your offer.
- Top Gun is in Floresville, not San Antonio. It is about 30 miles southeast, so the drive or the tow has to be worth the difference in the offer.
- Texas wants the paperwork done properly. Sign the title over, keep a copy of the bill of sale, and file the vehicle transfer notification with the TxDMV within 30 days so the car stops being your problem the moment it leaves.
We buy junk cars in San Antonio too, so read this knowing that. Get our number first, then call two or three of the buyers below. We think we will win on price and on not wasting your afternoon. If somebody beats us, take it.
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Here Are 9 of the Best Junk Car Buyers in San Antonio
All nine buy junk cars for cash, and we don't rank them. Search junkyards near me in San Antonio and you get a map full of pins with no way to tell which ones buy vehicles, so this is that list. The right one depends on what your car is, which side of the city you are on, and how fast you need it gone. Wrecked, non-running and totaled cars and trucks are routine for every buyer here. Call two or three, because the quotes you get back will not be the same.
| Buyer | Rating | Best for | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 SalvageSalvage yard · New Laredo Hwy, southwest San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.8439 reviews | Free towing anywhere in Bexar CountyThe only buyer on this page that publishes free towing and cash for junk cars across Bexar County, and it has been doing it for over 15 years. Reviewers name the free tow as the reason they called. Sitting on New Laredo Highway puts it in the middle of the densest cluster of buyers in the city, so it is an easy first call and an easy one to compare against.Towing: Free in Bexar County · Pickup: Ask · Payment: CashBefore you go: Free towing is advertised for Bexar County, so confirm it covers your exact address if you are out past Loop 1604. Ask for the net cash figure with the tow included. | 9643 New Laredo Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78211(210) 623-1155a1-salvage.com |
| San Antonio Wrench A PartSalvage yard · I-10 East, northeast San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.85,015 reviews | Volume, and the I-10 corridorThe most reviewed buyer in the city by a wide margin, part of a seven-location Texas chain that takes in hundreds of vehicles a week. That turnover is the point for a seller: a yard that moves this much metal is rarely full and rarely slow to make a decision on an ordinary car.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: This is a chain, so the person on the phone may be quoting from a script rather than looking at your car. Ask whether they collect or expect you to deliver the vehicle, and get the pickup window before you agree. | 5814 I-10, San Antonio, TX 78219(210) 951-5000wrenchapart.com |
| Roosevelt Wrench A PartSalvage yard · US-281 South, south San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.83,450 reviews | South San Antonio and the US-281 sideThe same operation as the I-10 yard, on the south side of the city off US-281. Worth calling instead of the I-10 location if you are south of downtown, because the distance to the yard tends to show up in what a buyer will pay or charge for the tow.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Two yards, one chain, so quote them both and take the better number. Confirm towing terms and payment method before you schedule. | 10606 US-281, San Antonio, TX 78221(210) 686-0365wrenchapart.com |
| Top Gun Auto Parts LtdAuto recycler · Floresville, about 30 miles southeastBuys junk cars | 4.930 reviews | The southeast side, toward FloresvilleThe highest-rated operation on this page, locally owned and serving the greater San Antonio area from Floresville. Reviewers name the owner Maverick and staff Marcos and Marcus, which usually means the person quoting you is the person who will take the car.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: This is a Floresville address, not a San Antonio one. Confirm they will come out to your part of the metro and who pays for the distance before you go any further. | 495 Vela Ln, Floresville, TX 78114(830) 584-4749topgunautoparts.com |
| Nick's Auto PartsSalvage yard · Roosevelt Ave, south San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.5104 reviews | Older vehicles and classicsFamily owned and operated in San Antonio since 1949, and the specialist on this page for older vehicles. If your car is old enough that the newer yards have stopped stocking anything for it, this is the one to call first. It runs a dealership alongside the salvage operation, so a car that still runs gets looked at from both angles.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Ask what years and makes they are buying at the moment, because the answer moves with what they already have on the lot. | 10407 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214(210) 627-2032nicks-auto-parts.com |
| Giant Imports JunkyardSalvage yard · New Laredo Hwy, southwest San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.4351 reviews | Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans and other importsOver 15 years on New Laredo Highway, focused on import vehicles. If yours is a Honda, Toyota, Nissan or similar, a buyer whose whole operation is built around imports has more use for it than a general yard does, and that tends to show up in the offer.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Say the make and model in the first sentence. Confirm towing and payment method before you agree a price. | 9592 New Laredo Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78211(210) 623-5044giantimports.com |
| Fenix Parts San AntonioAuto recycler · TX-16, south San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.4226 reviews | The south side and TX-16Part of a national recycling network, operating on TX-16 on the south side of the city. National recyclers price from a desk rather than a walk around your car, which can work in your favor on a late-model vehicle and against you on an old one.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Ask whether the quote is coming from the San Antonio yard or from the network, and who is actually collecting the car. | 11715 TX-16, San Antonio, TX 78224(210) 628-1811assuredautoparts.com |
| Mike Motors Auto SalvageSalvage yard · New Laredo Hwy, southwest San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.537 reviews | Straightforward sales on the southwest sideA smaller yard on New Laredo Highway handling both foreign and domestic cars and trucks. Reviewers describe it as friendly and straightforward, which is worth something on a transaction where the usual complaint is a number changing in the driveway. Small enough that you will likely deal with the same person start to finish.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: No website, so the phone is the only way in. Ask about towing and the payment method on the first call. | 9545 New Laredo Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78211(210) 600-3306 |
| Main Auto & Truck PartsAuto recycler · New Laredo Hwy, southwest San AntonioBuys junk cars | 4.1153 reviews | Trucks as well as carsOn New Laredo Highway since 2004, working on trucks as well as cars. Pickups and work trucks are heavier and carry more drivetrain than a sedan, so a buyer set up for them is worth a call if that is what you are selling.Towing: Ask · Pickup: Ask · Payment: AskBefore you go: Confirm the buying process and what they need from you on paperwork before you book anything. | 8710 New Laredo Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78211(210) 932-1100recycler.car-part.com/MainAuto |
Hours, service areas, towing terms and paperwork rules change often. Confirm the details, and the net amount you'll be handed, before you schedule a pickup.
How do you sell a junk car for cash in San Antonio?
The sequence is the same whichever buyer you use. Describe the car accurately, gather more than one number, compare what you net after towing, sign the title over, and take payment before the car leaves. How we price a car when buying junk cars for cash is set out on our service page.
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Write down the truth about the car
Year, make, model, mileage, condition, what runs and what is missing. Selling your car goes wrong when a buyer finds a surprise on site, because that is what gets the offer cut in the driveway.
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Get more than one quote
Never work from a single number. Four of the nine buyers sit within a mile of each other on New Laredo Highway, so a second and third call cost you nothing, and an instant cash offer online gives you another in about two minutes.
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Compare after towing
Only A-1 Salvage publishes free towing, and only inside Bexar County. If a buyer expects you to deliver the vehicle, or tows as a courtesy, the cost comes out of your price, so ask every one of them for the net cash figure you'll be handed.
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Sign the title, pull the plates
Title signed over, bill of sale for your records, plates off before the truck leaves. Texas plates stay with you, not the car.
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Get paid first, then file the transfer
Payment confirmed before the junk vehicle is loaded, then cancel the insurance. File the TxDMV vehicle transfer notification within 30 days so anything the new owner does stops coming back to you.
Before the truck arrives: have your title and photo ID ready, remove the plates, take out your belongings, and don't cancel insurance until the car is gone.
San Antonio junk car selling questions
Who buys junk cars for cash in San Antonio?
All nine buyers on this page pay cash for junk cars, and wrecked, non-running and totaled vehicles are routine for every one of them. Four sit within a mile of each other on New Laredo Highway southwest of downtown, which makes that stretch the easiest place in the city to collect three quotes in an afternoon. The rest are spread along I-10, US-281, Roosevelt Avenue and TX-16. What separates them is towing, how fast they collect, how they pay and what kind of vehicle they actually want.
Where are San Antonio's junk car buyers?
Mostly southwest. New Laredo Highway holds A-1 Salvage, Giant Imports, Mike Motors and Main Auto & Truck Parts within about a mile of each other, which is the densest run of buyers in the metro. Nick's is further east on Roosevelt Avenue, Fenix is south on TX-16, and the two Wrench A Part yards cover the I-10 corridor northeast and US-281 south. Top Gun is the outlier, about 30 miles southeast in Floresville.
Will a San Antonio junk car buyer tow my car for free?
A-1 Salvage on New Laredo Highway is the one that publishes free towing, and it covers Bexar County. The other eight do not publish towing terms, so ask, because a buyer that tows as a courtesy usually takes the cost back out of your offer. The number that matters is the net cash figure you are handed once the car is gone, not the one quoted before the tow is priced in.
What paperwork do I need to junk a car in Texas?
The Texas title signed over to the buyer, your photo ID, and a bill of sale you keep a copy of. Remove your plates before the truck leaves, because in Texas the plates stay with you. Then file the vehicle transfer notification with the TxDMV within 30 days, which is the step people skip: until it is filed, the car is still associated with you. Cancel the insurance after pickup, not before. The full checklist is in what you need to sell a car to a junkyard.
Can I sell a junk car without a title in San Antonio?
It depends on the buyer, and none of the nine publishes a policy on it, so ask before you book a truck rather than after. If the title is simply missing rather than encumbered, a Texas certified copy from the TxDMV is usually the cleanest route and costs less than the difference a missing title makes to most offers. If there is still a lien on the car, that has to be released first, whoever buys it.
Should I call more than one San Antonio junk car buyer?
Yes, and the geography here makes it easier than most cities. Four of the nine are on the same mile of New Laredo Highway, so three calls is about fifteen minutes of work. Ask each one for the net amount after towing rather than the headline number, and mention the make and model early, because a buyer set up for imports or for trucks will price the same car differently to a general yard.
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Clunqr Team · Clunqr Benchmark Data
This guide is maintained by the Clunqr data team from local listings, seller reviews and the physical addresses of each buyer. Every operation listed here was checked against a real street address before it went on the page. Last updated September 24, 2026.