Pontiac, Michigan · Since 1948
Three generations in the same yard
Who is Acme Junk Car Buyers?
Acme Junk Car Buyers is the junk car buying division of Acme Auto Parts, a family-owned salvage yard and used parts store at 986 Cesar E Chavez Ave in Pontiac, Michigan, in business since 1948. Because the same family owns the yard, the parts store, and the tow trucks, we buy vehicles directly instead of brokering them — which is why there are no tow fees and no middleman deductions.
Acme Auto Parts opened in 1948, back when Pontiac still built cars a few miles from our gate. The business has stayed in the same family and on the same block ever since — first selling used parts to neighborhood mechanics, then adding towing, and eventually buying end-of-life vehicles directly from the people who owned them.
That's still the whole model. When you sell us a car, it doesn't get flipped to another buyer. It comes back to our yard, gets drained and dismantled to Michigan environmental standards, and the good parts go on our shelves for the next Oakland County driver trying to keep a car on the road one more winter.
The salt does most of our recruiting. Michigan winters eat rockers, subframes, and brake lines, and a lot of perfectly good engines end up in bodies that aren't worth saving. We'd rather pay you fairly for that car than watch it sit in a driveway collecting tickets.
Our parent business holds a 4.7-star Google rating across 517 reviews. Visit Acme Auto Parts if you're looking for used parts instead of selling a car.
We're the end buyer
No brokers, no middlemen, no bidding your car out. We own the yard on Cesar E Chavez Ave and we part the cars ourselves, so the money that a middleman would pocket goes to you.
Our own tow trucks
We don't subcontract towing, so we don't deduct it from your offer. Free pickup anywhere within 10 miles of Pontiac, usually same day.
Family-owned since 1948
Three generations of the same family have run Acme Auto Parts in Pontiac since 1948. We're not a call center that disappears next quarter.
4.7★ from 517 reviews
Our parent business, Acme Auto Parts, holds a 4.7-star Google rating across 517 reviews from local drivers and mechanics.
How we operate
Licensed, insured, and environmentally handled
We're a licensed Michigan salvage operation. Fluids, refrigerant, batteries, tires, and mercury switches are handled to state standards before anything gets baled.
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