CARMUVO

Washington

Sell your car anywhere in Washington

Get your offer

We buy cars across Washington — the I-5 corridor from Bellingham down through Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Vancouver, plus Spokane, the Tri-Cities and the towns in between. Tell us what you have, get a real number in about two minutes, and keep it for seven days while you think.

Most of the cars we buy here are the ones nobody else wants to deal with. A Subaru that finally lost its head gasket after 240,000 miles of mountain passes. A truck that has been sitting behind the garage since the last time it passed a smog check anyone remembers. A commuter car that got rear-ended on 405 and came back from the body shop estimate with a number bigger than the car is worth. We buy those as-is, and the tow is on us.

Washington paperwork is straightforward once you know the two moving parts. You sign the title over to us, and then you file a Report of Sale with the Department of Licensing. You have five business days, it costs a few dollars online, and it is the thing that stops the next owner's tickets and tolls from landing in your mailbox. We handle our side of the transfer; you file the report and you are done with the car for good.

No title in the drawer? That is a normal Tuesday for us. Washington DOL issues replacement titles, and several offices around the state offer same-day Quick Title if you need it fast. Tell us the situation when you get your offer and we will tell you honestly whether we can work with it, what it will take, and how long it usually runs.

What you get from us is one number, not a range that shrinks when the truck shows up. Answer the questions honestly and that number is what we hand you at pickup: the dent you have stopped noticing, the check engine light that never went off, the fact that it has not started since February. The cars we buy here run from a few hundred dollars for something the wreckers would take, up into the thousands for a clean, running car with life left in it. Either way you find out in about two minutes, and the offer keeps for a week while you decide.

Cities we buy in

Tacoma · Seattle · Everett · Spokane · Olympia · Vancouver · Bellingham

Where we pick up, and how soon

Tacoma and Pierce County
Tacoma, Lakewood, University Place, Puyallup, Fife, Spanaway, Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, Gig Harborusually within a day or two, often same day.
Puget Sound
Seattle, Everett, Olympia, Bremerton, Bellevue, Renton, Bellinghamusually two to four days, because we run these as a route.
the rest of Washington
Spokane, Vancouver, Yakima, Tri-Cities, Wenatchee, Bend of the Columbiaup to about a week, and we confirm the date before you commit.

If you can’t find the title

We can usually still buy the car. What we need:

  • the car is registered in your name, or you are the executor of the estate that owns it
  • your photo ID matches the name on the registration
  • any loan on the car is paid off, or your lender is willing to work with us on the payoff

A Washington replacement title takes usually a couple of weeks by mail, or same day at the Department of Licensing offices that offer Quick Title. Sorting it out doesn't change your offer.

What we can’t take on: cars registered to someone we cannot reach — a previous owner who signed nothing; abandoned vehicles left on your property, which the state handles through a registered tow operator.

Selling in Tacoma or Pierce County? Start here

FAQ

The questions everyone asks first.

Do I still need an emissions test to sell my car in Washington?

No. Washington ended its vehicle emissions testing program at the start of 2020, so a car that would have failed the old test sells here like any other. If your car runs badly enough that emissions were the least of its problems, that is fine too — we buy cars that do not run at all.

What is a Report of Sale and do I have to file one?

It is the form that tells the state you no longer own the car, and yes, file it. Washington gives the seller five business days, you can do it online through the Department of Licensing, and it is what protects you from tickets, tolls and impound fees racked up after the car leaves your driveway. We will remind you at pickup.

How far will you drive for a pickup in Washington?

Puget Sound is our home turf and we get to most addresses there within a day or two. Eastern Washington and the rural counties take longer to schedule because we run pickups in loops, not one at a time. Enter your ZIP with your offer and we will tell you the real window before you commit to anything.

The car is at my parents' place in another county. Can you still buy it?

Yes, and it happens constantly with estates and moves. We need the person whose name is on the title to sign it, but the car can sit anywhere in the state: a driveway in Yakima, a storage lot in Kent, a shop that has been holding it since the repair estimate came in.

Still have questions? Call us at (253) 888-0332. A real person picks up.