Sell Your Car With A Blown Engine

My Car Needs A New Engine. Can I Sell It?

If your car needs a new engine, you can absolutely still sell it. However, it is a more complicated process because selling vehicles with problems isn’t a dealership’s area of expertise. They’re likely to make an offer that is much lower than your car’s actual value solely because cars with engine problems are outside of their wheelhouse.

A bad engine can transform a perfectly good car into a hunk of junk instantly. The other components on an older car with low mileage will help it still hold value, even with a defunct engine. Take a look at our instant value calculator and see what your car with a blown engine is worth.

If your engine is blown, keep reading to find out how you can get the best value for your vehicle and sell it hassle-free.

How Much Does It Cost To Replace An Engine?

Engine replacement costs for most cars can typically range between $3,000 and $5,000. Depending on the engine’s level of complexity, the costs can jump upwards to $6,000. Most four-cylinder vehicles, however, will need around $4,000 to complete a total engine replacement.

If your vehicle is 15 years old or more, then $4,000 may be more than the car’s actually worth. That money would be better off put towards a new vehicle, but what do you do with your car without an engine?

Who Buys Cars With Blown Engines?

When selling a vehicle with a bad engine, your options are dictated by how quickly you want to sell the vehicle and how much you want to get for it. Those options are:

Junkyard/Scrap Yard: Fast sale. Lower payout.

Junkyards and Scrap yards specialize in taking unwanted, obsolete items off a customer’s hands. You’ll likely get the vehicle’s weight in scrap metal as payment, because these yards make their money off buying low and then selling the individual components for more profit.

Dealership: Fast sale. Lower payout.

Dealerships will allow you to trade-in your car with its blown engine. Keep in mind, however, that their focus is vehicles that are roadworthy and ready to be sold. An engineless car isn’t their specialization, so they are likely to give you an extremely low offer. Furthermore, the offer might be in the form of credit on a new vehicle from that exact dealership (as opposed to cash you can spend anywhere).

Private Buyer: Slow sale. Higher payout.

Selling your car to a private individual is a viable way to get more money for your engineless car. However, it’s a slow process to sift through serious buyers willing to purchase a car that they have to repair before it can hit the road.

DamagedCars: Fast sale. Higher payout.

An online platform like DamagedCars is tailored to ensure that any vehicle you’re looking to sell is sold quickly and conveniently. DamagedCars also aims to provide you with a fair market value for your vehicle, regardless of the condition it is in. If you want to find out how much your car with a blown engine is worth, click here.

How To Sell A Car With A Bad Engine

	Describe your car By filling out our form with accurate information, we can give you an instant offer for your car.
	Accept the quote Happy with the offer? We can schedule your car for pickup and payment in 24-48 hours!
	Get paid! When the tow truck driver arrives, you'll get paid on the spot for your vehicle. It's that simple.

How Much Is A Car With A Blown Engine Worth?

You can typically expect the trade-in value of a car with a bad engine to drop at least $4,000 from what it would be worth with a running engine. That’s how much a new engine could cost you on average.

Like the price? Sell it to us. Not sure or not ready to sell? Our quotes are guaranteed for seven days, so you have time to think it over.

Sell Your Car With A Broken Engine To DamagedCars

Consider selling your car online on a platform like DamagedCars. You can compare quotes and see what kind of prices you can get for your vehicle. At DamagedCars.com, we guarantee that we offer fair market values for your car based on its year, make model and your location.

We'll even take into account any work or upgrades you put into your vehicle. We guarantee our offers for seven days, so you can take time to think about it and consider your options. Once you're ready to sell, we offer FREE towing and FREE title transfer, and we can schedule a pickup in 24-48 hours.

Get your fair market offer for your car in less than 90 seconds, and have your car towed for free in 24-48 hours. See how much you can get for your bad engine vehicle today!