We Tracked a Junk Car From Driveway to Shredder: 24-Hour Recycling and Payout Timeline

A regional scrap yard agreed to let us document what happens to a junk car from pickup to processing. The vehicle was a 2010 Honda Civic with a seized engine: 148,000 miles, non-running, clean title, fair body. We sold it to the yard for $285. Most sellers assume their car goes directly to a crusher […]