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Pickup Value —
Should I Buy This Car? Answered in Seconds.

Scrap, cat, towing and your profit — laid out before you pay a dollar. Free to run, as often as you want.

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Not Every Car Is Worth Buying — and Your Gut Is Not a Calculator

Not every car is worth buying. By the time you've towed it, paid for it, and pulled what's valuable, a bad buy can cost you more than it makes. But at the car, under pressure, it's hard to do that math in your head — scrap weight, cat value, towing, what you'd pay. Most buyers go with their gut. Some days the gut is wrong.

The Buy-Decision Math, Laid Out

Enter or scan a VIN, answer a few quick questions about the car's condition, and get the buy-decision math laid out: what the scrap is worth, what the cat is worth, your towing cost, and what you'd make if you pay what you're thinking of paying. It costs you nothing to run — no quote used, no record created. Check as many cars as you want.

Five Quick Steps to a Decision

  • Scan or enter the VIN
  • Answer the quick condition questions (runs, title, wheels, converter, damage)
  • See the value: scrap + cat, minus your towing
  • Enter the price you're thinking of paying → see your profit or loss
  • Decide — buy it, walk away, or make a lower offer

Three Moments It Saves You

Fast at the curb

Decide without creating a record or using up a quote.

Before you drive out

Check a car a seller's describing on the phone before you burn the gas.

Training new drivers

The math is on the screen, not in their head — they learn to buy smart.

The Buyers Who Make Money Are the Ones Who Skip the Bad Ones

The buyers who make money aren't the ones who buy the most cars — they're the ones who don't buy the bad ones. Pickup Value puts the real numbers in front of you at the exact moment you're deciding, so you grab the good deals and pass on the ones that'd cost you. Free to run, as often as you want.

Estimates to guide your decision — not a firm price or an assay.

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