Most 2010-and-newer cars
Sedans, SUVs, and vans from any maker, clean or with fixable issues.
Local car buyers — the Gateway Cities
Sell My Car in Cerritos
There's a particular irony to selling a car in Cerritos: the Auto Square will happily sell you a new one, but its trade-in desk values your old car by the harshest line on its sheet — age, miles, a smog history, a title quirk. Cerritos households keep cars a long time in quiet, well-kept neighborhoods, so the trade candidates are often sound vehicles with long paperwork: cars bought for kids now grown, titles held by parents, registrations that lapsed while the car waited out a family decision. The seller's alternative is the private market, where a ten-year-old Cerritos sedan competes with a thousand others across the county line.
Get my guaranteed offer →The offer we make is the offer you get for 7 days, when the car matches its description. If hidden or unreported damage is found at pickup, any adjustment is shown with photo evidence before you decide.
Selling a car in Cerritos: the local picture
We buy the car the Auto Square discounts: priced on its actual condition and mileage, with the paperwork priced honestly instead of used as a lever. One written offer, seven days to decide, free pickup anywhere in Cerritos — and the number you accept is the number paid. If the title sits in a parent's or a spouse's name, tell us on the form and we'll lay out the transfer path before scheduling anything.
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What we buy in Cerritos
Fixable issues welcome
Battery, glass, panels, and exterior damage from the 12-point checklist — each priced in plainly.
Trucks of any age
Pickups are the top of our want list — working trucks, high-mileage trucks, Japanese trucks included.
Japanese vehicles of any age
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru hold up in Southern California, and we price them that way.
Where the line is
We buy the cars the big guys reject — but we are not a junk buyer. These fall outside this buying program, and we would rather tell you now than waste your time:
- No working key
- Blown engine
- Shot transmission
- Major structural damage
- Heavily stripped
- Trash-filled or severely neglected
How selling your car in Cerritos works
01
Start with the basics
Two minutes of details: what the car is, how many miles it shows, and where in Los Angeles County it is parked. Title situation included — complicated paperwork is okay.
02
Check the condition boxes
The 12-point condition list is the whole pricing basis. Report a failed smog, a failing catalytic converter, or a dead battery up front and it is priced in, not discovered later.
03
Decide on your schedule
Your offer holds for 7 days. Pick a pickup window that suits you, sign the transfer paperwork when we arrive, and get paid at pickup.
Cerritos ZIPs we serve
90703
Neighborhoods & areas
the ABC School District area, the Cerritos Towne Center area, the Shadow Park area, the Sunnyside area, the Los Coyotes area
Getting around
SR-91, I-605 and I-5, with the Cerritos Auto Square on Studebaker Road — our pickup runs cover Cerritos and the rest of the Gateway Cities.
Good to know
Cerritos hosts one of the largest auto retail clusters in America — the Cerritos Auto Square — in a city that was called Dairy Valley until 1966, when residents voted to rename it for the 'little hills' (cerritos) of the old rancho.
Cerritos seller questions
What happens on pickup day?
Our buyer checks the VIN, title, mileage, and the same 12 condition items you submitted. If everything matches, you sign the transfer paperwork, receive payment, remove your belongings, and hand over the keys. We then arrange the tow at no charge.
My registration is expired. Can I still sell in Cerritos?
Yes. Expired registration and the back fees that come with it are priced into your offer — there is nothing to pay out of pocket before pickup. Cars on Planned Nonoperation (PNO) can be sold the same way.
Which Cerritos neighborhoods do you serve?
We pick up free across Cerritos — including the ABC School District area, the Cerritos Towne Center area, the Shadow Park area, the Sunnyside area — and throughout Los Angeles County. The offer form asks for the pickup address so we can route the nearest run.
Do you buy cars that failed smog in Cerritos?
Yes. A failed smog check is one of the condition answers on our form, so it is priced into the offer from the start instead of discovered at pickup. You do not need to repair or retest the car before we buy it.
Ready when you are
Complete one vehicle intake, see your offer, and arrange free local pickup. No obligation, and no strangers coming to your door.
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