About Us
We buy cars in Melbourne. Show up, pay cash, tow it away. Been doing this since 2019 and the phone hasn't stopped, so something must be going right.
WHO WE ARE
Who we actually are
Capital Cash For Cars started about five years ago out of genuine frustration with how the industry worked. Not the polished marketing version of that story. Just: someone tried to sell a car in Melbourne, had a terrible run with it, and figured the whole thing could be done better. So here we are.
There's no big company structure behind this. No call centre somewhere interstate, no national franchise telling us how to price things. It's a Melbourne team, Melbourne roads, same job every day.
The cars we buy range from totally fine late-model vehicles to things that haven't started in four years and are slowly becoming part of the driveway. Honestly, some of what we've picked up has been in pretty rough shape. Still paid cash for it. Still towed it away for nothing. The condition of the car rarely changes whether we'll make an offer. It just changes the offer itself.
People usually refer their mates to us because the price didn't move. They heard a number on the phone, and when the driver turned up, that same number came out in cash. Simple as that sounds, it's not something every buyer in Melbourne can say.
Why we operate the way we do
Here's something you've probably already picked up on if you've been looking around: not everyone in the Melbourne cash for cars market plays it straight. The trick of quoting a strong price on the phone and then "discovering" a condition issue once the car is sitting right there in your driveway has been around for years. It's common, it's frustrating, and it's honestly one of the reasons Capital Cash For Cars exists. We wanted to be the call that didn't come with that knot in your stomach beforehand.
In five years we've bought cars from a pretty wide range of Melbourne people. A twenty-something clearing out a first car before moving overseas. A bloke in Sunshine with two dead utes in his yard taking up most of the space. Families working through a deceased estate who just need something sorted without a lot of back and forth. Every situation is different. The transaction is always the same.
People often ring us expecting their car to be worth almost nothing. A fair few of them have been pleasantly wrong about that. A non-runner with a seized engine still has metal, still has parts someone else actually wants. A Commodore with 300,000 kilometres and a blown head gasket is not worthless just because it won't start. We look at what's actually there, not what the car used to be worth brand new.
The unregistered car question. Comes up constantly. Short answer: we don't care. VicRoads paperwork is helpful if you've got it, but a lapsed rego or no current roadworthy doesn't stop us making an offer. We handle unregistered vehicles pretty much every day. If we can confirm the car is yours, we can work with that.
Same-day pickups are genuinely available for most Melbourne suburbs, and that's not a sales line. Morning call, arvo pickup, cash in hand before end of day. If you're in Cranbourne or Keilor or anywhere in between and want it gone today, ring us and we'll tell you straight whether we can pull it off.
OUR TEAM
The people actually doing this
When you ring, you're talking to Melbourne locals. When we come out, same deal.
The Assessors
When you call or fill in the form, these are the people figuring out what your car is worth. They've looked at thousands of cars in Melbourne. They know what a VE Commodore with a dodgy gearbox is bringing this week, they know what scrap rates are doing right now, they know when a car's worth more for its parts than its metal. The aim is always the highest number they can honestly justify.
The Drivers
Out every day, including weekends. These are the ones who actually show up at your place, do a quick check of the car, and hand over the cash. They're on time because being late is a waste of everyone's time including theirs. They leave the property the way they found it. And the cash comes out before the car goes on the truck. Not after. Before.
Transfers and Paperwork
This matters more than most sellers realise until it doesn't get done properly. PPSR checks, ownership transfer, disposal certificates. Skip any of those steps and you can end up with parking fines or liability coming back to your name months later for a car you thought was long gone. We sort it all correctly, every time, so that doesn't happen to you.
When You Actually Ring
(03) 9000 0893. Any day of the week. You'll get through to someone who can give you a quote and book a pickup right there on the call. We don't run the phone through a separate service or leave messages for someone to get back to you. It's a Melbourne person, they know the area, and they can tell you exactly when we can be at your door.
OUR COMMITMENT
The lines we don't cross
Five years in Melbourne and a few things have never shifted. We don't adjust the price when the driver gets there. We don't charge for the tow. We don't ring you three times after giving you a quote. None of that is written on a wall somewhere as a formal policy. It just comes from having watched how some other car buyers in Melbourne operate and deciding early on we'd rather turn down a job than do business that way.
The price we quote is what you get paid
This is the big one for us. Some Melbourne car buyers quote high to get you interested and then find a "problem" on the day that mysteriously drops the number. We've heard those stories from sellers who've been through it before calling us. Our offer is based on an honest look at what the car is and it doesn't change when our driver shows up at your place.
Licensed, insured, paperwork done right
Fully licensed vehicle buyer and recycler under Victorian regulations. Proper public liability cover, correct ownership transfer process, disposal certificates issued. The administrative stuff most people don't think about until something goes wrong later down the track.
Ring us, no strings
Call (03) 9000 0893 for a free quote. You don't have to take it. We won't follow up with calls. We won't add you to anything. Some people call us, hear the price, and ring back three weeks later when they've made up their mind. That's completely fine with us. The offer might shift a little if scrap rates have moved, but our attitude doesn't.
Cars get recycled, not dumped somewhere
Every vehicle we collect goes through proper recycling. Reusable parts back into circulation. Steel and aluminium through proper channels. Fluids handled the right way. It's not the most exciting thing to put on a website but it matters, and we do take it seriously.
TESTIMONIALS
What people say
Capital Cash For Cars has been Melbourne's trusted car buyer for over five years. We buy any vehicle, in any condition, across all Melbourne suburbs and pay the best price in the city. Fair prices, free removal, and cash on the spot.