Sell your car in Corpus Christi: running, flood-soaked or junked
Corpus Christi's code calls a junked vehicle a nuisance, parts included, when it can be seen at any time of year from a public place, a public right-of-way or the property next door. Request an offer online from our buying partner, free and with no obligation, and a truck comes to the car anywhere in Nueces County at no cost.
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Four library lots for meeting a private buyer
Selling to someone from an online listing? Corpus Christi police have named four library locations for exchanging online purchases, each with two designated parking spaces and watched by cameras 24/7 (KRIS 6 News). Before you set the meeting, check with CCPD that the spaces are still marked.
- •La Retama Central Library, 805 Comanche Street
- •Ben F. McDonald Public Library, 4044 Greenwood Drive
- •Owen R. Hopkins Public Library, 3202 McKinzie Road
- •Anita & W.T. Neyland Public Library, 1230 Carmel Parkway
Where we pick up around Corpus Christi
Pickup costs nothing anywhere in Corpus Christi and the rest of Nueces County. A car that took on water, won't turn over or hasn't moved in months is loaded where it sits, so mention which one yours is when you ask. Asking is free and commits you to nothing, and you have a week to decide.
Towed to the Auto Pound? The CCPD Vehicle Impound Lot is at 5485 Greenwood Dr., and release hours there run from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., seven days a week (CCPD). Once the car is out, the offer and the free pickup work from wherever you park it.
Cash for your car in Corpus Christi
Section 13-38 of the city code doesn't stop at whole cars. A junked vehicle is a nuisance, parts included, when it is visible at any time of the year from a public place, a public right-of-way or adjacent private property (City of Corpus Christi).
Selling it ends the question. Our buying partner makes offers on cars that no longer start, including ones that have sat for years, and selling a junk car explains what the number is made of and how the pickup goes. Unsure whether it's worth more than scrap? What a junk car is worth shows the weight-and-price math.
Cars that sat in floodwater
In May 2016 a flash flood emergency in Corpus Christi left some cars in the southeastern part of town completely under water (NBC News).
A car that spent time in water, in that storm or a later one, can still be sold. Whether an insurer paid a claim on it is the first thing to settle, and selling a flood-damaged car starts there, then covers what you must tell a buyer and what the damage does to the price. In the description, say how high the water came and how long the car sat in it.
Asked by Corpus Christi sellers
My car is at the CCPD Auto Pound on an investigative hold. Are storage fees piling up?
No. The police department says no storage fees accumulate while an investigative hold is keeping a car from being released (CCPD). The pound is at 5485 Greenwood Dr.
Does a junk car behind my fence count under Corpus Christi's rule?
It can. Section 13-38 treats a junked vehicle, or its parts, as a nuisance when it can be seen from adjacent private property, not just from the street or another public place (Code Compliance). A fence that hides the car from the street may not hide it from the yard next door.
Is TxDMV's office on North Staples where the title transfer happens?
That address, 602 N. Staples Street, Suite 130, is TxDMV's Corpus Christi Regional Service Center, run by the state rather than the county (TxDMV). Title work for the city is done at the Nueces County Tax Office on Leopard Street (TxDMV Nueces listing).
Where do I mail something to the Nueces County Tax Office?
Nueces County's tax office gets its mail at P.O. Box 2810, Corpus Christi, TX 78403, according to TxDMV's listing (TxDMV).
Signing over a Texas title works the same in Nueces County as anywhere else in the state, and our Texas guide has those steps. If the title has gone missing, selling a car without a title sorts out which fix applies.
Leopard Street for the title, Staples Street for the state
- •901 Leopard St, Suite 301, downtown, houses the Nueces County Tax Office, and that's where title work for Corpus Christi is done. (TxDMV Nueces listing)
- •No posted hours. TxDMV's listing gives none; it asks Nueces County customers to check availability before they travel. (TxDMV)
- •602 N. Staples Street, Suite 130, is TxDMV's own Corpus Christi Regional Service Center. The state runs it, and it is not the county tax office. (TxDMV Corpus Christi center)