junk car
Worthless old vehicle
A junk car is a vehicle that's no longer roadworthy or worth repairing—typically old, damaged, or mechanically failed beyond practical restoration.
Junk cars are sold for scrap metal or salvageable parts: The yard was full of junk cars rusting in the weeds.
Also called a junker.
- clunkerWorn-out old car
- cash for clunkersProgram trading old vehicles for rebates
- beaterTool for mixing
- jalopyDilapidated old vehicle
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
heap · rust · salvage · scrap metal · scrapyard · tow · tow truck · dent · mechanic · breakdown · check engine light · totaled · fender · rattling · eyesore · lemon law · demolition · parts
value/desirability
junk carluxury car
Expensive, high-end automobile
collector car · dream car · supercar · Rolls-Royce · Ferrari
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