About Us – Kelly Car Buyer Detroit
Kelly Car Buyer is more than a junk car service. We are a family business that started with one man helping friends find cars they could trust. Today, that same family runs a nationwide business with local roots right here in the Midwest. When you call, you’re not speaking with a call center or a random dispatcher. You’re usually talking to Jim or Michelle (the husband-and-wife team who run the business), or another family member. We all try to make it the way it was always meant to be run: with honesty, simplicity, and some humanity.
Jim has been around cars his whole life. He’s the kind of guy who can look at a broken-down engine and see what it could be again. Michelle grew up watching her father, Mike, turn small favors into a full-fledged company; one built on the simple idea that people deserve fair treatment, even when their car is worth more in parts than on the road. Together, they carry on that tradition: helping people out of stressful situations and turning unwanted cars into cash when it matters most.
In Detroit, that can mean a lot of things. Maybe your car finally gave out after another Michigan winter. Maybe the city’s threatening to tow it before a snowstorm. Maybe you just need money fast and can’t wait for weeks of online listings and lowball offers. Whatever the situation, Kelly Car Buyer steps in quickly, pays fairly, and handles all the details; including towing. No hidden fees, no surprises, just straightforward help from people who understand that people who call are not always having an awesome day.
Every week, Jim and Michelle hear stories that remind them why they do this. A customer in Dearborn once called the day before a snow emergency, desperate to move her dead Toyota before it was towed. They couldn’t afford the tow and storage she knew the city charged, and while we usually ask for a day or two to pick up a car, the urgency was evident on the phone.
Jim got a truck there in time, took the car to auction, and even sent her part of the proceeds afterward; because that’s what was promised. It’s not about the profit; it’s about doing right by people. That lady and her family ended up having lots of “questionable cars”, and we made another family a customer for life. We are proud of that.
Over the years, that approach has earned Kelly Car Buyer thousands of happy customers, an A+ BBB rating, and a reputation for being one of the most trusted junk car buyers serving Detroit and beyond. Whether your vehicle runs or not, whether it’s a car, truck, or van, they’ll make the process easy; a fair quote, free towing, and cash in hand.
At the heart of it all is the same belief Mike started with twenty years ago: when someone calls about a junk car, they’re not just selling metal; they’re looking for help.
Kelly Car Buyer is here for those moments. Honest people, fair prices, and the promise that what they say, they’ll do. That’s what Detroit deserves, and that’s what this family still delivers, one car at a time.
