What to do with a surplus car?

My daughter is getting rid of her faithful Saturn 247,000 miles on it with nearly no repairs.  ( even the original clutch that she learned to drive on)  

too nice to just scrap. It doesn’t need anything except her bushings squeak.  The dealer won’t give her any real money for it, just over allowance she’d get anyway. 

Donate and she’ll get a tax allowance she’s doubtful she can benefit from. 

Finally she doesn’t want to store it.  

Where are you located?

Throw it on craigslist/facebook markets.

Most places, anything running is worth $500-1000.

In reply to mtn :

She doesn’t want to expose herself to the craigslist/ Facebook crowd.  Worse comes to worst she’ll turn it into the dealer but she’d rather find it a worthy home 

Is it a WAGON!!!

even if it isn't, there is always the challenge... Grab a nitrous bottle and come to florida in october.

Then ...

frenchyd said:

In reply to mtn :

She doesn’t want to expose herself to the craigslist/ Facebook crowd.  Worse comes to worst she’ll turn it into the dealer but she’d rather find it a worthy home 

Then you do it for her. 

You can either sell a car to a private party (Craigslist/facebook), you can sell it to a dealer, you can scrap it, or you can keep it. She doesn't want to keep it or scrap it. She doesn't want to sell it to a dealer. That leaves you with Craigslist or Facebook. Or put it out on a busy street and stick a for sale sign in it, but I'm not sure how that is any safer than craigslist.

I have always found that giving an un needed car to some one that needs a car is always the most rewarding.  I have done it several times and it always feels good.  People needing just that little bit of help to get them on the way in life really appreciate it.  The local church or woman shelter are places to start.  You get no financial benifit from it but what you do get is a good feeling that no amount of $$$ can give you. With proper feeding it could last many more miles.  Even if the recipient only uses it for 6 months and then has the $$$ to get a better / newer one it has done its job.

keep it for yourself and start building the jaaaag?

Honestly i bet someone here would buy a saturn cheap

In reply to dean1484 :

I have "given for free" 3 cars in my lifetime. It is a good thing to do. 

#1 was to my brother for his kid. This was because I could and because my brother had given me my first car. 95 Volvo wagon that another if his sons still has about 15 yrs later. 

#2 was a 95 Taurus given to my wife's nephew. It was maybe a $500 car. I did not feel comfortable selling it to someone who might come back on my with this car that needed a lot of work. The nephew did however drive the car home 10 hrs. He did a lot of work on it and it keeps the miles off his Mitsu Evo. 

#3 was a $900 Chevy Impala, '00. Went to my wife's neices boyfriend who is a college student here from Puerto Rico, shortly after PR got wiped out. He banged it up the first time he drove in snow but I fixed it enough to keep driving. 

Gift it? Listing a fully depreciated car on CL or FB can bring a lot of annoying responses and tire-kickers who will just waste your time. Call a local church/temple/family shelter. Ask if they know of a need it can fill.

dean1484 said:

I have always found that giving an un needed car to some one that needs a car is always the most rewarding.  I have done it several times and it always feels good.  People needing just that little bit of help to get them on the way in life really appreciate it.  The local church or woman shelter are places to start.  You get no financial benifit from it but what you do get is a good feeling that no amount of $$$ can give you. With proper feeding it could last many more miles.  Even if the recipient only uses it for 6 months and then has the $$$ to get a better / newer one it has done its job.

  

 

 

 

  

I like that idea. Doing something good for someone in need.  I’ll suggest she contact her church. 

I'm interested if it's a manual wagon. 

Manual Saturn wagon...... just tell us where it is.......

Patrick said:

Honestly i bet someone here would buy a saturn cheap

Especially if it's a manual. I'd have to pass myself as Saturns don't have enough leg room, or I might have been interested.

mazdeuce - Seth said:

.... just tell us where it is.......

You’ve been asked twice and not yet answered either of us. 

No pictures, price or location. Are you just thinking outloud? I bet someone here will give you asking price.

drainoil said:

mazdeuce - Seth said:

.... just tell us where it is.......

You’ve been asked twice and not yet answered either of us. 

I’ll repost my earlier response for you.  I’m going to suggest she donate it to someone in her church. 

Or, if there's a young person in the neighborhood that does good work, studies hard but has no money, could be his/her first car.

914Driver said:

Or, if there's a young person in the neighborhood that does good work, studies hard but has no money, could be his/her first car.

That’s another good idea, except we are in a very expensive neighborhood.  But if the Church doesn’t have anyone I’ll suggest she offers it at her school. 

make sure the church or charity is going to give it to a needy person  and not just call the scrap guy and get $100-$200 ,

explain that this car is not putting any money into it if it breaks , !

There's no ice racing in MN? This sounds like the perfect beginning to an ice racing car. 

10,000 lakes and 10 months of winter, there HAS to be ice racing up that way.