Now that we have a Prius we're ready to get rid of our old car.
The challenge is that it's a '94 Ford Taurus wagon. It only has 113K miles and its engine/transmission are in good shape after a rebuild, but the rest of the car has a lot of wear. We've kept up with the mechanical maintenance and there's no rust but otherwise the car looks like a typical island surfmobile. It's a great hauler but it only gets 19 mpg.
Kelly & Edmunds claim it's worth $1150-$1495. The ideal customer would be a shade-tree mechanic who was going to run the car into the ground, but I doubt that I'd be able to attract that sort of customer through Craigslist or AutoTrader. I used to know a guy who kept Hondas alive but I don't know anyone who would bother with a Taurus. I'd feel bad if I sold it to some blissfully-ignorant teen who couldn't handle unpleasant financial surprises like a broken power window or a CV joint.
Perhaps the easiest thing to do would be to donate it to a charity for them to auction. Turbotax and I can keep up with the IRS rules but I don't know which local charities accept cars. I'd pretty much drive it to their place, hand over the keys & title, get an acknowledgment, and wait for their paperwork to catch up.
Any suggestions?
The challenge is that it's a '94 Ford Taurus wagon. It only has 113K miles and its engine/transmission are in good shape after a rebuild, but the rest of the car has a lot of wear. We've kept up with the mechanical maintenance and there's no rust but otherwise the car looks like a typical island surfmobile. It's a great hauler but it only gets 19 mpg.
Kelly & Edmunds claim it's worth $1150-$1495. The ideal customer would be a shade-tree mechanic who was going to run the car into the ground, but I doubt that I'd be able to attract that sort of customer through Craigslist or AutoTrader. I used to know a guy who kept Hondas alive but I don't know anyone who would bother with a Taurus. I'd feel bad if I sold it to some blissfully-ignorant teen who couldn't handle unpleasant financial surprises like a broken power window or a CV joint.
Perhaps the easiest thing to do would be to donate it to a charity for them to auction. Turbotax and I can keep up with the IRS rules but I don't know which local charities accept cars. I'd pretty much drive it to their place, hand over the keys & title, get an acknowledgment, and wait for their paperwork to catch up.
Any suggestions?
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