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I’ve donated a couple of vehicles to an orginization called Kid’s for Courage. These vehicles are then sent too two recycling yards called U-PULL-R-PARTS. Here you can go into the yards and pull any part you need, and pay about ten cents on the dollar compared to a new/remanufactured part. Half the…

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I donated my old chryco van through the local battered and abused womens shelter. I DID enjoy the tax savings, but the real dilemma i had was not looking around for a family that needed a family van and just giving it to them. In the end i decided to go through the shelter, figuring they would scr…

I’ve done it several times in the past but since they changed the rules on valuation, I won’t donate anything of significant value. You used to be able to claim the fair market value of the donated vehicle. This was open to abuse and I’m sure many people DID overestimate the REAL value of their dona…

Personally, I prefer to keep them on the road. I like older cars (and yes, I know they aren’t as safe) but by “recycling” an old car into a keeper daily driver I save maybe a ton and a half of steel, plastic, glass, &c &c &c. I realize that this is not for everyone, but it sure works for me! Dave

You’re almost completely right. You can only receive the amount realized from the car–if the charity sells it. If you can find a charity that can actually USE the car, you are still entitled to fair market value on your tax return. And most cars that are sold at a typical auction are sold for a l…

If you deal with major charities, they will make a real effort to sell the car at a reasonable price. They want you to donate again and want you to tell your friends what a good deal you got for your donation. I donated three cars. All were in fair to good condition. The tow truck driver was ama…

Feeling good is, good. You do know that most if not all of the charities employ outside services to handle all of this donation/recycling business right? How would you feel if the value you thought you were donating to the charity was actually padding the wallets of the people doing the recycling? I…

I’ve donated 2 cars to my local high school auto shop. This was some years ago, before the tax rules changed, but even then I didn’t claim more than $200 or $500. If I have another car that I feel has reached its end-of-life, and they have to be pretty much unusable for that, then I may donate to …

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