Did you know that car donations provide millions of dollars in funding to charities each and every year? With that said, if you have a late model or junk car, chances are, you are looking for ways to get rid of it. What better way than to give it to charity! Although, I’m sure that if you are like most consumers, chances are you have questions like “Where can I donate a car?” and “What happens after I donate my car?” that you would like answered before you make the decision to donate it. Below, you will find some of the most frequently asked questions about car donations and the best answers that I can give to them:
Question: Where can I donate a car?
Answer: I get asked this question very often and when I give the answer, the surprised reaction is usually what comes after. To be honest you can donate a car anywhere. Although, there are specified locations that car donations will be taken to, it is not your job to get them there. As a matter of fact you can donate your car from the side of the road if you would like and we will be more than happy to come pick it up! Don’t worry, you don’t pay any towing expenses either!
Question: Can I donate a junk car?
Answer: Yes! Believe it or not, the vast majority of car donations in the United States are junk cars. This is because well, let’s face it, if the car is still running, most consumers can find something personal or for business that they would like to use it for. However, because there is not much use for a car that no longer runs, many people that have a junk car figure that their best option would be to donate it to charity! If you are one of these people, we definitely welcome your car donation!
Question: What happens after my car is donated?
Answer: Once you make the decision to donate your car, there are a few things that happen. First, we will come pick up your car free of charge to bring it to our donations facility. Once at the donations facility, the car will undergo an analysis to allow us to determine the value of the donation and if the car donation is worth being fixed. Once the analysis is complete, cars that are worth fixing will be fixed and junk car donations will be stripped of anything of value. The repaired car donations will generally be sold at auction and the car donations that were deemed to be junk cars will generally be sold in pieces to different buyers. Once the car donations are sold, the proceeds after costs will be given to the charity that you choose!
