Dead car... What to do with it?

[SilentJay]

So it seems my dad's incessant harsh beatings finally took it's toll on our 96 Regal. It appears as though the front driver-side wheel became semi-detached from the car, and is now sitting on our driveway, resting on the detached rim.

I haven't had the time to take a closer look, but a quick inspection shows the balljoint/cv-boot assembly on the floor.

Fixing this will probably end up costing more than the car is worth, so just weighing out my options here. The car actully runs fine (if not for this problem). Should we donate the car to a school? Just send it off to a scrapyard? Unfortunately "retire your ride" only encompasses cars from 95 and older :bang



Side note, this is a testament to Buick's reliability. My father destroys any cars he has driven within a very short amount of time, and this car withstood 7 years of beatings with only brake pads, oil changes, and a head-gasket (common GM 3.8L engine issue).

[Default User]

donate it to a high school or church

[sp3GT]

Jay, you sure there isn't something else like retireyourride? A buddy of mine just got rid of his 89 civic 2 months ago, they came to tow it and he got $175 out of it.

EDIT: He used Junkmycar

[ismail_alikhan]

If you've had a good experience and he would still like to drive the car....just fix it....it might cost a bit now...but compared to the overall cost of a new car...

To Repair your looking at probably a $1000 if that...if u drive it for another 12 months thats less than a $100/month......assuming there is nothing else that goes wrong

[Unoriginalusername]

we did this, got a good price for it too. I would donate again to these folks

http://www.teenchallenge.ca/ways-to-help/vehicles

[Slade]

Considering I just got a quote of $900 to replace a hub/bearing on my truck, I don't think he is going to get away for a $1000.

Still, if it is the only car then I would just fix it and keep driving it, presuming that nothing else is going to break down in the near future, paying a little to keep what you have or pay a lot for something else..

[SilentJay]

donate it to a high school or church
That's one option - My dad is calling around the schools right now, but is getting the run around.



Jay, you sure there isn't something else like retireyourride? A buddy of mine just got rid of his 89 civic 2 months ago, they came to tow it and he got $175 out of it. EDIT: He used Junkmycar
Awesome, thanks. Looked into this, they're willing to give "up to $90" for it.



If you've had a good experience and he would still like to drive the car....just fix it....it might cost a bit now...but compared to the overall cost of a new car... To Repair your looking at probably a $1000 if that...if u drive it for another 12 months thats less than a $100/month......assuming there is nothing else that goes wrong
This is one option - I haven't had anyone look at it, but it's not in driveable condition. Need someone reputable/cheap that works on domestics in Mississauga. I spoke with street performance a while back before this happened, he said he'd charge me the full shop rate because it's not a mazda3.



we did this, got a good price for it too. I would donate again to these folks
http://www.teenchallenge.ca/ways-to-help/vehicles
Hmm... I was looking around the site and couldn't find any form of renumeration anywhere. Did I miss it?

[SilentJay]

Considering I just got a quote of $900 to replace a hub/bearing on my truck, I don't think he is going to get away for a $1000. Still, if it is the only car then I would just fix it and keep driving it, presuming that nothing else is going to break down in the near future, paying a little to keep what you have or pay a lot for something else..

It's the only car we'd want him to drive, since he almost wrote off our 2007 Impala. $1000 might be possible since parts for this car are super-cheap, but it's a question of whether we WANT to pay $1000 or not :P

[laksman91]

It's the only car we'd want him to drive, since he almost wrote off our 2007 Impala. $1000 might be possible since parts for this car are super-cheap, but it's a question of whether we WANT to pay $1000 or not :P

If everything else is fine with the car and you don't foresee any major issues, $1000 as someone already mentioned here is not that much if you can drive the car for like another year

[Unoriginalusername]

Hmm... I was looking around the site and couldn't find any form of renumeration anywhere. Did I miss it?

It says "We’ll send you a vehicle donation kit. " They take care of towing it there and will make you an offer. We got approx $800 for a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlas as a tax credit if i recall correctly. Seeing as it had stopped running and needed multiple repairs the tax credit was worth 2-3x more than selling it

[n00bMeiSter]

I'd say find the parts you need at a junkyard and get it fixed. Sooo much cheaper and easier than trying to sell it and buy a new car.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

I have had clients in the past use carheaven.ca same thing.. you get a tax reciept for charitable donations.

I am told they give the ones not repairable to EMS to practise and train the use of jaws of life.