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What to do with a ’99 Corolla

infection said:
I inherited my wife’s Corolla when we got married 11 years ago. People have hassled me about driving it for a long time as it’s falling apart. One day when I was getting out of my car at the hospital, some construction guys on the sidewalk smoking told me that only physicians could park there and that I’d be towed. There are a lot of nuances about this car that you’ve got to understand to drive it safely, but it is safe (so long as you know those). Anyway, I was going to drive that until it died but my grandmother ended up wanting to sell me her 2003 Corolla (65k miles) for a very small amount when she stopped driving. We’ve now had the other car parked out front for a couple months and I’m uncertain what to do with it. I’m slightly nervous about selling it because I’d need to ensure that whoever bought it knew something about cars and giving it some TLC. My wife wants to take it to a junk yard for a couple hundred bucks. I refuse to take a perfectly good car to a junk yard. I’ve thought about donating to the Kidney Foundation but I’m unclear on taxes if, with the new bill, my charitable contribution wouldn’t affect my taxes. Don’t charitable contributions phase out in some degree?

Anyway, getting to the point that I’ve got to do something. If I did sell it, it’d be hard to KBB comp it. All the interior handles are broken off, BTW, and I exit by pulling the wire or rolling the window down.
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This is such a strange post. What does the physician't parking lot have to do with anything? Regardless, there comes a point for most cars that they have outlived their useful life. Sounds like that's the case for yours. Dump it.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
This is such a strange post. What does the physician't parking lot have to do with anything? Regardless, there comes a point for most cars that they have outlived their useful life. Sounds like that's the case for yours. Dump it.
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I think it was OP’s way of letting us know he’s a doctor that drives a ‘99 Corolla.

If that is the case, it’s hilarious that Dr. OP is at all concerned about getting his tax write-off for donating his ‘99 Corolla.

I’m about 50/50 about whether this is a joke.
 
Ineptimusprime said:
I think it was OP’s way of letting us know he’s a doctor that drives a ‘99 Corolla.

If that is the case, it’s hilarious that Dr. OP is at all concerned about getting his tax write-off for donating his ‘99 Corolla.

I’m about 50/50 about whether this is a joke.
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That's what made it funny. Infection is self aware.
 
JFFR said:
It might for a refugee.
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Until they die due to the car being in terrible shape?

I dont, I just think when you have to say the car needs regular maintenance to not be life threatening, it's not a car you want to donate to someone unless you know they have the skills/resources to do said maintenance. When you're poor as **** sometimes you are forced to ignore those kinds of things.
 
I sold my last two old cars for 500$ to new immigrants. One was 14 year old Plymouth Voyager - great starter car when you need to haul any furniture or other stuff when you start a new life in new country. Other was about the same age Ford Focus Wagon which my wife drove for years before she got a new car.
But both those cars were still driving quite well despite having rust and some mild suspension issues. Not sure how bad is your Toyota... if it is a safety hazard and requires a lot of repairs and investments may as well donate it or sell it to junkyard.
 
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