Selling a Tempo / Buying a Minivan

By: Mr. Wilson on September 1, 2010
Would anybody out there like a 1993 Ford Tempo? As-is, best offer takes it. It ran as of a couple weeks ago, but just now it didn't feel like starting. I don't know engines so it could be a 15-second fix or a $5,000 fix. Act fast if you want it -- if it's unclaimed in 24 hours, it's going elsewhere. On the flip side, it looks like we need to get ourselves a minivan if we are going to be able to do all we want to do with foster care. Do any of you have a minivan you want to get rid of and, in exchange, receive a pathetically-small amount of cash? Or maybe you want to donate your minivan to a charitable organization (for tax purposes), and perhaps that organization would in turn like to donate the van to the cause of foster care. Hey, a guy can ask, can't he? Meanwhile, I'm going to go look for change in the couch cushions and then see what the classifieds have to offer.

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See what your friends and neighbors have to say about this.

Peter
September 1, 2010 at 8:17PM

Given that the car probably won’t fetch much more than $500 (given its non-starting status), you might be better off donating it to charity and getting a tax deduction, assuming you file the long form.

‘93 Tempo in ‘fair’ condition is worth about $675 according to Blue Book.

Mr. Wilson
September 1, 2010 at 8:56PM

The Red Cross is the “elsewhere” in “if it

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