 P NessYou'Ve Forgotten 9-11 AlreadyPremium
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way way out | [OT] anyone donate a car in CT? well since financially we are doing better after some lucky moves and re-financing i decided to donate my car instead of seling it (ok i am just lazy!)....
anyone know any groups in CT...gotta get it done before the tax law changes...
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
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P NessYou'Ve Forgotten 9-11 AlreadyPremium
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way way out | said by Schnook:
G O O G L E
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did you not read above?? L.A.Z.Y.
you never know who to trust on the internet...
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jeppler
join:2000-10-11
Wethersfield, CT | reply to P Ness
Connecticut Public Television has such a program. Call 860-278-5310, ask for "Donate - a - Car" |
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
join:2004-04-12 | reply to P Ness
L.A.Z.Y. no longer accepts cars.
You should find stuff like donate it for cancer, kidneys, etc. Personally, I'd rather not have a replacement kidney made from your old '53 DeSoto, but then again, I might not be so fussy at the time.
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P NessYou'Ve Forgotten 9-11 AlreadyPremium
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way way out | said by Schnook:
Personally, I'd rather not have a replacement kidney made from your old '53 DeSoto, but then again, I might not be so fussy at the time.
well at least its american, you won't get a foregin kidney from me!!
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
join:2004-04-12 | reply to Schnook
BTW, some of these charities, IMO, are damned picky about the cars they'll take.
I tried this in NJ (which is why I haven't got a lot of CT info), and ending up junking the car rather than jumping through hoops.
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swiftymc
join:2004-02-15
Mansfield Center, CT | reply to P Ness
said by P Ness:
well since financially we are doing better after some lucky moves and re-financing i decided to donate my car instead of seling it (ok i am just lazy!)....
anyone know any groups in CT...gotta get it done before the tax law changes...
You could donate it to me ( Carless  ) |
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dpyers
join:2001-11-17
Wallingford, CT | I donated one a couple of years ago to the Kidney Foundation. They came with a flatbed and picked it up. Think I got them out of the Htfd Phone Book. |
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mcevoys
join:2002-02-06
Ridgefield, CT | reply to P Ness
The IRS laws have changed on auto donations...check with your accountant first.
I donated a car 2 years ago...instead of the 'charities' pitching auto donation on the radio, I found a local organization that could actually get use out of my (still fully functional) donated car. |
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
join:2004-04-12 | reply to swiftymc
Get a bicycle. I haven't had a car in over 2 years.
I can get from Main & Burnside in EH to Buckland Hills Mall and back, faster than the bus.
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swiftymc
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Mansfield Center, CT | said by Schnook:
Get a bicycle. I haven't had a car in over 2 years.
I can get from Main & Burnside in EH to Buckland Hills Mall and back, faster than the bus.
That isnt exactly an olympic distance,lol
plus...i dont feel like ridin a bike down the road at 4am to get to work |
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
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1 edit | said by swiftymc:
That isnt exactly an olympic distance,lol
16 miles round trip, I'm 54, just quit smoking after 35 years. Often have 30 pounds of shopping in the backpack. I think I'm doing pretty good.
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
join:2004-04-12 | reply to mcevoys
The charities don't necessarily want the cars to sell--sometimes they want running cars they can still use.
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 CNZSchnook's KiwiPremium
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Kakanui, NZ
3 edits | reply to Schnook
said by Schnook:
16 miles round trip, I'm 54, just quit smoking after 35 years. Often have 30 pounds of shopping in the backpack. I think I'm doing pretty good.
So do I hon! 
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 pleekmoTriptoe Through The TulipsPremium
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Manchester, CT
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said by Schnook:
I can get from Main & Burnside in EH to Buckland Hills Mall and back, faster than the bus.
Ah... But that's mostly flat ground except for the hill to the mall. Also, the bus has to make stops and you mostly do not have to.
I can make it from near Main Street in Manchester to Main Street in East Hartford in about 45 - 50 minutes.
I made it from the Webster Theatre in Hartford to my apartment here in Manchester in about an hour and a half (got a little bit lost getting to Main Street in Hartford. The streets of Hartford are not well-marked.
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P NessYou'Ve Forgotten 9-11 AlreadyPremium
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way way out | reply to mcevoys
said by mcevoys:
The IRS laws have changed on auto donations...check with your accountant first.
they have changed but don't actually go into effect till next year.
now you get full value deduction to true value of the car.
next year you get actually what the car "sells" for as the deduction. so when you give to a charity you will have to wait for auction to get a deduction price. now you can blue book it - repair cost and other "true value" deductions
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SchnookI Flatulate On Your Approximate Azimuth.Premium
join:2004-04-12 | reply to pleekmo
said by pleekmo:
said by Schnook:
I can get from Main & Burnside in EH to Buckland Hills Mall and back, faster than the bus.
Ah... But that's mostly flat ground except for the hill to the mall. Also, the bus has to make stops and you mostly do not have to.
I can make it from near Main Street in Manchester to Main Street in East Hartford in about 45 - 50 minutes.
I made it from the Webster Theatre in Hartford to my apartment here in Manchester in about an hour and a half (got a little bit lost getting to Main Street in Hartford. The streets of Hartford are not well-marked.
Of course it's mostly almost flat ground--I only LOOK stoopid!  And I beat the bus because I won't let them pass--I swerve in front of them. (Hey! I like the sound of air brakes!). Mostly, it's almost a tie going TO the mall, but I don't have to wait around for a bus back.
Then the easiest grade into the mall starts with Home Depot's driveway from Buckland Road. Pavillion Drive is the nice way out--you can hit 30 mph easily without pedaling. Timing the light and line of cars for the left turn at the bottom is a bit tricky.
Of course you get lost in Hartford! In my spare time, I steal street signs.
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I am 56 and in fairly good shape..playing tennis etc., but I am have to quit smoking. How long ago did you quit and how are you doing? I have heard horror stories about some folks never getting over the urge. I have been smoking for
around 40yrs. At least I no longer pay U.S. prices for them...but that makes it easier TO smoke due to the low price. Sigh.......:) |
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I've donated cars to the American Cancer Society before. They come and pick it up. And for tax purposes, I got the value of the car from kelly's blue book online (»www.kbb.com). |
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