Ford Focus 2004, nominal fee to a good home

[gingicat]

Taken! Thank you, everyone.

I'm looking for a good home for my 2004 Ford Focus, preferably with someone who otherwise can't afford the initial investment in a car and needs to have one. I inherited a larger car in better shape (though older) from my father-in-law and so we currently have three cars and two drivers.

It would be a good fit for someone who can do their own repairs.

The car is a 2004 Ford Focus with 149K miles, automatic transmission, power package, antilock brakes. I'm the second owner and I've had it since early 2007. It was surprisingly excellent in last winter's snow and in the snowstorms we had this winter.

In good condition, the car is worth less than $2000.

Condition issues: When I got it detailed in hopeful preparation for handoff, I also got an estimate of immediate repairs needed. It needs all new mounts (engine, transmission) and they estimated parts and labor at more than $500. It probably also needs new windshield wipers. It has some rust and dents, as you'd expect. I've been living with not being able to control the back windows from the front seat for a while. There are some wiper motor issues - it does intermittent and steady well, but has to be turned off in the down position or it stays up. Someone who likes to tinker could fix both of those.

Contact me if you'd like to test drive it... we live in Medford but it's trivial to bring the car to Somerville.

Comments

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

I do not need a car, but I just wanted to say I appreciate that your hope is to get it to someone who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford a car. This is the Davis Square I want to live in. :)

[dcltdw]

When we were in a similar situation, we found a family in need that benefited from our old car. (It enabled them to take journalism jobs (they were political refugees, as they had spoken truth to power), which enabled them to move out of transitional housing.) We worked with:

Wellspring House, Inc.
302 Essex Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930

I think I contacted the President and Executive Director directly. See http://www.wellspringhouse.org/contact/ Doing a handoff just requires doing a title transfer, which was fairly painless.

(If it's germane, you will probably not be able to claim a tax write-off if you do this.)

[gingicat]

That's good to know, thank you!