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The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice doesn't seem the least bit fazed by inspection problems or what have you. They're an advocacy organization for New Jersey's city populations. I told the guy on the phone that the car had 106,000 miles or more on it, that the front fender and bumper were cracked, that the inspection was expiring at the end of the month... he said that was okay, it was still more than some of their people had, especially the ones who're just transitioning now to the world of work. (I had a look at their web site. That could be any one of a number of categories of people, including homeless folks and prisoners returning to life on the outside.)

I should at least take it in for an oil change before I sign it over. It's the least I can do.

Date: 2005-05-24 02:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quintus.livejournal.com
That's a really cool thing to do...

Date: 2005-05-24 02:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vivian-shaw.livejournal.com
That's what we did with Percival the Gay Saturn. I cried. Then I figured, hey, he'd had a good run, taught me how to drive stick, turned my arms into refried rubber bands with his lack of power steering...it was his time to go.

Must be something of a relief not to have to worry about it anymore.

Date: 2005-05-24 02:24 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mephron
Yeah, this is gonna be an interesting story.

Date: 2005-05-24 02:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vivian-shaw.livejournal.com
Percival the Gay Saturn.

He was a 1993 SL1, the absolute most basic model you could buy that year, the only luxury was the tape deck and the AC. Stick, no power steering. He was the colour of a camel-hair coat, just about, and he absolutely hated being driven by straight women. Liked being driven by straight and gay guys, lesbians, and bisexuals. The minute my mom got in, the whole atmosphere of the car would change...he'd need double-declutching, the tape deck would eat tapes, the AC wouldn't work, he'd make funny front-end noises. If my father or I drove him, he was as good as gold.

Plus, every car has a personality if you've known it long enough, and Percival was the vehicular equivalent of the slightly beardy middle-aged Oxbridge don who drinks old brown sherry and enjoys clandestine romps with young beautiful blonde-haired men called Leo.

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Date: 2005-05-24 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lwood.livejournal.com
OH, that's way cool. Most of the charities that say they're looking for car donations actually farm that out to a third party and wind up getting some ridiculously tiny sum. But here, the car's going exactly where it's going, and the designated charity will get the full worth of the thing. Huzzah!

But, yeah, don't change the oil -- they might want to show off what "needs an oil change" looks like, or for the real n00bs, how to change it.

-- Lorrie

Date: 2005-05-24 07:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] isustrikanda.livejournal.com
I'm glad you were able to find a good place to donate teh car. still, tho--i read your description and think, Dude. I've never HAD a car with less than 130K on it when I got it. 106K sounds like new.

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