Donated the Safari - On the auction block

paulo57509

paulo57509

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I donated the Safari to the Giants Community Fund. This is the 3rd vehicle I've donated to them - an '82 Bonneville and an '87 Camry preceded this one. The tow company picked up the Safari on Tuesday. It showed up on the auto auction site inventory today.

https://capitalcityautoauction.com/inventory/details/81153e10-b06c-489a-9a09-8c575e856825

This was my late father's van. The first new vehicle he ever purchased. It does have sentimental value but I'm OK with letting it go.

I was driving down one of the narrow streets downtown when a parked Mini opened its door, damaging the passenger door, slider and jamb. The Mini was so damaged that the door was totally banana'ed and wouldn't close. It looked like a clown car that went over a cliff.

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I took the payout and was planning to get a salvage title but CA doesn't make this easy if you miss the 30 day window. So its been parked for a few years.

Who ever ends up with the van and decides to jump through the hoops to register/insure it will be getting a decent vehicle. I rebuilt the 4L60E back in 2014 (lost 3rd speed) with improvements (has ~40k miles on it). Both my parents and my family had some good road trips in it.

Port Hadlock.webp

Port Hadlock, WA
 
Hopefully it goes to a good home. It's unfortunate that pull n pay cruises these auctions to find additional vehicles.
 
I'm all for that too.
97prizm's criticism focused on "pull & pays" going to car auctions and I didn't see the wrong there.

Heaven forbit everybody maintain their vehicles.
Longer lived cars could lessen demand and that could create downward pressure on prices....in theory.
 
Just a quick update.

I received a thank you letter and a tax form in the mail from the Giants Community Fund. The van had sold for $1200.
 
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