{"id":3232,"date":"2021-11-03T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2021-11-09T11:26:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T11:26:29","slug":"flooded-car-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/flooded-car-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooded Car Donation 101: The Essential Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3232\" class=\"elementor elementor-3232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-076985b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"076985b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a58d8cf\" data-id=\"a58d8cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f0116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f0116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can donate a flooded car in 2 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is fill out a form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/donate_car.php\">online<\/a> or give us a call at 877-Kars4Kids (<a href=\"tel:8774787452\" style=\"background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">1.877.527.7454<\/a>) to join 500,000+ donors in supporting our charity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d10b15 img-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_image\" data-id=\"9d10b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/donate_car.php\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-form.png\" class=\"image wp-image-3233  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kars4Kids car donation form - you can donate your flood car in 2 minutes\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" title=\"Kars4Kids car donation form - you can donate your flood car in 2 minutes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-form.png 529w, https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-form-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e75fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e75fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kars4Kids will pick up your car, free of charge, and completely handle the resales and transactions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989390f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"989390f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is considered a flooded car?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed281b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ed281b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A flooded car, as the name suggests, is a car that has had its body, engine, transmission or other component damaged or ruined by water.<\/p><p>While the car itself may not be working anymore, there are often parts of the car that can be salvaged and used in repairs or replacements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95408e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95408e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Donating a flood-damaged car is as easy as donating one in perfect working order.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8154ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8154ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a towing company get in touch with you to schedule a pickup within 24 hours, no matter where your car is.<\/p><p>There\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/tax-deduction.php\">tax deduction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/vacation-voucher.php\">vacation voucher<\/a>, and the satisfaction of knowing that your donation will be going toward supporting and empowering thousands of children across North America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f7a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6f7a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-benefits.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3235\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-benefits.png 580w, https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/flooded-car-donation-benefits-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22e8c4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b22e8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/donate_car.php\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get started now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d417c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d417c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During Hurricanes Sandy and Harvey, Kars4Kids dealt with a massive influx of car donations, dealing with each one separately and ensuring the proceeds went to improving the lives of children in the wake of the disasters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567e58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"567e58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to get rid of a flood car<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ba938 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f8ba938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;5&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a9089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49a9089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mechanic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ba07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ba07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In cases of minimal water damage, the car can be taken to a mechanic, but this option can be extremely costly and does not always yield desired results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257b2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"257b2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insurance claim<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf3c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf3c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the car\u2019s make, age, and damage extent, it might be a matter of simply replacing the brake linings, but often an experienced technician will advise you just to have it totaled and file an insurance claim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1b529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1b529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Junk removal service for your flood car<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845eeec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"845eeec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your car <em>is<\/em> totaled, another option is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/removal-of-junk-cars\/\">junk removal service<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e006ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_image\" data-id=\"6e006ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mechanic-580-x-300-px-580-x-400-px-580-x-500-px-580-x-286-px-1.png\" class=\"image wp-image-3314  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Flood damaged car donation: average junk car removal cost\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" title=\"Flood damaged car donation: average junk car removal cost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mechanic-580-x-300-px-580-x-400-px-580-x-500-px-580-x-286-px-1.png 1160w, https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mechanic-580-x-300-px-580-x-400-px-580-x-500-px-580-x-286-px-1-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mechanic-580-x-300-px-580-x-400-px-580-x-500-px-580-x-286-px-1-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kars4kids.org\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mechanic-580-x-300-px-580-x-400-px-580-x-500-px-580-x-286-px-1-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a6e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a6e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This will take the damaged vehicle off your hands, but these services cost money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce55f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce55f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Donating your flooded car<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a92f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a92f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often, donating your car will ensure the organization will pick up your car free of charge.<\/p><p>Also, depending on the organization, you may even get money or benefits for it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d876e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d876e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions people ask about flood damaged car donations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f7053 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e5f7053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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The money we get from the sale will go to our charity programs, and you\u2019ll get a tax-deductible receipt for the amount the car or its parts sold for.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do I have to be home when you pick up my car?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as the car is in the USA (with the exception of Texas), we can arrange to have it picked up from anywhere you\u2019d like.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">This includes your driveway, the mechanic, the side of the road, or anywhere else!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just remove all personal belongings from the car and leave the keys and title in the glove compartment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What if I don\u2019t have a title for my flood car?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No problem! 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