Of the garage to make room for the latest and greatest wheels on the block can be a serious hassle. You have to pay for an advertisement, wait for strangers to call, haggle over the price and, assuming you sell the car, pray that the buyer doesn't call back claiming it immediately broke down. Sometimes it's easier to trade the junky car in or, as three-quarters of a million Americans do every year, donate the ol' hunk of junk to charity. Donating has its advantages. It's simple, since many charities offer pickup services; it makes you feel like a real philanthropist, since you're giving a car, after all, and not just writing a check; and it can generate a tax write-off.
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along roads and in front of homes this summer because Colorado Springs police have no more room in the impound lot.
Police have stopped removing most abandoned junkie cars but will continue to tow those that create a safety hazard or are connected with criminal cases, Sgt. Cari Graves said.
The 13-acre lot at 2725 E. Las Vegas St. has 1,200 spaces, 1,150 of which were filled Thursday. Police are reserving the rest for cars they can't turn away.
The lot opened a year ago and gave the city three times the amount of space it had at the old, continually crowded lot. It's become clogged with junkie cars police normally would sell at auction..
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