Question for the hive mind: how can I pass my 2012 Kia minivan to a homeless person?

I can adopt my Dad's car, which is appealing because it runs better and uses way less gas. My van has a trade in value of about $250, or maybe $1,000 if I could find an interested buyer. I hated every minute of dealing with people from Craigslist last time I sold my car. It was an awful time consuming nightmare of no shows and weirdos and I don't want to do it again.

Since I'm getting the Camry for a dollar, it feels right to donate my car. It would be more comfortable than sleeping rough. I could donate it to Habitat for Humanity and get a tax write off, but I wonder if a direct donation would be more helpful and charitable.

Any ideas that aren't Craigslist are most welcome.

I am apparently a Questioner. Which seems about right.

I am apparently a Questioner. Which seems about right.

Ditto.

Sophia, what about putting good-sized cushions and/or throw pillows along the wall on the bed, so your bed becomes more daybed? Of course, if your bed is anything other than twin-sized, that makes for an oddly deep "couch"...and made more sense in my head before I started typing. Never mind, nothing to see here...

EPIC, I recently bought a twin, so that does make sense!

Sophia, what about putting good-sized cushions and/or throw pillows along the wall on the bed, so your bed becomes more daybed? Of course, if your bed is anything other than twin-sized, that makes for an oddly deep "couch"...and made more sense in my head before I started typing. Never mind, nothing to see here...

I just saw double (or queen???) sized daybeds in a furniture store, and my friend and I did think they were very odd! I mean, just have a bed in your spare room, you know?

Also, Sophia, if you're not constantly having people over, it's fine! I had friends over occasionally when I lived in the tiniest apartment, and they just sat on my bed and it was fine. I think msbelle and meara may both be in that group!

Katie Bee, you can sign the pink slip over to an individual if you have someone in mind. There are tax ramifications, though, for the recipient - if they aren't family there are limits on saying they paid a dollar for it, or whatever and they would have to go to the DMV and register the change in ownership and whatnot. I've only done it within the family and across state lines, so my experience is not going to be directly applicable, but going through an organization may actually be better for everyone as the organization will have systems in place for dealing with all that, presuambly.

I think maybe I will just turn my bed so it is against the wall. Therefore it can be daybed or bed, or sofa, but still be in the warm/cool area. The delivery people wanted to know why I was putting my nice new couch out of the way, but it is so pretty!

Ah, my bug seems to have settled into what I like to think of as my "healing cough" - it sounds terrible (like a barking sea lion) but seems to mean my body is on the mend and generally goes with feeling better.

Also, Katie Bee, I was a recipient once, but the person knew me and we went to the DMV together to get it signeded over. I third the idea of an agency. Maybe they want to keep it to do things like Theo is doing with her new job, but it still does good if you don't know someone personally.

Yeah it might be easier to donate to a nonprofit and get the write off.

I did see your teeny apartment Jesse! I remember liking the brick wall. It was when I couldn't get into my aunts place because the doorman was MIA in the middle of the night...