Today, Car Donation Wizard is introducing you to Francisco, the 1995 Toyota Corolla! Francisco was donated to South Carolina’s ETV Radio through the Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program.

Francisco’s donors shared their story of the adventurous and reliable Toyota Corolla.

We bought ‘Francisco’ in 2006 after moving to Utah from the east coast. We had biked from Virginia to California and then taken a train to Utah. We were carless for two months and then bought this car from a woman whose son was selling it for her on Craigslist. It had 40,000 miles on it. When I told my friend James we had found the perfect car, a 1995 Corolla station wagon, he said (tongue in cheek) “Wow. How’d you score that sweet ride?”

Car Talk 1995 Toyota Corolla

Well, we never have won style points but we have moved to four different states and enjoyed countless picnics, camping adventures and trips to the dog park. This car has done everything-trekked to Glacier Park and Yellowstone and carried us safely while enduring screamed car seat protests from little ones. It has always been reliable, unassuming and cool in the nerdiest of ways.

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About the Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program

Car Talk logo National Public Radio, known as NPR, is a nonprofit media organization whose mission is “to create a more informed public”. NPR reaches 120 million listeners and readers monthly through its network of member stations, website, social media, podcasts, and events.

Car Talk’s Vehicle Donation Program allows you to fund your favorite NPR station. Car Donation Wizard will return 75-80% of the gross proceeds from the sale of your car to the NPR station of your choice.

Ready to donate your car to your favorite NPR station? Turn cars into programs by donating your vehicle online or calling (877) 215-0227.