If you are looking to donate your car, I know a boater who is in that business. I don't know the details, but I think that the business that handles the donation makes some money from the transaction. The good side of it is that some charity will benefit from you donating the car and you don't need to worry about any headaches down the line if the car has problems. I don't know the exact percentage of the money that goes to the charity, but I think that it is much higher than 1-3%.