CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services)

Stacia Wyman

TERRIBLE experience with this company. If I could take back my donated car, I would. The communication was not only confusing but plain out WRONG. And this was trying to deal with the release of reliability which is critical information. Their customer service person gave me completely wrong information. There was no communication at all about whether they picked up my car (which was 3 hours away from me) or what is being done with it. This whole business seems entirely sketchy and unseemly. Steer clear.

John Maher

Donated van in November 2020. The charity who we donated to never received any money, and CARS has not responded to multiple contact attempts. The Better Business Bureau reviews are averaging 1.4 stars which leads me to believe that Mr Pearl's friends are padding these reviews. Off to Yelp next, and then the California AG website, as I find not responding to a small charity that you are supposed to be providing a service for to be particularly disgusting.

James Duncan

Today was the second time I've used this company. First time was to donate my late brother's pickup truck 4 years ago to public station KUNR in Reno, NV and now today my 1996 Acura to KAZU in Monterey, CA. The first time went so well I did it again. It was well organized. I set up the donation online with the form provided. Very easy. The driver called the night before to say he'd be here at 8:30am. He got here at 8:32am. Good communication all along the way.

Leonore Sheppard

I had an 18yr old Subaru Outback that I needed to re-home and spent months looking for a quality organization that would benefit my charity of choice (Fisher House) - without being shady and giving the end charity the majority of profits from the sale. (I researched and double checked about 8 different "cars for charity" organizations over 3 months!) I was VERY pleased with how professional Charitable Adult Rides & Services (CARS) was from the moment I first called. They answered all of my questions, assisted me in dealing with out of state DMV requirements to clear me of any liability and were constantly in contact with me - even when I lost my reservation number! My car was picked up in late January and 28 days later was sold for more than double what local dealers were offering me. (Which means a nice tax deduction!) My tax documents arrived and I know the Fisher House will use the funds well. Thank you CARS for providing such excellent service - I'd gladly recommend your car donations services to anyone!