Creative send-offs for the CRXFi?

[Wonderboy]

At this point, I'm looking for creative send-offs for the CRXFi that don't involve sending it directly to an auto recycling facility.

One idea was to drive it as far south as possible (Panama) and perhaps even ship it to Colombia and keep going. However, this would take a lot more time than I have.

Another idea was to offer it for free to the first ecomodder to say "I'll take it!", and deliver it to them, but that means I'd have to register and insure it just for one trip. Even though I'd love to make an adventure out of delivering the car to someone, that seems like a waste of money to the DMV and I'm against it on principle. I also don't want to ask the buyer to front hundreds of dollars in essentially legal fees just to turn around and have to do so again in his/her own state. To do a temp transport sticker, the buyer would need to be present in NY state to obtain transport papers.

Any other creative ideas for a last hoorah?...Otherwise I'd really just prefer to have someone continue the tender loving care I can't give it anymore. Please, someone, just offer me more than I'd get in scrap and make me confident that you will use it well. I don't want to waste this functioning pile of metallic effort. I don't want to blow it up or drive it off a bridge either.

[Frank Lee]

I'd go for it but it's 1400 miles one-way away. :/

When I visited Cali and bought a Gold Wing there I called Motor Vehicles in my hometown in MN for registration and plates and they mailed it all to me out in Cali. If it wouldn't have been winter in the Midwest I could have ridden it home.

[user removed]

I can buy a transport tag in Va, bought cars from New York and Florida that way without issues.

regards
mech

[jamesqf]

Could you get someone to put it on a trailer and tow it to its new home? If I was closer than the other side of the continent, I'd sure consider it.

[freebeard]

No help if it doesn't have a new home.

I don't want to blow it up or drive it off a bridge either.

You're no fun. One of the magazines, prolly Road&Track or Car and Driver, did a story where they took some American sedan and recursively stripped and tested it for 1/4th mile time. They started with the bumpers and doors and moved on to the roof and wheelwells. Basically part it out, but see how long you can keep it running.

It's front wheel drive, you could make a tail-dragger.

[RustyLugNut]

Originally Posted by freebeard

It's front wheel drive, you could make a tail-dragger.

Strip it down to the essentials.

[Wonderboy]

It's already stripped down to the essentials - I built it up from an empty shell. It's an awesome car.

Trailering is an option - I have a full bed car trailer. That would just mean additional cost/time. Definitely doable though, I'm just not tryna essentially give a car away then transport it for free, that's all. Is that a game changer for anyone? Probably should have mentioned that :P

[Gasoline Fumes]

Too bad I have no money and 11 cars in my yard already!

[Wonderboy]

Juha, at this point I'd give you the car; you or ChrisT... as long as I knew I were giving it to someone who would take good care of it and knows what's up and maybe let me have occasional visitation rights

[BabyDiesel]

How serious are you about giving this car away to a fellow EMer, Wonderboy?