I know what they mean about having trouble selling Taurus cars with questionable transmissions. Its a lemon with transmissions. My mom had a 1989 Ford Taurus that blew a transmission before 60,000 miles in 1994. My brother got the car in 2002 with 102,000 miles, and the transmission that was put in the car in 1994 was failing. He then donated the car to a charity. Everyone i know that had a Ford Taurus had their transmissions replaced. The transmissions were so bad that i seen ads from rebuild shops that had special on Taurus, and Sable vehicles. I would try a different charity. If the car runs and drives, i dont see a problem with another charity taking it. You can also sell the car to a small corner car lot, or place an ad in the newspaper for auto parts. I think the newspaper is the best way to rid you of something fast. I see plenty of people that put their cars for sale on the street , but they dont sell. They should just place an ad in the newspaper, and up the price of the car to makeup the cost of placing an ad to get rid of it. I know what you mean about not wanting to junk the car because you feel its worth more than junk price. Ive been in your situation before. Good Luck!