donate vehicles | find vehicles | questionnaire
Together with our partner Carolina Biodiesel, we proudly promote clean, renewable biodiesel fuel. Carolina Biodiesel distributes fuel, but people need vehicles that use the fuel. That’s where our donation and vehicle finder programs come in.
donate vehicles
We accept donations of vehicles for conversion to and reselling as biodiesel vehicles. Donate your vehicle to us, and you get a tax deduction, the assurance that you’re helping promote clean alternative fuel, and the knowledge that the sale of your vehicle will help benefit our environmental programs.
find vehicles
We can help you locate the biodiesel or straight vegetable oil (SVO) vehicle of your dreams. We will search far and wide for just the right car to fit your driving needs.
Both new and used cars are available at cost plus a finder’s fee of $500 or 15% of the vehicle’s sale price, whichever is lesser.
Fill out the questionnaire below to help us figure out out what kind of car you want.
You can start shopping around or we can start looking for you. We have lots of folks looking for us, and often we have cars in our posession readyfor sale.
Converting a pre-1994 vehicle to run biodiesel is simply changing fuel
lines possibly injector gaskets, and the fuel filter. That’s it. We can sell
you a car as-is, or prepped and ready to go, or we can have one of our mechanics work with you after the purchase.
Cars made after 1994 generally require no upfitting; just change the fuel filter after
a couple of hundred gallons of Biodiesel.
Once you have your car, you’ll want to join the Piedmont Biodiesel Coop for $50; this gets you access to the several biodiesel filling stations in the Triangle Tank Trail.
Then we will be happy to set you up to use the Hillsborough tank. It’s easy.
For our car finder service, a $500 refundable deposit is required. We will consult with you until you have your
dream car and are making everyone envious of your cool, clean machine.
To start our Finder Service now, or if you have questions about this service,
call Marc Dreyfors at 919-812-7805 or MK Williams at 919-812-5761, or e-mail us the questionnaire below.
Vehicle Finder Questionnaire
Copy this questionnaire (use your mouse to highlight it, then use the Edit/Copy menu command)
and paste it, with your answers, into an e-mail and send it to us at info@theforestfoundation.org.
Or you can print it and mail it to us.
1. Realizing that the lower cost a vehicle is, the more likely it will be older, have higher mileage, dings and dents, worn interior upholstery and generally require more maintenance, how much do you want to spend? (X to left of your answer): <$2,000 $2-4,000 $4-6,000 $6-10,000 $10-15,000 >$15,000 doesn’t matter 2. The exterior quality (paint, chrome, bumpers, etc.) of the vehicle is very important (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 3. A vehicle with low mileage is very important (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 4. The interior quality (dash, gauges, seats, upholstery, etc.) of the vehicle is very important (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 5. The engine quality (runs well, no transmission slippage, clean and well maintained) is very important (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 6. How much more above the cost of the vehicle would you be willing to pay to support one that runs on alternative fuel? (X to left of your answer): <5% 5-10% 10-20% 20-30% >30% doesn’t matter 7. How much more above the cost of the vehicle would you be willing to give to support our non-profit’s project in alternative energy that found your car? (X to left of your answer): <5% 5-10% 10-20% 20-30% >30% doesn’t matter 8. To upgrade a diesel to run biodiesel may cost a couple of hundred dollars (changing fuel lines, gaskets and fuel filter), I would be willing to make the investment (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 9. Though a dealership may (in violation of the law) try to avoid warrantying a diesel vehicle running on B100, I still want a new diesel. Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 10. I like old, stylish classic cars (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 11. I want a (X to left of your answer or answers): Sports Car Sedan Wagon Truck Hybrid 12. I like (X to left of your answer or answers): sedan 2-door 4-door sedan wagon Beetle Jetta Passat Prius Mercedes Benz Toyota Volkswagen Volvo 13. Safety is a top priority and I want a car with air bags, even if it costs substantially more. (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree 14. I want a diesel car with a Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) kit, though it will cost about $1,000 more, I will be able to run both biodiesel and filtered and cleaned waste or virgin vegetable oil (X to left of your answer): Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree Additional comments that will help us find your car: