Will my car be eligible for the Cash For Clunkers program?
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 | Automotive
I looked onto cars.gov to look at the requirements and then went to fueleconomy.gov to see if my car met the requirements. I have a 1996 Mercury Cougar (6 cylinder) and it gets a combined 19 mpg according to the website. I doubt it gets that much, but the requirement is 18mpg or less to be eligible. I was wondering if anyone has been successful in getting the voucher even though their car is slightly over the requirement. 10 points for best answer. Thanks!
well see the program doesn’t go by what the vehicle gets now, they go by the EPA of the vehicle when it was new so it doesn’t matter what it actually gets now
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well see the program doesn’t go by what the vehicle gets now, they go by the EPA of the vehicle when it was new so it doesn’t matter what it actually gets now
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August 2, 2009
Most dealers aren’t participating in the program yet. There are too many unanswered questions as to what qualifies and exactly what needs to be done. If the dealer gives you the $3500 or $4500 trade in value, and it turns out the car doesn’t qualify, they will not be reimbursed by the government.
That being said, the program will go by the MPG listed on the government website. It doesn’t matter what the owner believes the gas mileage is, they are going to use the data provided by the website.
Smart dealerships are going to be very careful about qualifying these cars. If they take in an old car that isn’t worth anything, and pay $4500 for it, then send it to the junkyard (as they are required to do), and can’t be reimbursed by the government, they will lose a TON of money.
Most cars will NOT be eligible for this program. Only really old cars, mostly trucks.
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Many years in auto sales and finance
August 2, 2009
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August 2, 2009
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