Get Your Cash for Clunkers Updates
As reported this morning, the Cash for Clunkers program, which under the law is supposed to apply to new car sales starting today, is a bit delayed.
The government must get the rules drawn up and have until July 24 to do so.
Meanwhile, you can sign up for email updates at http://www.cars.gov/- that's the official government site for the program. Also, you can check the fuel economy of your old vehicle at another government site.
Comments
I hope the rules address the fact that Wisconsin doesn't have mandatory insurance laws.
That means people may have been driving their vehicles for a year w/o proof of insurance.
I have a $2500 transmission bill on my old car to prove it wasn't rotting in the back of a barn (as well as the thing being in the family since 92, 165K miles, and registered for years on end.)
If I could get some money back on this thing, it would recoup my transmission costs... that would be nice.
I want a Chevy Cobalt or Toyota Yaris.
Posted by: Eric Ecir | July 1, 2009 6:54 PM
For working trucks the rule is not based on the fuel efficieny. As long as it is manufactured before 2001 they all qualify
but cannot be older than 25 years old.
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Posted by: jimhenry | July 13, 2009 1:45 AM
I understand this will be on a first come-first serve basis. Seems to me, this will be like purchasing concert tickets online. What should I do to give myself the best chance of getting in the program? dealers do not have the details yet but will get al details on 7/24. Is that the day I should be at the dealer when they open? I fear that the $1 billion
could possibly get eaten up in a matter of seconds.
Any thoughts.
Posted by: Gary | July 16, 2009 9:03 PM