{"id":1595,"date":"2009-06-20T08:34:44","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2009-06-20T08:34:44","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T15:34:44","slug":"your-cash-for-my-clunkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2009\/your-cash-for-my-clunkers\/","title":{"rendered":"(Your) Cash for (My) Clunkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just so you know, I have three clunkers. All of them have over 200,000 miles on them. And two have over 300,000!<\/p>\n

I’d take $3000 for any of them.<\/p>\n

(I think I would, that is. I suppose the best way to test that is for you to make me an honest offer! \":mrgreen:\" )<\/p>\n

If I were to have the opportunity to do so, should I participate in the government’s cash for clunkers<\/a> program?<\/p>\n

A so-called “cash for clunkers” measure approved by the US Congress could help reignite sluggish auto sales, although the overall impact may be modest, analysts and industry officials said.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The bill will provide up to 4,500 dollars in incentives to consumers who trade in certain fuel-hungry vehicles for autos which consume less fuel.<\/p>\n

Edmunds.com, an automotive research firm, estimates that the measure will spark relatively modest sales — probably less than the 250,000 estimated — and would only provide an incentive for a small number of car owners whose vehicles are worth less than 4,500 dollars.<\/p>\n

“Most qualifying ‘clunkers’ are at least 10 years old. Their owners are either not looking for an increased car payment or cannot afford to purchase a new vehicle, which averages nearly 30,000 dollars,” an Edmunds.com report said.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

To qualify, the vehicle traded in must have a fuel economy rating of 18 miles (29 kilometers) per gallon (3.8 liters) and be in drivable condition. The new car must offer at least 22 miles (35 kilometers) per gallon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So…does new<\/i> mean brand new?<\/p>\n

Or could I take the government’s (that is, your) $4500 for my 1983 Chevy van and use it for a new-to-me rig (say a Chevy Suburban) even if it’s five years old?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just so you know, I have three clunkers. All of them have over 200,000 miles on them. And two have over 300,000! I’d take $3000 for any of them. (I think I would, that is. I suppose the best way to test that is for you to make me an honest offer! ) If I … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[395,8,463],"tags":[624],"class_list":["post-1595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dumb-and-such","category-politics","category-thisandthat","tag-economy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prJUJ-pJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}