Too_Many_Tools wrote:
FYI...
Autos: Cash for Clunkers Advances
By David Kiley David Kiley Wed May 6, 8:08 am ET

For now, here is how the House version of "cash for clunkers" would
work:

-- For passenger cars: The old vehicle must get less than 18 mpg. New
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passenger cars with mileage of at least 22 mpg are eligible for
vouchers. If the mileage of the new car is at least 4 mpg higher than
the old vehicle, the voucher will be worth $3,500. If the mileage of
the new car is at least 10 mpg higher than the old vehicle, the
voucher will be worth $4,500. So a person trading in a 2000 Subaru
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Legacy, for example, that gets 22 mpg, for a Ford Fusion Hybrid, which
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gets 37 mpg, would get the maximum benefit.

Is it just me, or does the above example seem to not fit the first
condition? Makes me wonder what this legislation *really* says
and how it will be implemented. Like, how is the gas mileage of
the old car going to be determined? Based on its EPA sticker when
new? Afadavit from the owner?

My wife has an '89 Subaru that I'd love to take off the road
and replace with something new, but I'm not sure it would meet
the 18 mpg figure, but the car in the example doesn't either.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.