Get $3,000 from the state for your pile Options

[impala454]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5040779.html

Low-income drivers in 16 Texas counties will soon be eligible for financial aid to replace old vehicles.

By the end of the year, the state will begin offering up to $3,500 in vouchers to replace pre-1996 vehicles, some of the heaviest polluters on the roads.

The program will be available in 14 Texas counties surrounding the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas, as well as Travis and Williamson counties.

Owners who agree to "retire" their vehicles will get $3,000 vouchers that can be used toward buying a new car or truck or a late-model used vehicle. If they opt to buy a hybrid, they can get $3,500. The program is voluntary.

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Vehicles must have passed a state inspection within the last 15 months to be eligible, and an owner's annual income cannot exceed $61,000. For cars that qualify, a $3,000 voucher will be issued that can be used as a down payment on a new vehicle that cannot cost more than $25,000. The voucher can also be applied to used vehicles that are no more than three model years old.

Kinda cool... there will be a flood of people wanting to do this I bet.

[chook]

I think its good to keep smog levels down. Besides during a trade in, it would have to be a total junker to get less than 3k during a trade in.