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.

[impala454]

yeah but total junkers are exactly what this thing is aimed at. but now instead of them dying off on their last legs and going to the junk yard, the government will give $3,000 for it.