Quote Originally Posted by deeaa
I suppose the program requires/checks that you actually buy a new car? Approved what kind somehow? Or could you just take the 8k and spend it in another clunker ;-) which is what I'd do...

Well, even for 8k plus, I'd still need another 14-15k more to get anything new family size anyhow...waayyy beyond my means. Well over 50% of my yearly income already...hell close to 50% of the whole family income. Impossible.
You have to buy a new 2009 car or truck that qualifies for the program. I wanted to buy a Jeep Wrangler but the gas mileage wasn't good enough to qualify against the Ford Explorer. Damn! I should've bought an 8 MPG dually pickup truck instead of a 15 MPG Explorer back in 2001! :

Quote Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
BTW, here is a shot or two of my Alfa:
That is a clean classic little car, SVL!: