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Originally Posted by pglover19
I think my clunker qualify.. I have a 1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT automatic and the estimated NEW COMBINED EPA MPG is 18. In addition I met all the other qualifications such as owning the vehicle for a least 1 year, clean title, insurance, etc.
I have a 2010 2LT automatic Camaro on order at status code 1100. My order is next in line to be picked up by GM from the dealer which is expected this week (July 30th).
Several questions...
1. Does I qualify based on the information provided so far?
2. Must the new vehicle be manufactured in the US?
3. How do I know that my dealer is participating in the Clusters plan or based on the law, all dealers must participate?
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Yea looks like I was wrong on the new vs old sticker.
Ok on your q's. You should go to the cars site they have a tool where you input your vehicle and the one you want and it will give you all the info.
All USA dealers participate.
Here is what they are supposed to do to the engine. :(
I can't watch or listen to that it would freak me out. Quote from the final rules pdf.
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Dealers will have to remove "the engine oil from the crankcase, replacing it with a 40 percent solution of sodium silicate (a substance used in similar concentrations in many common vehicle applications, including patching mufflers and radiators), and (run) the engine for a short period of time at low speeds (rendering) the engine inoperable," NHTSA said. In a July 21 letter, the National Automobile Dealers Association argued that Congress did not assign the task of making the engine inoperable to the dealers, and that if required to do so, the dealers should be paid.
"We believe that having the engine permanently disabled at the dealer greatly reduces the risk of fraud," said NHTSA, adding that disabling the engines will cost dealers no more than $30.
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