Gov't program to threaten SVX's

RAugur33 · #1 07-20-2009, 10:26 AM

The gov't rebate incentive program to trade in old inefficient cars to purchase new cars applies to SVX's.

My GF has a 94 SVX w/ 101,000 that she has recently become frustrated with due to an electrical gremlin that had left her stranded. Two rebuilt alternators and 2 used MAF in past year.

Anyway, Wentworth Subaru in Portland, OR offered her the $3500 govt stipend if she bought a new Impreza. Her SVX is a daily driver and in good condition. However, she would be hard pressed to get $3500 for it here, there are many SVX's on craigslist. One requirement of the trade in is that the dealer takes the car to the crusher! What a waste.

What happens to the vehicle I trade in?

The CARS Act requires that the trade-in vehicle be crushed or shredded so that it will not be resold for use in the United States or elsewhere as an automobile. The entity crushing or shredding the vehicles in this manner will be allowed to sell some parts of the vehicle prior to crushing or shredding it, but these parts cannot include the engine or the drive train.

There is now serious incentive to take our precious SVX's off the road.

STeeL25T · #2 07-20-2009, 10:30 AM

If you like your car and you know what you've got, you'd be an idiot to smash it to pieces for a crummy 3000 bucks that doesn't come close to offsetting the 20,000 dollars a new Impreza is going to run you.

Why not take 300 bucks and get the problems fixed or a few thousand and buy another daily. I'd sell you a Cavalier for 1500 bucks.

dcarrb · #3 07-20-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by STeeL25T

If you like your car and you know what you've got, you'd be an idiot to smash it to pieces for a crummy 3000 bucks that doesn't come close to offsetting the 20,000 dollars a new Impreza is going to run you.

Trouble is, even three grand (the "incentive " is actually $3500-$4500) is more than most of our cars are worth on the current market.

Just playing devil's advocate, but anybody here wanna give eight grand for my two? Seven?

dcb

STeeL25T · #4 07-20-2009, 10:43 AM

Maybe I'm just speaking for myself here but I wouldn't send any SVX to the crusher for any reasonable amount of money. Maybe 20,000 dollars... But I'd use the money to restore another one lol.

AppStateSVX · #5 07-20-2009, 10:53 AM

isn't there already a multi page thread on this?

RAugur33 · #6 07-20-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AppStateSVX

isn't there already a multi page thread on this?

I looked through first 3 pages of posts and didn't see anything, so I posted new. Mods can feel free to fold this into exisiting post.

SoCal LS-L · #7 07-20-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by AppStateSVX

isn't there already a multi page thread on this?

SCORE!