If I thought this was a go, I'd swing down the street and nab a used car for under $3000, *any* used car that I thought would qualify, but it's a gamble, and by the time I'd be more sure of this, the prices of all clunkers would suddenly spike, leaving me with the clunker I like, the one I drive, the only car around here. :^(
The other problem is, I don't want to go into debt (even if I thought I could get a loan, which I probably can't right now) to buy a brand new vehicle with the $5000 off the sticker price (no other deals will be forthcoming).
If I thought this was a go, I’d swing down the street and nab a used car for under $3000, *any* used car that I thought would qualify....
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Nope. IIRC, in 2008 the rule was you had to have owned your clunker for at least a year.
To deter this very kind of activity.