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unfortunately, I have a clunker in the front of my house which is my dad's and it does not qualify. Cars that are traded in must be less than 25 years old, and the production date of his 1984 SEC500 is january, which is over the age limit by 6 months. sucks.
he was looking at the volkswagon rabbit to replace it.
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A 1984 500sec is not a clunker, you hold on to that car for dear life and never let go haha
My dad traded in his 2000 Dodge Caravan for a 2009 Toyota Highlander, I think he said he got $3500, the weeks before that the most he was offered was $1800.
Hmm...a dealer I went to said the car doesn't have to be running and they will tow it there if they have to. A different dealer said it had to be in driving conditions which the site clearly states.
I really don't see why it has to be in running conditions because they're not allowed to sell the motor or drive train.
They will sell other parts from the car and then dispose the rest of it.
Hmm...a dealer I went to said the car doesn't have to be running and they will tow it there if they have to. A different dealer said it had to be in driving conditions which the site clearly states.
I really don't see why it has to be in running conditions because they're not allowed to sell the motor or drive train.
In fact, they're required under the law to disable the engine by draining the oil, putting in a sodium silicate solution, and running the engine at high RPMs until it seizes and will not restart. There's some truly horrific videos of the procedure on youtube. On a non-running car, they could always just swap the fluids, verify that it doesn't start, and say they killed it.
One of my coworkers traded in a 2000 Mercury Villager that by his estimate was worth $200 at best (huge rust problem, poor running, previous rat infestation) for a 2009 Highlander 4-banger and got the full $4500.
Your GS4 isnt worth more than $3,500-4,500? I would think it is unless its like extremely beat or something. What year is it?
Apparently not to the local Lexus dealers... I've take it to both local dealers and they wont budge over $2K. They say it's mainly because of the high mileage. I have 198k on it... Other than that... it's in great condition.
Hmm...a dealer I went to said the car doesn't have to be running and they will tow it there if they have to. A different dealer said it had to be in driving conditions which the site clearly states.
I really don't see why it has to be in running conditions because they're not allowed to sell the motor or drive train.
They will sell other parts from the car and then dispose the rest of it.
The idea behind cash for clunkers I believe is to remove cars that have poor gas mileage. If your car can't start to begin with, there is no point for them to buy your clunker.
can you trade in for a 2010 RX450H?? i thought there is a $47000 limit on the new car.
there is a 45K limit on the car. and yes, it works because that limit is for the base. the base price of the car cannot exceed 45K, but with options no problem
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