Car makers will get desperate

[getagrip_already]

4. Well, it was a popular program in it's day.....

I'm not sure if you even had to buy another car. What happened was you had to apply to a gov websire with the car particulars and they would give you a junk it price - which was much better than it was worth.

Once you were approved, you had to take it to a participating mechanic who would basically destroy the engine so it could never run again and sent it to the junk yard.

You got a check directly.

I have 2 cars (one my daughter uses to go to work in everyday), a 1995 and a 2008. So I hear you on old beaters.

But alas, nobody is going to give anyone a new car. But programs like this can get you a leg up on a newer one while still helping the environment.