adam_knox Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 So for curiosity, thought I'd check to see if my daily driver would be eligible for the Cash for Clunkers rebate. Requirement: Car needs to get EPA rating 18 mpg or less. My car: EPA rating 19 mpg! C'mon! I swear the thing actually only gets 15 mpg in real life... sigh...One stinkin' mile, one mile! Oh well, looks like I'll be driving this one to the ground as planned, just hope it lasts me long enough! Quote
Normspeed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Your C-45 has an EPA rating? My old 86 Bronco is listed as a Gross Polluter vehicle in CA. Never failed a smog check though. Gets 13 mpg in OD on a good day. I guess I could turn in the old rag and get a nice new mini SUV or something. But then again, maybe I'll keep her. Quote
Young Ed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Norm could you bear to see the old rig go to the junkyard? No resale is allowed on the traded in cars. Quote
Normspeed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 That would be a real shame. Guess I'll just have to keep the old wreck. Just kidding really, the longer I own the Bronco, the more impressed I am at the ruggedness and durability of it. And it's all paid fer. Quote
adam_knox Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Posted July 22, 2009 Lol, I wish the C-45 got that good of gas mileage! Seems like I get 12-14 mpg since I'm filling up so often. (Don't actually know for sure, as I need to find the loose wire on my fuel gauge.) It was funny though, everyone in my family was eying my beater wondering if I was going to trade it in. Next car I get will be a green car though. A lil' four cylinder called the "Metropolitan!" Quote
Normspeed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Adam, there is a fenced field near me where I counted 9 of those little rascals baking in the sun. Edited July 22, 2009 by Normspeed Quote
adam_knox Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Posted July 22, 2009 9 of em! Its like a retirement community for old Mets! The one thing I'm excited about getting a Met, is the fact there is a company that had a catalog that has in stock every single part for the car, NOS and reproduction! Life will be soooooooooo much easier! Quote
Young Ed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Norm thats neat. I'm not sure Id fit in one but I like the little things Quote
Normspeed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Saw this one a couple months ago at Daytona. Sign says it's a Motropolitian. Possibly a Canadian version? Quote
RobertKB Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 No, wee speel beter then that up hear in Canada, eh! Quote
Dennis Hemingway Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Adam, there is a fenced field near me where I counted 9 of those little rascals baking in the sun. The guy that I bought my Plymouth from is building one of those, with his son, for his grandaughter, it will have an extended frame and a blown Chevy engine. They are building it so she can drive it next year for her last year of high school. Dennis:cool: Her's one that I've seen at a few car shows around here. Quote
T120 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 The guy that I bought my Plymouth from is building one of those, with his son, for his grandaughter, it will have an extended frame and a blown Chevy engine.They are building it so she can drive it next year for her last year of high school. Dennis:cool: Her's one that I've seen at a few car shows around here. - Would be a lot of car for anyone - hope she has the driving skills - Quote
Young Ed Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 I wonder how they'd figure the epa rating on the 51 plymouth I thought about trading in. Are there rules for how much of it is left? Does it have to arrive under its own power? Quote
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