An offer I can refuse

[John-T-53]

(see attachment)

 

Beware of these guys...don't let 'em fool you, haha!

 

Obviously they couldn't connect the parts in their letter between "1953 vehicle" and "...if you vehicle is a classic, please disregard this letter."

 

I remember several articles in Hemmings about "scrap" programs like these. Many of the vehicles scrapped are often indeed collector cars; too bad they end up in the wrong hands like the legalized mafia of the BAAQMD.

 

Also, I'm a firm believer that driving an old vehicle in good working order (you could call it "recycling") is better for the environment than buying a new one, when you consider all the energy and raw materials (and their respective pollution contributions) that manufacturing requires. I wonder if there's a way to calculate it?

BAAQMD Letter.pdf

Edited December 23, 2014 by John-T-53

[Merle Coggins]

So, to meet the requirements of this program your vehicle must be able to pass a smog test, which would indicate that it is not producing pollutants, and yet they want to scrap it. I think they are in cahoots with the auto industry to promote new car sales.

[TodFitch]

The letter says it is entirely voluntary so I guess the program doesn't really bother me.

 

An alternative way of looking at it is that it sets a lower floor the the price of an old vehicle that runs: If I want to sell and you only want to give me $500 I know I have a different buyer that is willing to pay $1000. In either case what the buyer does with the car is up to them: Once I sell it, its future is out of my hands.

[Jerry Roberts]

I sold a Ford that way here in Stockton Ca . For my sale , the car had to FAIL the smog test . 

[Ram Man 02]

its a shame they even think about doing something like that to a nice older vehicle

[John-T-53]

In the bigger picture, I also have a problem with "big brother" dropping into your private daily life like this and trying to tell you what to do with your property. Not a good sign, my friends!