...ANOTHER WINNER.......Cash for Clunkers going toward GAS GUZZLERS????.......

.............well the results are in ...............and it AIN'T pretty.............unless your name is  F O R D .......don't get me wrong.......I  love F-150's............in fact?...........apparantly I love them SO much that I helped my neighbors buy themselves NEW ones................there's nothing more comforting than a guy in a $350,000 house getting a "helping hand" from Uncle Obama to help him buy a new truck...............
 
 
( Newser) – Think most who traded in a clunker under the government’s fuel-efficiency incentive program are now driving a hybrid? Guess again: The most common swap was an old, gas-guzzling pickup for a new, just-slightly-less-gas-guzzling pickup, AP analysis finds. Ford’s F150 is a prime example—it gets 1-3 mpg more than the 15-17 of older models, and those who traded ‘em in were 17 times more likely to get a new F150 than a Toyota Prius.
"If we're looking for the environmental story here, we're going to be disappointed," an analyst at Edmunds.com. "It might have started out from the perspective of improving the environment, but it got detoured as a way to stimulate the economy."
 

The CARS Act applies to new vehicles. Thus, used vehicles do not qualify under the program.
The new vehicle must have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of not more than $45,000. That price appears on the window sticker on new vehicles. The new vehicle must also achieve minimum combined fuel economy levels. For passenger automobiles, the new vehicle must have a combined fuel economy value of at least 22 miles per gallon. For category 1 trucks, the new vehicle must have a combined fuel economy value of at least 18 miles per gallon. For category 2 trucks, the new vehicle must have a combined fuel economy value of at least 15 miles per gallon. Category 3 trucks have no minimum fuel economy requirement; however, there are special requirements that apply to the purchase of category 3 vehicles.
As noted above, the CARS Act also requires that NHTSA make available on an Internet website a comprehensive list of new vehicles that meet the requirements of the program. Until that information is posted on the program's website, consumers may determine whether a new vehicle meets the fuel economy requirements of the program in two ways. First, the combined fuel economy of a new vehicle will be posted under the heading "Combined Fuel Economy" on the window sticker ("Monroney label") of a new vehicle. Second, you may also find the combined fuel economy value of a new vehicle by visiting http://www.fueleconomy.gov/cars and searching for their vehicle to find its combined fuel economy value. When searching that website, consumers will need to know their vehicle's model year, make, model, engine size, and transmission type.

 
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Top 10 new vehicles purchased
 1. Toyota Corolla
2. Ford Focus
3.  Honda Civic
4. Toyota Prius
5.  Toyota Camry
6. Hyundai Elantra
7. Ford Escape
8. Dodge Caliber
9. Honda Fit
10. Chevrolet Cobalt
 
www.edmunds.com/cash-for-clunkers/new-car-candidates.html
Careful what to think here.
I think some dealers are being not so legit, there should be requirements for what cars.
Certainly this isn't the norm.