Norwalk residents with old gas-guzzling vehicles, please trade your cars at a local auto dealer with a modern gas-conservative vehicle. There are numerous car dealers within Norwalk and cities neighboring Norwalk. Norwalk Toyota and the Ford dealer comes to mind. As you probably have heard or read, the Obama administration began a program called “Cash For Clunckers” in which anyone can trade in their old vehicles for a new one with a $4,500 rebate generally paid by the government. The only requirement is that your old trade-in must get less than 18 gallons per mile city and highway combined. The program received an enormous interests in the nation as the reserved government funding was used up within one week! So the Congress and Obama administration officials are working on extending the funding to meet the demands.
For those now looking to trade in their old clunkers, Cerritos auto square is the largest auto center in the United States and you will find most car brand there within walking distances. I highly recommend Hyundai and GM for their affordable new cars.
Requirements for your trade-in vehicles are:
- have been manufactured less than 25 years before the date you trade it in and, in the case of a category 3 vehicle, must also have been manufactured not later than model year 2001
- have a “new” combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less
- be in drivable condition
- be continuously insured and registered to the same owner for the full year preceding the trade-in
- Please refer to cars.gov for full information.