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Cash-for-clunkers program starts
Quick ReadIn an effort to jumpstart new-car sales and get some of the fuel-thirsty beaters off the roads, Uncle Sam is trade-in credits up to $4,500
Photo credit: AP | Newly assembled Prius cars roll of the line in Japan.
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Cash for clunkers guide
Uncle Sam will begin offering cash for your "clunker" starting Friday in an effort to spur depressed new-car sales and get some of the smelliest and fuel-thirsty ones off the road.
Some experts think the program, under which the federal government will pay a trade-in credit of $3,500 or $4,500 toward the purchase or lease of a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle, is too restrictive to have a...
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