Volks,

The program isn't to take cars away from people, it's an incentive to get
high emission vehicles off the road.  It's a state program and a pretty
"cool" one.  I think the car has to be running however.

The local utility has the same kind of program for alder that 10 year but
still running refridgerators. They give you $35 for them, which beats the
$10-$40 you would have to spend to get rid of them yourself, and, best of
all, they are handled properly, evacuated and recycled.

There is another program that was just recently funded, an abandoned vehicle
program, to help cities pay for dealing with vehicles that people just leave
when dead.

There are also city ordinances that do not allow storage of unregistered
vehicles in driveways (junk cars), but that is about keeping rats from
taking up residence in neighborhoods and halping keep up the look of the
neighborhood.

Can't say is disagree with any of these efforts.

Kim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!

> well CA is HUMMER land now.. :(
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> >Sent: Nov 11, 2007 11:59 PM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
> >
> >there is something very sad about a program that removes beloved antiques
> >from personal possession
> >i wonder if there were a buy back  painting program would Renoirs be
brought
> >in to recycle ...
> >oh well ...
> >
> >On Nov 11, 2007 9:14 PM, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Looks like someone is giving a '77 Westy, apparently driveable, to the
> >> Calif. buyback program on Tuesday. I don't know anything more about it
> >> than
> >> this, but for someone interested in AC models this might be worth
checking
> >> out. Good luck!
> >>
> >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/zip/474700302.html
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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