He can at least strip the van of any good parts and sell or give them away.
All you need for the incentive is a car you can drive to the dealer.

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Again, not mine.
> I caught wind of this today.
>
> Owner may actually be on the list. If so, go ahead and chime-in Donald . .
> .
>
>
> Situation: He can get $4,500 giving up his '85 with the "Cash for Clunkers"
> credit program - which I'm not familiar and do not comprehend who would
> quote the 'trade-in' value....
>
> To trade it in for a Honda Fit.
>
> My thought: He takes this route and it's one more Vanagon RIP.
>
> Info from owner:
>
> "I love the thing, I really do. But (and there always a "but") it's a
> filthy
> engine and coming from someone who feels guilty about cranking up my
> two-cycle lawn mower, I feel like i'm choking the planet just a little more
> each time I drive it (and I usually drive a 2004 VW Passat wagon that emits
> only a fraction of the pollution the Vanagon does).
> Besides, who will pay me $4500 (the cash for clunkers credit) for an '85
> Vanagon with 220,000 miles?
> It's also starting to weep coolant from the heads again on very cold days
> (VW remanufactured engine at 141,000 miles 13 years ago--it had a good
> run)."
> "it's just a standard GL, it has the folding rear set into the queen sized
> bed, AC (never worked well, i've removed the belt) power steering. It's
> silver but long faded. Very minor surface rust but no structural rust. This
> van came from the south and has never been driven in Iowa winter. Except
> for
> the engine leaking coolant in sub freezing temperatures, the engine is in
> good shape--occasional hydraulic lifter tick if i haven't used it in a
> while."
>
> Aside from what he's told me above, there are no problems with it. No
> accidents. Straight.
>
> Trying to convince him not to take the easy route and sentence his '85 to
> salvage . . .
>
> Thoughts? Advice?
> Offers?
>
> He's sending me the VIN.
>
> --
> Drew, Las Vegas
> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>