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Get a 2009 Smart ForTwo, Just $99/Month (Clunker Required)

 
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2009 Smart fortwo

2009 Smart fortwo

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No sooner did the 'Cash for Clunkers' legislation pass the Senate and get signed by President Obama than carmakers started marketing around it.

The program won't officially launch until next month, but Smart is already pointing out that its 2009 Smart ForTwo is eligible for the highest voucher level of $4,500.

The car traded in has to be rated at 18 miles per gallon or lower, and to get that maximum voucher, the new car must do at least 10 mpg better. At an EPA rating of 33 mpg city / 41 mpg highway, the 2009 Smart ForTwo nails it with room to spare.

The Smart marketing program lets former clunker owners (officially, they're participants in the program now named Car Allowance Rebate Scheme, or CARS) pay as little as $99 per month for a brand-new Smart ForTwo.

Eager buyers can register beforehand on the Smart website, and Smart will notify them later in the summer once the program has officially kicked off.

We're still not sure how many owners of old, large, and most likely domestic sedans worth less than $4,500 will want to trade them in for a tiny three-cylinder, two-seater made in France, but stranger things have happened.

And if they did, that would certainly accomplish all three goals of the program: Spur auto sales, reduce emissions, and increase average fuel economy.

So: Are you feeling Smart today, punk? Are you?

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1994 Buick Park Avenue, by Flickr user Rienk Mebius

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  1. By Brian Posted: 6/26/2009 1:54pm PDT

    Yes, I'm looking forward to trading my 22 year old car for a fortwo...
     
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  2. By  Overnight Loans Posted: 7/31/2009 12:51am PDT

    These new program do make sense in terms of environmental concerns especially to air pollution and in car industry perhaps but I guess are just several things that they can be applied too since we are experiencing recession, we should all be practical and resourceful. Money worries are one of the most common problems in our society. Maybe not all experience the scenario of having a big expense the day and yet the next payday is still away.
     
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