[Mg-t] Buy your T Series MG for $650???

[Mike Eldred]

John,



I'm forwarding your email to Dan Strohl at Hemmings Motor News.  He has been
posting a series on scrappage schemes at Hemmings Auto Blogs this month.
Here's the latest installment:
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/04/21/states-wrongs-cash-for-clunkers
-proceeds-on-the-state-level/


Cheers,

-Mike Eldred

Wilmington, VT

'54 TF


> From: jquilter at peoplepc.com
> To: mg-t at autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:57:50 -0700
> Subject: [Mg-t] Buy your T Series MG for $650???
>
> California and San Francisco Bay Area T series owners should get a laugh
out
> of the letter, paraphrased below that I recently got from the Bay Area Air
> Quality Management District:
>
> "Dear Vehicle Owner:
>
> Since the registration on your model year 1951 vehicle is expiring soon,
> please consider an alternative to driving this vehicle. You can receive
> $650 for your 1987 or older car, van or pickup truck from the Bay Area Air
> Quality Management District and help reduce air pollution.
>
> The District's Buy Back Program buys and then scraps 1987 and older
vehicles.
> These older vehicles have less efficient emission control equipment and
> therefore produce much more air pollution than newer vehicles. This program
> is completely voluntary. If your car is a classic car or otherwise valuable
> to you, please disregard this letter."
>
>
> Needless to say I will be disregarding the letter. No wait, I think I'll
> write the BAQMD and ask why they are wasting my taxpayer funds to mail
these
> letters out to owners of cars as old as mine. Any car of this age still
> registered and in operation is already a classic and more valuable to the
> owner than the $650 offered. Still I wonder if the "program is completely
> voluntary" provision will someday be rescinded?
>
> Time to write your legislators and express your opinions now?
>
> John F. Quilter
> Brisbane, California
> 1951 MGTD,
> 1960 Morris Minor
> 1969 Austin America
> two bicycles for most local errands


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