I just found out that my car's gas mileage is too good to qualify for the "cash for clunkers" program. And, apparently, my ten-year old car's gas mileage is better than the new "gas saving" cars, because the clunker-replacement cars must get at least four miles per gallon more than the clunker itself. Now adding clunker mileage + 4 mpg = Oh! still less than my TEN-year-old car.
Oh.
![](http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2002/Saturn/100003463/2002.saturn.sseries.9700-396x249.jpg)
Ok.
Not that my car is a clunker. But it ain't no fancy schmancy shiny new Prius or Insight or nothin'.
Drats.
At least I won't have car payments! Hang in there, ol' car, you're doin' good. You can, apparently, still beat those young whipper snappers.![](http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/09.comparo.insight-vs-prius.group3.1k.jpg)
Oh.
![](http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2002/Saturn/100003463/2002.saturn.sseries.9700-396x249.jpg)
Ok.
Not that my car is a clunker. But it ain't no fancy schmancy shiny new Prius or Insight or nothin'.
Drats.
At least I won't have car payments! Hang in there, ol' car, you're doin' good. You can, apparently, still beat those young whipper snappers.
![](http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/09.comparo.insight-vs-prius.group3.1k.jpg)