{"id":3845,"date":"2010-12-19T00:03:36","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T08:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2010-12-19T00:03:57","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T08:03:57","slug":"recycle-car-1000-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/recycle-car-1000-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle your car and get $1000 for it. Really. Has to be running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Cabrio011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3851\" title=\"Cabrio011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Cabrio011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Cabrio011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Cabrio011-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Cabrio011-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>So the time has finally has come to retire my car from college. I had a 1987 VW Cabrio and loved it. Great for when I was playing gigs and simply driving around in the sun.  Although that car was still running ok, it was clear that it was due for something major to fail. Since I mostly ride a motorcycle and have a &#8216;newer&#8217; car, I decided to get rid of it.  Normally I would have to go through the pain of fixing little things, doing a deep clean and pay out however much it will take to clear smog, I decided to have dismantled&#8230; And got $1000 for it.  How?<\/p>\n<p>Seems that California has a program that will let you turn in any car over a certain age for $1000 IF that car is still running.  Still running means you can drive it under it&#8217;s own power, the driver door works, it can start under it&#8217;s own power and can go in reverse. That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<p>When I checked into this, it was only for cars that failed smog, but when I got my paperwork, it was for any car for any reason that qualifies.\u00a0 I tried to find a text version of the document I found online, but could not so I use Microsoft OneNote to OCR and then fixed up what I could&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS<\/p>\n<p>ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for VEHICLE RETIREMENT, you must meet all of the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> You must be the registered owner and not have retired a vehicle (a joint owner must not have retired two vehicles) through the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) within the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must not be undergoing an initial registration in California.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must not be registered to a business, fleet or non-profit organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle shall have a gross vehicle weight rating of no more than 10,000 pounds including a passenger vehicle, truck, sports utility vehicle (SUV) or van.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must pass a visual and operational inspection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AND<br \/>\nIf your vehicle requires a biennial Smog Check inspection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must have failed a \u201cbiennial\u201d (every other year) Smog Check inspection (aborted, manual mode, and training mode tests do not qualify).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> You must pay all appropriate fees for the vehicle with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must not be undergoing a transfer of ownership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The Smog Check failure must not be due solely to an ignition timing adjustment, or a failed gas cap functional test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must have failed a Smog Check inspection no later than 120 days after its registration expiration date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> You must have applied no later than 120 days after the current registration expiration date &amp; your vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must have been continuously registered as an operable vehicle in California for the 24 months immediately preceding the current registration expiration date;<strong> or<\/strong> &#8211; The vehicle was placed in non-operational status for a total of 60 or   fewer days for the 24 months immediately preceding the current   registration expiration date; <strong>or<\/strong> The vehicle registration has lapsed for   less than 121 days for the 24 months immediately preceding the current registration expiration date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>If your vehicle does not require or is not currently due for a biennial Smog Check inspection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> All vehicles with a title that has been branded by the DMV as dismantled or salvaged are ineligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle must be continuously registered as an operable vehicle in California for at least 24 months prior to the postmarked date of the application; or The vehicle was placed in non-operational status for a total of 60 or fewer days during the continuous 24 month registration period and occurring at least 90 days prior to the postmarked date of application; <strong>or <\/strong>The vehicle registration has lapsed for less than 121 days during the previous 24-month registration period, provided that the vehicle is registered for at least 90 days prior to the postmarked date of application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> The vehicle may be eligible if primarily driven in California for the last two years (not have been registered in any other state or country in the last two years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smogcheck.ca.gov\/80_BARResources\/ftp\/pdfforms\/CAP_App.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click to access CAP_App.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is page 4 of the most current application I saw online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/car-retirement-applicaiton.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3850\" title=\"car-retirement-applicaiton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/car-retirement-applicaiton-227x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/car-retirement-applicaiton-227x300.gif 227w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/car-retirement-applicaiton.gif 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So the time has finally has come to retire my car from college. I had a 1987 VW Cabrio and loved it. Great for when I was playing gigs and simply driving around in the sun. Although that car was still running ok, it was clear that it was due for something major to fail.&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/recycle-car-1000-running\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,59],"tags":[912,914,913],"class_list":["post-3845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random-thoughts","category-tips","tag-california-car-retirement","tag-car-recycling","tag-smog-fail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pjzQD-101","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3845"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3845\/revisions\/3856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}