GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Colorado car dealer got a shock when a man drove in with a 1985 Maserati BiTurbo, wanting to trade it in under the cash-for-clunkers program.
The car is in almost pristine condition, KUSA-TV, Denver, reported. There are only 18,480 miles on the odometer.
The Italian sports job qualified under the program and the owner got a $3,500 rebate on a new Subaru Impreza from Go Subaru, the TV station said.
Wes Guthrie said the owner complained the Maserati would need work after being driven for 10 minutes. He had been trying to sell it for months and finding no takers.
However impressive it looks, the Maserati is destined for the same place as the other clunkers traded in to Go Subaru. Since the goal of the federal program is to remove gas-guzzling older cars from the roads, the engine will be disabled and the car crushed.
"Its one of those cars where you go, 'Wow, I wish it didn't have to be crushed, but unfortunately it does,'" Guthrie said.
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