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In this Aug. 4, 2009 photo, mechanic Mike Blair works on the rusty rear end of a minivan at the Good News Garage in Burlington, Vt. Director Mike Muzzi says he was worried that the Cash for Clunkers program might hurt the business of fixing up donated cars and providing them to needy families. Donors to Good News Garage traditionally have been able to take a tax deduction equal in value to their old car. Muzzi says he thought that incentive might lose out to more generous government rebates designed to get people to trade in their old gas guzzlers Instead, he says Cash for Clunkers has prompted more people get get into the car market, creating more turnover in vehicles in general. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

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Cars are lined up for repair at the Good News Garage in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Director Mike Muzzi says he was worried that the Cash for Clunkers program might hurt the business of fixing up donated cars and providing them to needy families. Donors to Good News Garage traditionally have been able to take a tax deduction equal in value to their old car. Muzzi says he thought that incentive might lose out to more generous government rebates designed to get people to trade in their old gas guzzlers Instead, he says Cash for Clunkers has prompted more people get get into the car market, creating more turnover in vehicles in general. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

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In this Aug. 4, 2009 photo, director Mike Muzzi stands in the storage yard full of cars at the Good News Garage in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Muzzi says he was worried that the Cash for Clunkers program might hurt the business of fixing up donated cars and providing them to needy families. Donors to Good News Garage traditionally have been able to take a tax deduction equal in value to their old car. Muzzi says he thought that incentive might lose out to more generous government rebates designed to get people to trade in their old gas guzzlers Instead, he says Cash for Clunkers has prompted more people get get into the car market, creating more turnover in vehicles in general. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

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Here is a Ford Windstar traded in as part of "cash for clunkers" program in July 2009. (Steve Cole Smith/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

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Ford of Clermont uses an old model recently to lure buyers with the "cash for clunkers" program, July 30, 2009. (Steve Cole Smith/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, a rusted 1987 Ford Econoline van with thew word clunker on the windshield is seen after being traded in under the government's cash for clunkers program at Gibson Chevrolet in South Holland, Ill. Thousands of people across the nation have taken advantage of the program that offers up to $4,500 off on a new car. (AP Photo/Aynsley Floyd)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, a rusted 1987 Ford Econoline van that was traded in under the cash for clunkers program is seen at Gibson Chevrolet in South Holland, Ill. Thousands of people across the nation have taken advantage of the government's program that offers up to $4,500 off on a new car. (AP Photo/Aynsley Floyd)

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**HOLD FOR STORY BY DON BABWIN** In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, a rusted 1987 Ford Econoline van with thew word clunker on the windshield is seen after being traded in under the government's cash for clunkers program at Gibson Chevrolet in South Holland, Ill. Thousands of people across the nation have taken advantage of the program that offers up to $4,500 off on a new car. (AP Photo/Aynsley Floyd)

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, Gabrielle Pulce, 19, left, and her mother, B. Michelle Parker, discuss the 1999 Ford Explorer with 140,000 miles on it that Pulce planned to trade in under the government's cash for clunkers program at Gibson Chevrolet in South Holland, Ill. Pulce is among the thousands of people across the nation who have taken advantage of the government's program offering up to $4,500 toward a new car. (AP Photo/Aynsley Floyd)

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In this photo made Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, the blue oval insignia of Ford shines off the deck lids of unsold 2009 Focus sedans at a Ford dealership in Denver. Ford is trying to ramp up production of the Focus, which ranks No. 2 on the purchase list of those trading in clunkers. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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