Matthew Sharpe wrote on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 06:16 am:Yes, the new car puts out less pollution than the 25 year old car - but the new car costs a lot in terms of resources and pollution to make, and other than the steel content, the old car has a load of non-recyclables in it that will end up in land fills. There have been quite a few statistical studies done now that show these programs do more harm than good to the environment.