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more about #colorado more comments → Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Subsidies shouldn't be the answer. Let the free market determine which cars we should buy. #tesla more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: It's worth it just to see if one every appears with tire chains.... /ex-Colorado resident who'd like to return, though stupid things like this give m... more » bmoreDLJ: David Bowie Tesla approves. #tesla more » the_bob_files: This is a state tax credit only. And I doubt it's a refundable credit, so it can only offset tax owed. Colorado's 2008 income tax rate was 4.63% In ... more » lilwillie: So instead of a screaming brat hanging on your hood yelling for his two dollars back Tesla owners will have angry tax payers yelling for 42K? This is... more » Sharky: Note that this is a State Tax CREDIT, so you actually have to owe Colorado (not the federal gov't) at least $42k in income taxes for 2009 in order to ... more » Ash78, cube farmer: Wait just a damned minute. I thought the whole point of Boulder was to house all the people who could AFFORD to be environmentally conscious and look ... more » TR3-A: So if I bought a Tesla Roadster (and it was actually delivered), I could immediately sell it for a profit, right? #tesla more » danio3834: Wow. If I were a Colorado taxpayer, I'd be PISSED! Subsidizing 40% of some rich asshole's joy ride? Just wow. #tesla more » Pessimippopotamus: Uh oh. That's one crazy government subsidy right there. #tesla more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Totally shocking development there, leaving me energized to consider Tesla for my next car. I'm coiled in anticipation, waiting for a dealer to open ... more » Dr. H. F. Danger: He was dropped off to take a piss #planelopnik more » Maxichamp: Update: Boy's family was on ABC reality show Wife Swap last year. #planelopnik more » Dr. H. F. Danger: UPDATE: every news source just got pWned. No kid in the balloon. #planelopnik more » beercheck: I hope this ends a lot better than the empty balloon portends. #planelopnik more » -
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Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
To encourage residents to buy cars with less emissions, Colorado is offering huge tax credits on such vehicles. The biggest winner is the Tesla Roadster, which comes with a $42,000 credit. How cheap is it after the rebate? More » -
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BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon
Colorado and FAA authorities were trying to determine how to safely bring down a six-year-old boy who clambered into his family's experimental balloon-powered aircraft and floated away from home. The flying-saucer-shaped craft can potentially rise to 10,000 feet. [MSNBC]
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1972 Ford Maverick Sedan Has Survived Many Denver Winters, Will Probably Survive Many More
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Since I just drove to Denver, how about more mile-high iron? More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Big Chevy Trio
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we admire street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Denver's Kitt has found us three full-size 1960s Chevrolets. More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: The Mercury Park Lane Mystery Car
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Nearly two years ago, we saw the Mysterious Mercury. More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Mini Cooper In Boulder
We're continuing our Colorado-themed Down On The Street Bonus Edition Sunday with this Mini Cooper I shot in Boulder last fall. This must be the newest pre-BMW Mini I've ever seen in the United States. More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama, Rocky Mountain Edition: 1960 Buick LeSabre Convertible
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we admire interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We're heading to Longmont, Colorado, where Oldmath found this finned Buick. More » -
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Rocky Mountain Edition: Golden Hits
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. I've got Colorado photographs aplenty, so get ready for high-altitude survivors! More » -
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Road-Raging Prius Driver Rams Pickup, Result Predictable
An Earth-loving Toyota Prius driver uselessly sideswiped a pickup multiple times during a road rage incident in Colorado last Friday. The owner of the Prius is now being charged with felony assault. More » -
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Dirt-Oval Veteran '38 Ford Would Be Hell Project, Definitely Worth The Pain
I'm in Denver pretty regularly, and that means I'm often roaming about the area with camera in hand, looking for more photos of street-parked old vehicles to add to the Down On The Street Bonus Edition stash. I was happy to find three vintage Fairlanes on a previous trip, but I just about flew through the windshield in Englewood, so hard did I brake when I spotted what appeared to be an original 1950s race car sitting on a trailer in an industrial 'hood. I didn't know it yet, but I'd arrived at RoadSideWerx. More »
