I am only 16 years old and towards the end of the year i am expecting to get my first new car and i have decided i really want the mercury mariner hybrid the 25K price tag is acceptable but i want some of the optional features which woudl bring the price up to around 28-29K and my parents are going to spend about 20~K on my for my vehicle and i can come up with about 4-5K and the rest would have to be negotiated with my parents, but the tax rebate is what would really determine if can get the vehicle so how can i tell if my parents will get it, we arent rich so its not like my paretns will say o' well we dont apply we will pay for the rest, but then again we are not poor and i would think that the rebate would apply for those who actually need it, can someone offer insight into my proeblem of how to tell how much of the tax incentive i could apply for? or my parents could apply for?