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August 8, 2009 at 6:51 AM #443147August 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM #442373
CoronitaParticipantRepost….
These cars die a horrible death. Next up, under the new healthcare program…. Here you go great-gramps, drink this….
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[quote=flu]
meanwhile, here’s a video of what dealers are suppose to do to destroy the “clunker”…Drain oil, fill with sodium silicate, and rev the engine until it seizes. I cringe watching folks kill cars like this…BMW 735….scraped
Late Model Volvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYT…More…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Sm3A7r…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEqJIGnX…
This is such a fvcking waste in so many different ways…Where are the tree huggers now?
Next up, ObamaCare asking you to trade in your sick family member under a cash for sick/elder program. Here you go, drink this……(Shudders)
[/quote]Some more…
BMW 530
BMW 5 series V8
BMW 525
…sigh….Those would have been good donor cars for projects…If i see an M5 trashed this way, I’m going to hurl
Something interesting also about what cars are top sellers in the C4C program…
What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask.
The government’s results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys.
The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model. The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as separate models.
For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The government counts each version as a different vehicle using guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government’s top ten list.
Edmund’s Top 10 Cash For Clunkers
Rank Vehicle Includes Includes 4WD Includes Hybrid
1 Ford Escape Yes Yes
2 Ford Focus No No
3 Jeep Patriot Yes No
4 Dodge Caliber Yes No
5 Ford F-150 Yes No
6 Honda Civic No Yes
7 Chevrolet Silverado Yes Yes
8 Chevrolet Cobalt No No
9 Toyota Corolla No No
10 Ford Fusion Yes YesAugust 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM #442569CoronitaParticipantRepost….
These cars die a horrible death. Next up, under the new healthcare program…. Here you go great-gramps, drink this….
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[quote=flu]
meanwhile, here’s a video of what dealers are suppose to do to destroy the “clunker”…Drain oil, fill with sodium silicate, and rev the engine until it seizes. I cringe watching folks kill cars like this…BMW 735….scraped
Late Model Volvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYT…More…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Sm3A7r…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEqJIGnX…
This is such a fvcking waste in so many different ways…Where are the tree huggers now?
Next up, ObamaCare asking you to trade in your sick family member under a cash for sick/elder program. Here you go, drink this……(Shudders)
[/quote]Some more…
BMW 530
BMW 5 series V8
BMW 525
…sigh….Those would have been good donor cars for projects…If i see an M5 trashed this way, I’m going to hurl
Something interesting also about what cars are top sellers in the C4C program…
What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask.
The government’s results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys.
The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model. The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as separate models.
For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The government counts each version as a different vehicle using guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government’s top ten list.
Edmund’s Top 10 Cash For Clunkers
Rank Vehicle Includes Includes 4WD Includes Hybrid
1 Ford Escape Yes Yes
2 Ford Focus No No
3 Jeep Patriot Yes No
4 Dodge Caliber Yes No
5 Ford F-150 Yes No
6 Honda Civic No Yes
7 Chevrolet Silverado Yes Yes
8 Chevrolet Cobalt No No
9 Toyota Corolla No No
10 Ford Fusion Yes YesAugust 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM #442906CoronitaParticipantRepost….
These cars die a horrible death. Next up, under the new healthcare program…. Here you go great-gramps, drink this….
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http://piggington.com/gov039t_giving_you_4500_to_trade_in_your_old_car#comment-127324
[quote=flu]
meanwhile, here’s a video of what dealers are suppose to do to destroy the “clunker”…Drain oil, fill with sodium silicate, and rev the engine until it seizes. I cringe watching folks kill cars like this…BMW 735….scraped
Late Model Volvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYT…More…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Sm3A7r…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEqJIGnX…
This is such a fvcking waste in so many different ways…Where are the tree huggers now?
Next up, ObamaCare asking you to trade in your sick family member under a cash for sick/elder program. Here you go, drink this……(Shudders)
[/quote]Some more…
BMW 530
BMW 5 series V8
BMW 525
…sigh….Those would have been good donor cars for projects…If i see an M5 trashed this way, I’m going to hurl
Something interesting also about what cars are top sellers in the C4C program…
What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask.
The government’s results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys.
The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model. The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as separate models.
For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The government counts each version as a different vehicle using guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government’s top ten list.
Edmund’s Top 10 Cash For Clunkers
Rank Vehicle Includes Includes 4WD Includes Hybrid
1 Ford Escape Yes Yes
2 Ford Focus No No
3 Jeep Patriot Yes No
4 Dodge Caliber Yes No
5 Ford F-150 Yes No
6 Honda Civic No Yes
7 Chevrolet Silverado Yes Yes
8 Chevrolet Cobalt No No
9 Toyota Corolla No No
10 Ford Fusion Yes YesAugust 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM #442975CoronitaParticipantRepost….
These cars die a horrible death. Next up, under the new healthcare program…. Here you go great-gramps, drink this….
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http://piggington.com/gov039t_giving_you_4500_to_trade_in_your_old_car#comment-127324
[quote=flu]
meanwhile, here’s a video of what dealers are suppose to do to destroy the “clunker”…Drain oil, fill with sodium silicate, and rev the engine until it seizes. I cringe watching folks kill cars like this…BMW 735….scraped
Late Model Volvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYT…More…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Sm3A7r…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEqJIGnX…
This is such a fvcking waste in so many different ways…Where are the tree huggers now?
Next up, ObamaCare asking you to trade in your sick family member under a cash for sick/elder program. Here you go, drink this……(Shudders)
[/quote]Some more…
BMW 530
BMW 5 series V8
BMW 525
…sigh….Those would have been good donor cars for projects…If i see an M5 trashed this way, I’m going to hurl
Something interesting also about what cars are top sellers in the C4C program…
What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask.
The government’s results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys.
The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model. The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as separate models.
For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The government counts each version as a different vehicle using guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government’s top ten list.
Edmund’s Top 10 Cash For Clunkers
Rank Vehicle Includes Includes 4WD Includes Hybrid
1 Ford Escape Yes Yes
2 Ford Focus No No
3 Jeep Patriot Yes No
4 Dodge Caliber Yes No
5 Ford F-150 Yes No
6 Honda Civic No Yes
7 Chevrolet Silverado Yes Yes
8 Chevrolet Cobalt No No
9 Toyota Corolla No No
10 Ford Fusion Yes YesAugust 8, 2009 at 7:46 AM #443152CoronitaParticipantRepost….
These cars die a horrible death. Next up, under the new healthcare program…. Here you go great-gramps, drink this….
Page 2:
http://piggington.com/gov039t_giving_you_4500_to_trade_in_your_old_car#comment-127324
[quote=flu]
meanwhile, here’s a video of what dealers are suppose to do to destroy the “clunker”…Drain oil, fill with sodium silicate, and rev the engine until it seizes. I cringe watching folks kill cars like this…BMW 735….scraped
Late Model Volvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYT…More…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Sm3A7r…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEqJIGnX…
This is such a fvcking waste in so many different ways…Where are the tree huggers now?
Next up, ObamaCare asking you to trade in your sick family member under a cash for sick/elder program. Here you go, drink this……(Shudders)
[/quote]Some more…
BMW 530
BMW 5 series V8
BMW 525
…sigh….Those would have been good donor cars for projects…If i see an M5 trashed this way, I’m going to hurl
Something interesting also about what cars are top sellers in the C4C program…
What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you ask.
The government’s results showed small cars as the top choice for shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the top-ten buys.
The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model. The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as separate models.
For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The government counts each version as a different vehicle using guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government’s top ten list.
Edmund’s Top 10 Cash For Clunkers
Rank Vehicle Includes Includes 4WD Includes Hybrid
1 Ford Escape Yes Yes
2 Ford Focus No No
3 Jeep Patriot Yes No
4 Dodge Caliber Yes No
5 Ford F-150 Yes No
6 Honda Civic No Yes
7 Chevrolet Silverado Yes Yes
8 Chevrolet Cobalt No No
9 Toyota Corolla No No
10 Ford Fusion Yes YesAugust 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM #442473Veritas
Participant“German officials noted this week that there has been firm evidence of clunkers there being routed abroad — to Africa and even eastern Europe — and being resold. The Association of Criminal Investigators, or BDK, estimated that about 50,000 cars — polluting makes and models — have been sent outside of Germany. Clunkers in Germany aren’t required to have their engines disabled and thousands have not made it to the scrap yard.”
August 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM #442669Participant“German officials noted this week that there has been firm evidence of clunkers there being routed abroad — to Africa and even eastern Europe — and being resold. The Association of Criminal Investigators, or BDK, estimated that about 50,000 cars — polluting makes and models — have been sent outside of Germany. Clunkers in Germany aren’t required to have their engines disabled and thousands have not made it to the scrap yard.”
August 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM #443006Participant“German officials noted this week that there has been firm evidence of clunkers there being routed abroad — to Africa and even eastern Europe — and being resold. The Association of Criminal Investigators, or BDK, estimated that about 50,000 cars — polluting makes and models — have been sent outside of Germany. Clunkers in Germany aren’t required to have their engines disabled and thousands have not made it to the scrap yard.”
August 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM #443075Participant“German officials noted this week that there has been firm evidence of clunkers there being routed abroad — to Africa and even eastern Europe — and being resold. The Association of Criminal Investigators, or BDK, estimated that about 50,000 cars — polluting makes and models — have been sent outside of Germany. Clunkers in Germany aren’t required to have their engines disabled and thousands have not made it to the scrap yard.”
August 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM #443252Participant“German officials noted this week that there has been firm evidence of clunkers there being routed abroad — to Africa and even eastern Europe — and being resold. The Association of Criminal Investigators, or BDK, estimated that about 50,000 cars — polluting makes and models — have been sent outside of Germany. Clunkers in Germany aren’t required to have their engines disabled and thousands have not made it to the scrap yard.”
August 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM #442533EconProf
ParticipantTo crush perfectly good, 18 MPG cars, some with less than 100k miles on them is positively sinful. The cars have lots of utility left in them, and in a world with needy people this is such a waste. 40 miles south of us poor people are pushing around real clunkers, massive polluters and unsafe gas guzzlers. There would be a net gain to the environment, to human safety, and to consumer satisfaction if our government could have exerted a modicum or creativity and traded our “clunkers” for theirs.
August 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM #442729ParticipantTo crush perfectly good, 18 MPG cars, some with less than 100k miles on them is positively sinful. The cars have lots of utility left in them, and in a world with needy people this is such a waste. 40 miles south of us poor people are pushing around real clunkers, massive polluters and unsafe gas guzzlers. There would be a net gain to the environment, to human safety, and to consumer satisfaction if our government could have exerted a modicum or creativity and traded our “clunkers” for theirs.
August 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM #443066ParticipantTo crush perfectly good, 18 MPG cars, some with less than 100k miles on them is positively sinful. The cars have lots of utility left in them, and in a world with needy people this is such a waste. 40 miles south of us poor people are pushing around real clunkers, massive polluters and unsafe gas guzzlers. There would be a net gain to the environment, to human safety, and to consumer satisfaction if our government could have exerted a modicum or creativity and traded our “clunkers” for theirs.
August 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM #443135ParticipantTo crush perfectly good, 18 MPG cars, some with less than 100k miles on them is positively sinful. The cars have lots of utility left in them, and in a world with needy people this is such a waste. 40 miles south of us poor people are pushing around real clunkers, massive polluters and unsafe gas guzzlers. There would be a net gain to the environment, to human safety, and to consumer satisfaction if our government could have exerted a modicum or creativity and traded our “clunkers” for theirs.
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