Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

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Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #90 – September 26, 2009, 12:36:55 AM

I'd say the numbers were seriously fornicateked for several models...

Mark VIII, only two '96, one '97 and all the other years were from 120 to 187???

Only year Town car traded was 1994 and there were 694??? Yeaah right, our government at it's finest...

From what I saw when I checked MPG numbers, many of the ones listed didn't qualify, including my '93 Grand Marquis... But apparently someone traded at least one in(and two '92 that also didn't qualify)... I'll bet some dealers eat a bunch of trade ins...

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #91 – September 26, 2009, 03:26:55 AM

Buick GNX 1987 1

YOU CAN JUST ROT IN HELL!!!!
Who ever traded that in DIE!!!

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #92 – September 26, 2009, 03:37:06 AM

i am kind of laughing about the rolls royce lol makes ya wonder... WHAT were they thinking?

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #93 – September 26, 2009, 06:49:17 AM

Quote from: bhazard;292650

...its FOUR YEARS OLD and was what, 30,000+ then???

$40,000+ when new. Very bizarre, indeed.

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #94 – September 26, 2009, 07:19:41 AM

The 20th anny Trans Am would be a shame too. Those were very rare and very fast (Buick GN drivetrain). I've gotta wonder at the eligibility of some of those models. Would a '99 Cougar really get worse mileage than Tom's '93 Grandma Marquis, which didn't qualify?

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #95 – September 26, 2009, 09:42:36 AM

How about the 97 Aston Martin DB7? or the Rolls Royce Continental R, or the 6 Maserati BiTurbos, or the 2 Roush F150s? That program hurt more than it helped....

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #96 – September 27, 2009, 08:30:14 PM

The thing that made the least sense to me is why KIA, Toyota, Honda and all these other foreign manufactures got Cash for their "Clunkers". I was under the assumption that this was supposed to help our economy not puppiesans, Korea's, or Germany's.

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #97 – September 27, 2009, 08:35:04 PM

Quote from: 20th anny 5.o;292823

The thing that made the least sense to me is why KIA, Toyota, Honda and all these other foreign manufactures got Cash for their "Clunkers". I was under the assumption that this was supposed to help our economy not puppiesans, Korea's, or Germany's.

Fact is they have plants here who employ Americans. I thought the same thing at first.

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #98 – September 28, 2009, 07:04:58 AM

Anyone here noticed the Hybrid car that got crushed?

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #99 – September 28, 2009, 07:54:59 AM

Quote from: 20th anny 5.o;292823

The thing that made the least sense to me is why KIA, Toyota, Honda and all these other foreign manufactures got Cash for their "Clunkers". I was under the assumption that this was supposed to help our economy not puppiesans, Korea's, or Germany's.

There's a lot more to a manufacturer's economic footprint than just where the car's actually built or where the company's head office is. All manufacturers contribute significantly to local economies regardless where the car is actually made. Salesmen, mechanics, parts guys, lot boys, dealership administration, etc are all local jobs provided by any manufacturer. Then there are the spin-offs: advertising (on radio, TV, and newspaper), sponsorships, charities, training, property taxes, building maintenance (snow plowing, lawn mowing, building contsruction, upgrades & repair), etc. Even supposedly non-related businesses that are near the dealership gain: Lunch truck drivers, fast food restaurants, etc. S single dealership, depending on its size, can contribute to dozens or even hundreds of jobs.

That being said, I still think the whole C4C thing was a travesty, not just for the fact that over half a million perfectly good cars were destroyed, but because government (and by extension, taxpayers) shouldn't be subsidizing private citizens buying new cars. I was sooooooo glad the Canadian government decided not to follow in the US gov't footsteps. And the funny thing is that since the gov't decided not to do C4C many dealerships started their own programs - in other words, the industry is funding its own bailout, exactly what should have happened in the USA.

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #100 – September 28, 2009, 08:26:33 AM

i'm still curious as to how stupid the people are going to feel when they cannot afford to make the payments with the way the economy is and lose their new cars.....personally i would rather have a car thats paid off and i have NO chance of loseing than a car that i have to pay a $500 a month car payment and one missed payment is BYE BYE new car

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #101 – September 28, 2009, 08:34:30 AM

holy look at all those explorer engines we lost

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #102 – September 28, 2009, 11:30:37 PM

Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;292879

i'm still curious as to how stupid the people are going to feel when they cannot afford to make the payments with the way the economy is and lose their new cars.....personally i would rather have a car thats paid off and i have NO chance of loseing than a car that i have to pay a $500 a month car payment and one missed payment is BYE BYE new car

That was EXACTLY the problem with the C4C program. Either the people that used it could and KNEW they could afford a new car payment, or the ones that THOUGHT they could are in for a real screwing. It was just bad business altogether. Not only will the ones that THOUGHT they could afford it in trouble, but the one they traded in can't even be put back on the road. It'll be good for drivetrain (excluding engine) parts, and body parts, but that's it. Meanwhile, some kid out there needs a car they can afford to drive, and won't have to buy full coverage insurance for. They're simply not available until the next round of hand-me-downs from the rich folkshiznit the market.

There is no cure for stupid, and this government is proving it.

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #103 – September 29, 2009, 12:01:42 AM

Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;292879

i'm still curious as to how stupid the people are going to feel when they cannot afford to make the payments with the way the economy is and lose their new cars.....personally i would rather have a car thats paid off and i have NO chance of loseing than a car that i have to pay a $500 a month car payment and one missed payment is BYE BYE new car

Been saying that since day one.

Idiots

Cash for clunkers...FINAL NUMBERS 9-26-09

Reply #104 – September 29, 2009, 12:09:37 AM

Look at the bright side...I wonder just how many Obama bumper stickers C4C took off the road...:burnout: