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We are on the Cash for Clunker List.
The CAR Allowance Rebate System (CARS) is a $1 billion government program that helps consumers buy or lease a more environmentally-friendly vehicle. Consumers will be able to take advantage of this program and receive a $3,500 or $4,500 discount from the car dealer when they trade in their old vehicle and purchase or lease a new one.
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rickshaw
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2001 Dragon #0467
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Apparently not us '99s. We are MUCH more environmentally friendly.
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'99's are 10 years old and beyond the value book rating system, and now fall into cars of particular interest and will begin to appreciate due to collector car status.
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Boo Ya!Originally Posted by blacksambo
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LOL - I don't think you're an idiot btw - I totally hope you're right!
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does it have to be driveable? or with engine?
Ask forgiveness, not permission.
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Yes... the rules say you have to be able to drive it into the dealership, and you have to have owned it for 1 year to avoid fraud.
We sit together, my VX and I, until only the VX remains.--Iamironman
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I'm tradin' for a PRIUS!!!
J/K
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bunch of idiots in congress. This is supposed to keep high polluters off the road and they give them an incentive to get a new car. But it takes resources and ENERGY which burns GAS and OIL in order to recycle metals and plastics. EMMISSIONS are given off when they do this. Then because there are not enough parts at the junk yards/recycling centers, they will have to RE-manfacture NEW parts which ALSO require ENERGY and EMMISSIONS to make. They drain all the traded cars for clunkers of the oil, fill it with sand/salt/water and cease an engine that could be perfectly good! WHAT A WASTE! And WHY is my VX a clunker? I get 18 mpg on it. My wife's car gets 22 but is breaking down and it's NOT qualified? Stupid.
Call me a geek, or maybe even nerd, but face the facts, we da ones be rulin' this world!
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Actually....scrap/salvage yards are buying these "clunkers" and parting them out.
At least that is what a salvage yard guy told me.
He said they have bought a TON of cars. Each time I talk to him, its another 60, etc.
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They are supposed to be crushed.
I guess dismantled works just as good though ... look how well that worked out for the Army when they wanted to take the old flat fender jeeps off the road.
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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broken down for parts but they pour liquid glass in the engine to keep the block from being used the shell are too be crushed plus any parts the dismantler does not want to remove
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You know I saw an interesting report on the news last week that questioned the wisdom of launching this program in the midst of the restructuring of GM and Chrysler. Basically the point was that because thousands of American dealerships have no cars to sell, this environmental program is undermining the automotive market recovery by driving buyers towards Japanese and European manufacturers with tons of cars available for sale. The guy being interviewed stated that had we waited until GM and Chrysler were back up to complete production capacity BEFORE launching the program, the American auto industry would be getting a huge influx of capital as a "side effect" of this new environment policy.
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Not sure where they were but dealers in most of the USA were stuck with months worth of inventory on the lot with no one buying. If they had no cars to sell the program would not have been needed to kick start the auto sale market. Also I have seen news programs showing tons of cars in storage lots with no where to go.
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I guess it depends on the location. I know I pass several dealerships on my way home every day that are down to fewer than 10-15 cars on their lot whereas they used to have a 100 or more. But maybe all those are being closed? I dunno...
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