cash for clunkers

[strega13]

it is truly amazing what kind of cars some people will get rid of as clunkers . anything from 1997 bently continental to maserati bi-turbo , cars which , at least for the maserati , doesn't seem bad at all ( and it is a rarecar ).
perfect examples of people having more money than brains . :rocket:

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[Snuffy]

I would think it would be the other way around ... not more money than brains ... but because they need more money, they loose their brains.

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[Moparmike]

Oooh...and a GNX too?!?!? I would've slapped that guy silly!

I won't start on the politics of the CFC program...this isn't the place for it. But, what I saw traded in here locally for clunkers were mostly good trucks. A lot of em could've been sold for (or done on a "regular" trade-in) more than $4500.

I will say that I did get one nice perk from the CFC trade-ins though...
Someone clunkered a really super-clean low mileage Nissan Pathfinder sport-ute at the local Toyota dealer.
Well, since all of these cars went to the scrap yard and anything except the frame and engine could be resold I picked up a like-new 4.63:1 limited-slip front/rear axle combo and got some not-rusted-to-death body parts for my little hardbody pickup for just a hair under $400. That's the price of one axle alone, much less all of the body parts! WOOT!

[OBIO]

Yep...Cash For Clunkers resulted in cars far better than the one I am driving being sent to the crusher. Makes no sense to me...I can't afford a nice car of my own, but my tax money helps people with nicer cars than me get new cars.

A GNX? Maserati Biturbo? Bentley? Clearly another government program that was quickly abused by the leeches of society. And that is not a political statement, it is a societal statement.

OBIO

[Cratermaker]

I am guessing nasty divorce shenanigans.

[cheezyflier]

I am guessing nasty divorce shenanigans.


i almost got a ford ranger that way.
it was an all tube frame, blown 460, tubbed, wheelie bars, spooled rear, lenco tranny, 1/4 mile rocket sled. the lady wanted just $100. unfortunatly, before i could borrow the money and go get it, her husband found out about it and had a friend buy it for him to avoid losing it.











....the divorce lady was one of my older sisters.

[Brian_Gladden]

Local Ford dealer had a 97 Mustang GT convertible with less than 40,000 miles on it get traded in under "Clunkers" Car retailed for nearly $8,000 and was worth $5,500 on trade....

Many dealers took in cars that they will never be reimbursed for because they were not on the "list".

Every Ford Crown Vic or Mercury Grand Marquis that got 'Clunkered" will not be paid for because they get more than 20 mpg in town.


Heck, my 92 Grand Marquis gets 21 around town with over 100,000 miles on it and needing a tune up!

[JimC1702]

Most of the vehicles we got under the program were pretty decent vehicles, including a pretty nice looking F-150. A few Jimmys and Blazers, a big Chevy Suburban, a big ol' Caddy. Most would have made decent vehicles for someone.

By the way, the Suburban with a 350 engine (5.7L) ran the longest after it was dosed with sodium silicate. Most died within 2 minutes. The good old small-block Chevy wanted to keep running.

Jim