Comments on: Thousands of Clunkers still waiting to be crushed

By: 03T4R

03T4R — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:04:52 +0000

Government efficiency at its best.

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:19 +0000

Interesting how the lawsuit might work out. THe dealer did not have to give the owner of the vehicle the cash, but he did have to disclose the estimated scrap value at the time of delivery. $50 was all the gubment would allow the dealer to charge the customer for to participate in the clunker program, and that was not enough to cover the destruction of the engine, let alone the mountains of paperwork involved in the program itself. My feeling is the plaintif is a tool, but you never know how the judge is going to rule.

By: eleven

eleven — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:41:17 +0000

I’m happier than Peter Griffin at a buffet! Now I’ll be able to get all kinds of parts for my 92 Cherokee for cheap. I’m thinking the interior from and grand cherokee limited… Seriously though, I’m really glad that we incentivised getting in debt. Without financial freedom we’re even more F*@#$%.

By: ajm11

ajm11 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:06 +0000

This program is such a waste in many different ways. Recycling auto parts instead of crushing I think is a better way to improve the environment. The reason why I say this is because crushing perfectly good parts that could be used on a vehicle to make it perform better and run cleaner is a waste. Not to mention you are wasting all the engineering time and energy that was put into those parts. As well as the time and energy of the people that built parts. People always say that old cars are major reasons why the environment is the way it is. This is not necessarily the case. There is a growing trend of people installing engines such as the Chrysler Hemi, Ford Modular and the GM LSx motors into old vehicles to make them cleaner vehicles to drive, and more fuel efficient. Anyone who thinks this program was a good idea needs to give their head a shake.

And it was not only Chevy Astro’s, Dodge Durango’s and thankfully many Pontiac Aztec’s that got traded on this program. There were other cars that were actually desirable. One person traded in a 87 Buick GNX which was 1 of 500 built. One person also traded in a 1997 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. While two people traded in a 2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible on this program.

By: TransDesigner

TransDesigner — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:48:53 +0000

Idiots. Shame on anyone who took part in this.

By: TransDesigner

TransDesigner — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:46:12 +0000

*very hard. Sorry for the typo. Seeing too much red to spell check.

By: TransDesigner

TransDesigner — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:44:39 +0000

This just pisses me off so bad. What a collassal WASTE. It would take less than half a brain to determine a better, more efficient way to re-use these creations that SOMEONE worked vary hard to birth. Wanna talk about conservation??!?? Start by USING WHAT WE HAVE. Not destroying it to leave a void that we will fill with all kinds of new factories, and deplete all kinds of new resources for, or at the very least, spew who knows what into the atmosphere as we crush these and melt them down. I have the utmost lack of respect for whatever “brains”spewed this flagellant program into our world. Shame- shame on the stupidity. Human beings should be held to higher standards. You deserve what you have coming.

By: trantz

trantz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:22:40 +0000

we only got $50 per vehicle from the salvage yard. $125 seems like a fortune.

By: Lawnchair88

Lawnchair88 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:40:56 +0000

LOL @ A4. Seems like something is either getting mulled over or shuttered every day on this site

By: chevymanc6

chevymanc6 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:36:44 +0000

The automotive holocaust continues and proves that America has lost its way. Thanks for nothing Obama!

By: Smegley Wanxalot

Smegley Wanxalot — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:27:07 +0000

johngalt, you forgot the part about C4C pulling good used lower cost vehicles off the market that could normally be there for lower income people to buy, thus making them pay more for a used car and often putting a car out of reach at all.

By: johngalt

johngalt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:08:31 +0000

I’m having a hard time following the logic, here.

We’ll subsidize new car purchases to help remove environmentally unfriendly vehicles from the highways. Then, to ensure they never see the roads again, we’ll have them crushed at “recycling facilities” nationwide. Of course, because we understand the environmental importance of “recycling,” we’ll allow said facilities to pull the parts from these vehicles. In turn, these facilities will sell parts to people who have similar models of environmentally unfriendly vehicles, so that they can run longer. Then, we’ll increase the budget for the subsidization of new car purchases, thereby flooding “recycling facilities’” inventories of parts, further driving down the price of said parts to make it easier still to keep the millions of remaining environmentally unfriendly vehicles on the road…

And, hey, why don’t we consider doing it all over again. Do I understand? Or am I just stoopid?

That’s it, johnnycanuck, I’m packing the last of my crap. Just gotta stop and buy more coats. See you in a few days!

By: ktulu

ktulu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:47:13 +0000

By: FSVT_ROCK

FSVT_ROCK — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:25:38 +0000

i don’t see this clunker program work, I drove 12 years vehicle and is not even qaulify for the program. They should re-use those parts, instead crush them.

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:19:10 +0000

Your sure the dealer didn’t get more then $125 LLN? I think you’re missing a zero, b/c suing for 125 bucks is ridiculous (the dealership would just give him that kind of money just to shut up), and the government was UNFORTUNATELY handing over much bigger checks then that…

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:05:24 +0000

Sounds like they’re really MULLING it over.