tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post4968497632739450640..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Cash for Clunkers: epic failUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33690329168021508132009-08-15T09:02:10.181-07:002009-08-15T09:02:10.181-07:00I agree that this program has it's faults. How...I agree that this program has it's faults. However, I was able to take advantage of it. I traded in my only car, a 1995 Explorer w/ 250K miles on it. It was starting to fall apart and was going to need extensive repairs to keep it road-worthy this winter in my cold and snowy climate. I traded it in on a Subaru Forester which gets 7-10 more mpg than I was getting which, for my 40 mile round SongbirdSistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898627041211000111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-172282731973549632009-08-13T18:41:55.424-07:002009-08-13T18:41:55.424-07:00It's a move to get new cars off the lot. Think...It's a move to get new cars off the lot. Think about it. The people that feel financially secure in their jobs to get rid of their "clunker" are usually getting rid of their 2nd car not the primary gas guzzler and they can replace it with a non hybrid SUV! Furthermore the car, that has some good years left in it can could be donated to charity or sold to a family that can't Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1009244171568515082009-08-13T16:00:11.188-07:002009-08-13T16:00:11.188-07:00@greenonblue, the mind boggles.@greenonblue, the mind boggles.Elizabeth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327405207894728455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31784342212818342962009-08-13T14:19:36.390-07:002009-08-13T14:19:36.390-07:00I was hoping to trade my 66 Valiant in on a NEV- n...I was hoping to trade my 66 Valiant in on a NEV- no luck as my 66 Valiant does not count! The only car I have that counts is the 95 Swift- to fuel effeciant (sp) cant find a new car with better gas mileage except a prious. Ans I think it is more sustainable to keep my paid off car with 40 MPG than to buy one and make payments for 50MPGRobj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23246257779592340512009-08-13T13:26:02.878-07:002009-08-13T13:26:02.878-07:00I didn't realize they were even trying to call...I didn't realize they were even trying to call it anything other than a bailout. The biggest issue will be when its all over and nobody is buying cars again. Its like the sugar kick you get and then feel worse when it wears off. These bailouts are just a bunch of sugar for the American people. We feel better for a few minutes and then much worse.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16755169362057732432009-08-13T12:46:00.428-07:002009-08-13T12:46:00.428-07:00someone i know took advantage of the cash for clun...someone i know took advantage of the cash for clunkers by trading in his gas-guzzling SUV for another SUV that gets even worse gas mileage. go figure. and he's always telling me i'm hurting the planet because i eat meat. grrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24511285429715197282009-08-13T11:48:09.188-07:002009-08-13T11:48:09.188-07:00Yes, blatant auto bailout, but my thought was cars...Yes, blatant auto bailout, but my thought was cars more than 25 years old have very little worth. ie- my mid 90's Jeep is probably worth a few thousand, where a mid 70's pickup doesn't have much worth. So the govenment is giving me a rebate for giving up my polluting car that has some worth. <br /><br />Just my 2 cents.sara lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503780036590698089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13004723125524805012009-08-13T11:44:08.988-07:002009-08-13T11:44:08.988-07:00As I said on Ruchi's post and on my own blog, ...As I said on Ruchi's post and on my own blog, it's the economics that really bothers me. My car would qualify, but I can't afford a car payment so I'm not trading it in. However, I think a lot of people in my position would see the $4500 as too good to pass up (it's killing me to pass it up!) and would go for it, resulting in more repos because people can't make their Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-26820392626968410902009-08-13T11:29:14.708-07:002009-08-13T11:29:14.708-07:00I was really excited about this program. I planne...I was really excited about this program. I planned on trading in a 1998 that gets 22 mpg and has HIGH Milage for a smaller more fuel effient car for commuting. The government says its not ineffient enough! Which really sucks because I will now drive it into the ground but will use more fuel to do so...its a flawed program in that respect. Here was a chance to get something with bad milage offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89272800456791385642009-08-13T11:14:24.223-07:002009-08-13T11:14:24.223-07:00There were several other plans proposed in congres...There were several other plans proposed in congress which would have helped out more people, and truely rid the country of polluting cars. They did not pass. This cash for clunkers is a blatent move to get the auto plants manufacturing cars again, until the cash runs out. <br /><br />The cap and trade bill also has within it yet another bailout to the auto makers. In the fine print they have TDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020719463252531409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44683650924336663592009-08-13T10:48:58.062-07:002009-08-13T10:48:58.062-07:00Slightly OT:
While the program infuriates me to n...Slightly OT:<br /><br />While the program infuriates me to no end, I was pleased to read one Portland bike shop's <a href="http://www.joe-bike.com/cash-for-clunkers/" rel="nofollow">Cash for Clunkers program</a>.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68194975347434873912009-08-13T10:44:38.092-07:002009-08-13T10:44:38.092-07:00I'm not even sure it was a back-handed auto ba...I'm not even sure it was a back-handed auto bail-out. They didn't even try to hide the real purpose in my mind. It's ridiculous. Maybe that's because I'm the daughter of a retired GM employee (management, non-union) who has lost many of his retirement benefits including health insurance supplements and long-term care insurance. Not to mention a number of other things like my Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440908525832152915noreply@blogger.com