I wish they had the program when we bought 3 new cars between Dec 08 and Jan 09. I would have been happy to get in on this governemnt hand out.

So GM must be moving a spread of nominally better cars that just qualify?

Fuel economy: Purchased vehicles average 25.3 miles per gallon, a 60 percent improvement over the 15.8 mpg average of trade-ins.
If true this would be nice.

I bet you got decent deals on those... I guess you made the last market driven decision in the PDR of America.

We got some pretty good deals, '07 Honda, '08 Toyota, '09 Mini.

Ha ha! Maybe they'll get a nice Lamar Alexander.

why ya gotta be like that?

Trying to set your expectations... happiness is low expectations

try to set *THESE*

Haggis! I love the look on the elephant's face.

I both love and hate political cartoons; they say so much, so powerfully, in such a short time, they communicate so effectively; but because they don't give a reasoned argument, they are almost invulnerable to counter-argument, and because they're funny (well the good ones are) anyone who does nit-pick just looks like a killjoy.

Anyone see this as a way to give the big 3 more money without calling it a bailout? just sayin...

Correct me if I'm wrong but the program is open to all manufacturers, so it would not make US manufacturers any more desirable than they have been. So considering how US manufacturers have begged/lobbied/bribed Congress in the past not to raise CAFE fuel standards, on average the most fuel efficient cars are not from the big 3.

so....the claim process can suck it.

it took me 5 hours to enter 12 claims today. completely mind numbing.

We've done 65 Clunker deals to date, I still have 12 to enter.....and I'm solo all week because my shitbag partner is on vacation. prick.

gonna be a loooooong week.

Yea, but you get the commission and he doesn't, right?

no...we get paid the same on all of the deals each month.

It's a sonofabitch when one guy goes on vacation. this is just really bad timing. My only hope is that there is a little bit of a mid month lull. Now that there is a fresh 2B in the coffers, I''m hoping the frenzied atmosphere will relent a bit.