Cash for Clunkers Program - Page 7

Griff · 08-08-2009, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

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.

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

TheMercenary · 08-08-2009, 10:47 AM

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

TheMercenary · 08-08-2009, 10:52 AM

Griff · 08-08-2009, 10:59 AM

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

Undertoad · 08-08-2009, 04:34 PM

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

lumberjim · 08-08-2009, 05:36 PM

try to set *THESE*

ZenGum · 08-08-2009, 08:09 PM

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.

classicman · 08-08-2009, 10:35 PM

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

richlevy · 08-09-2009, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

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.

Dagney · 08-10-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

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

While I don't disagree with you on this, I would think that if that's truly what it was (a schemed bail out) then the financial reward would be limited to only those folks who bought a car from one of the 'big three'. (More money for domestics, lesser reward for imports).

lumberjim · 08-09-2009, 09:50 PM

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.

TheMercenary · 08-09-2009, 10:06 PM

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

lumberjim · 08-09-2009, 10:25 PM

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.

Madman · 08-10-2009, 09:06 AM

What boggles my mind about this "Cash for Clunkers" thing is the debt people are going in. Sure, get a non-gas guzzler. That's always a good idea. But the debt? Isn't that part of the original problem from the beginning? Debt. Now the gummint is telling people to get into more debt? Just doesn't click in my feeble old mind.

I have two vehicles, a 98 Crown Vic and a 99 Dakota. Both just over 100k in miles but both run super. Main thing - they have been free and clear for years. Granted, this "program" isn't for everyone but, who would want to trade in a car that's paid for for one they're going to be paying for over the next 4, 5 or 6 years.

Interesting note about this special. I couldn't help but to notice in the paper a couple of weeks ago. Our local Kia dealership was advertising this "Cash for Clunkers" thing and featured the list price for a Kia Rio at $21k

Then with the federal rebate and their rebates it would knock the price down to $12k for a new Kia Rio.

Personally, I think this entire stimulus thing has been a pile of crap from the beginning. Never, ever should a single dime ever have been given out. Capitalism should have just taken its course (if a business fails, then it fails).

Shawnee123 · 08-10-2009, 08:58 AM

jim, I have a question:

I was thinking maybe I could get in on this once I get my settlement and purchase a new vehicle, well it's worth a shot anyway.

The MPG ratings for my piece o' crap car is higher than 18 when you figure the EPA city/highway average. I find this crazy. How are people turning in WAY better cars than my POC and getting the deal? Am I missing something?

08-08-2009, 10:47 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	We got some pretty good deals, '07 Honda, '08 Toyota, '09 Mini. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-08-2009, 10:52 AM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	__________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-08-2009, 10:59 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ha ha! Maybe they'll get a nice Lamar Alexander. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-08-2009, 05:36 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	try to set THESE __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-08-2009, 08:09 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	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. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-08-2009, 04:34 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Trying to set your expectations... happiness is low expectations

08-08-2009, 10:35 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Anyone see this as a way to give the big 3 more money without calling it a bailout? just sayin... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-09-2009, 09:50 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	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. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-09-2009, 10:06 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yea, but you get the commission and he doesn't, right? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-09-2009, 10:25 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	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. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-10-2009, 09:06 AM	#14
Madman has left the building. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	What boggles my mind about this "Cash for Clunkers" thing is the debt people are going in. Sure, get a non-gas guzzler. That's always a good idea. But the debt? Isn't that part of the original problem from the beginning? Debt. Now the gummint is telling people to get into more debt? Just doesn't click in my feeble old mind. I have two vehicles, a 98 Crown Vic and a 99 Dakota. Both just over 100k in miles but both run super. Main thing - they have been free and clear for years. Granted, this "program" isn't for everyone but, who would want to trade in a car that's paid for for one they're going to be paying for over the next 4, 5 or 6 years. Interesting note about this special. I couldn't help but to notice in the paper a couple of weeks ago. Our local Kia dealership was advertising this "Cash for Clunkers" thing and featured the list price for a Kia Rio at $21k Then with the federal rebate and their rebates it would knock the price down to $12k for a new Kia Rio. Personally, I think this entire stimulus thing has been a pile of crap from the beginning. Never, ever should a single dime ever have been given out. Capitalism should have just taken its course (if a business fails, then it fails).

08-10-2009, 08:58 AM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	jim, I have a question: I was thinking maybe I could get in on this once I get my settlement and purchase a new vehicle, well it's worth a shot anyway. The MPG ratings for my piece o' crap car is higher than 18 when you figure the EPA city/highway average. I find this crazy. How are people turning in WAY better cars than my POC and getting the deal? Am I missing something? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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