Cash for Clunkers....seriously?
- Thread starter Cody
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cowmilker
SUPER CHEESY
- Location
- Stansbury Park UT.
I see. I will keep my '90's vehicles and keep them running.
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
Im wondering what this program is going to do to the used car market..I have nice vehicles now, but most of my life all I could afford was a clunker, most people are in that situation and drive new cars anyway..that is part of the trouble this country is in right now. are we going to next have a bailout plan for all these gomers that buy new cars and cant afford them.
also; if you destroy millions of good running so-called clunkers and cut the number of used cars on the market (supply/demand) will likely cause the cost of clunkers to rise making them too expensive for the poor to afford. why would someone sell there $1500 clunker when they could trade it in for $4500? I believe this is another case where the Government causes ten problems solving one.
also; if you destroy millions of good running so-called clunkers and cut the number of used cars on the market (supply/demand) will likely cause the cost of clunkers to rise making them too expensive for the poor to afford. why would someone sell there $1500 clunker when they could trade it in for $4500? I believe this is another case where the Government causes ten problems solving one.
GOAT
Back from the beyond
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
This is what's currently happening in the used market:
The decline in new vehicle sales during summer 08-09, impacted the amount of vehicles of being traded in far more than clunkers has.
Example: The rental agencies have practically stopped buying new cars and are holding onto their units much longer. When they finally sell them at auction, they have more miles and are in far worse conditions.
As for as waste, the goverment has been wasting your taxdollars on crappy military programs for decades. Planes that cannot fly, tanks that cannot shoot straight, and missles that cannot find their targets. Some units went into full production costing comparitively far more than C4C. There are boneyards full of acres of those mistakes.
To quote a *gasp* republican, "where's the outrage"
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
This is what's currently happening in the used market:
The decline in new vehicle sales during summer 08-09, impacted the amount of vehicles of being traded in far more than clunkers has.
Example: The rental agencies have practically stopped buying new cars and are holding onto their units much longer. When they finally sell them at auction, they have more miles and are in far worse conditions.
As for as waste, the goverment has been wasting your taxdollars on crappy military programs for decades. Planes that cannot fly, tanks that cannot shoot straight, and missles that cannot find their targets. Some units went into full production costing comparitively far more than C4C. There are boneyards full of acres of those mistakes.
To quote a *gasp* republican, "where's the outrage"
Our Government has always been amazingly WASTEFULL. hasnt seemed to matter whether they have a R or a D after there name. Bush started this latest big wastefull mess, and Obama didnt change direction, he just stomped on the gas...
RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
I rent cars with some frequency, and have noticed this lately. It used to be that the rental cars had very low mileage. It would be common to get one with only a few thousand or even a few hundred miles on them. They usually felt brand new and the interiors were nice and clean. The last few I've gotten have had 30 thousand miles or more (tough, rental car miles...), balding tires, and worn interiors.
The HHR does front digs like mad with the e-brake though.
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
whats next, whats next, whats next? I like drinking with Bob.