it be funnier and alot more interesting, if when you turned in your car they drove it to the side of a hill, and you got to shoot the engine with a Barret Rifle, then you KNOW the blocks not rebuildable, oh wait this is prolly what those ******** down south already do = P

 

it be funnier and alot more interesting, if when you turned in your car they drove it to the side of a hill, and you got to shoot the engine with a Barret Rifle, then you KNOW the blocks not rebuildable, oh wait this is prolly what those ******** down south already do = P

No, down South we do not do that. We spend our time getting educated and know " prolly" is not a word in the English language. WE correctly use "probably"

 

You do not require a certified mechanic to kill a car engine..simply hand it off to the general public.They are naturals at it and will tweeter the results real time to anyone that wants to listen.:sad:

 

ooo, heres an Idea that 2 part Foam Crap, the stuff they sell in cans for insulation, now i dont know how long a motor will idle with no Oil before it seizes but start it up fill it up with that foam and rever her til she Blows, i couldnt ever seen anyone getting all that expanded foam out of the block, unless u could acid dip it and melt it out.

 

Paul,
Nice warning shot across the bow. :thumbsup:

 

My brother took advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program with an '89 model LTD he has had for 9 years. He paid a lot less than $4,500 for it too.

 

It is only a matter of time before this is moved. Anyway, it is a waste of running cars.

 

That's one of the goals of the program, to get older cars off the road.

 

Talked to our local Honda dealer today.They are not destroying any engines until they have the money for them.Seems their is a backlog of paperwork and dealers getting paid.

 

I saw on the news that the cash for clunkers program is already a bust- out of cash already.

 

I don't know about calling it a bust they spent the first billion in less than a week with almost 250,000 cars turned in and new cars sold. After suspending the program it was re-instated with additional money. To be a bust it would have meant nobody taking advantage of the program.

 

I got an update from yahoo mail 3 or so days ago that said cash for clunkers was suspended for a while... Didn't care to read the story, I don't really care about something that isn't going to affect me.

 

Hey Dave have you tried to get credit lately? With everything the economy has been through the lenders are not just handing it out like they use to.

 

I agree Dennis...

Not all will qualify for the program and it is harder to get than most people think.

But, the first BILLION has been gone thru in about a week or 2 on the clunker program and 2 BILLION more is slated to be givin out.

Dealers have yet to be compensated by the goverment for the rebates, which i do understand will take a while and im sure the dealers knew this...i hope.

Its just that there will be almost 1 million people with a new car payment...gotta be some defaults someware.

I think its harder to get qualified for the clunker program than it is for credit from a dealer or your bank.

I know of a couple of people here that got car loans from the dealer on new cars (no clunker program involved), and i dont know how that could be due to their credit.

But one for sure is at 16.25% ! That was dealer financing, as no one would give her credit...as you said, it a lot tougher to get from most lenders.

Of course the dealer is going to be happy to have you sign that one! And she did!

Will she default, maybe not, i know her and she is a very hard worker. But if she looses one of her 2 jobs....

Its just if you fall on hard times, your 300-$400 car payment becomes a liability and it gets repoed.

 

waste of good cars, i'll keep my old junk i hate car notes !don't plan on haveing anymore nor will i buy a green car .

 

 

Without going into economics or politics, GOV spending worked well getting us out of the hole in the 30's. Of course, WWII helped out as well, and times are different now...

But it doesn't take a certified mechanic, nor a bullet, to blow one apart

 

Ram Air Dave, thats gonna take a lot of "Mighty Putty"!


I do agree you have to spend money to get things going...I really do! It's economics 101.

I do spend what i can afford, and on ocassion more...just ask my camaro!

But as i said, if your funds dont allow for payments in the 300-400 range for at least 3-4 or 5 yrs, you dont need or can afford a new vehicle.

Remeber, like anything you finace, make sure you can pony up the money in the long run.

 

why dont they just just rev it till it blows? Wouldnt saw dust be cheaper?

 

so will they destroy Hemis, LQX, and LSx engines this way?

my buddies srt8 got horrible mileage.

 

If they are in cars that qualify then, yes... The thing is most the cars with these engines would bring more than the $3500, $4500 incentive so why would anyone turn the car in?

 

Sure, the program has shortcomings, and the sales blip for the car companies will just be temporary, just like the zero percent financing of a few years ago. However, I find it much easier to stomach using tax money to help sell some more efficient, less polluting cars than I do spending a LOT more to bail out banks who continue to throw bonuses and extravagant parties at their executives.

 

Agreed!

 

LT1 cars are doomed then!

 

Why?