Comments on: “Cash For Clunkers” starts today

By: Spokane Used Cars & Auto Sales Blog » Blog Archive » Clunkers Revived, But Car Prices Going Up

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:10:20 +0000

[...] along came “Cash for Clunkers,” the government program that pays up to $4,500 for older, fuel-thirsty vehicles that are traded in [...]

By: Why are car prices going up?

Why are car prices going up? — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:23:17 +0000

[...] along came “Cash for Clunkers,” the government program that pays up to $4,500 for older, fuel-thirsty vehicles that are traded in [...]

By: TAYLOR

TAYLOR — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:05:48 +0000

I HAVE A 1979 CADI RUNS GREAT ORIGINAL ALL OVER WILL SELL OR SWAP ,FOR GOOD RUNNING PICK UP TO WORK

By: soonermann

soonermann — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:51:58 +0000

I have a one ton chevy truck that is disqualified because it has a gross vehicle weight of over 10,000 lbs. A vehicle that definitely should be replaced. It would help me as a small business owner, the truck dealership, as well as the fuel consumption. No help for me or anyone like me. This government won’t be happy until we’re all in the soup line.

By: big tymer

big tymer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:51 +0000

btw it didnt actually start on the 1st, it starts on or around july 24th, but some dealerships are trusting that the rules wont change and taking trades now. i just did it today, but a local dealership refused cuz it hasn’t officially started and they were afraid the rules would change. i got to strip tons of stuff from my car- even the spare! only problem was the dealership found a way to bamboozle me oiut of the $50 i shouldve gotten for the value of the scrap metal on top of the 4500 but oh well

By: george washington

george washington — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:09:33 +0000

All the cars that are traded in for this program are just going to be destroyed immediately afterwards. Is that really helping the environment? Getting people to have their perfectly decent working cars thrown away so they can pay a manufacturer to produce 3500 lbs of aluminum and all kinds of other junk that tons of pollution is emitted in the process of making? In any case, I’m kind of excited about the program. I’m going to strip every single thing of any value from my old Lexus that won’t prevent it from running and then trade it in for $4500. Maybe sell it for parts on Ebay or something.

By: anne reynolds

anne reynolds — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:04 +0000

This stinks I just bought A new car last month, What about my rebate? Why start it in July, how about from the first of the year? Sorry…..

By: CrankySaver

CrankySaver — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:47:48 +0000

Barry, chill out dude. You misread the post. It says the car or truck “can’t be older than a 1984 model.” In other words, it has to be newer than 1984. So your dad’s 1979 Caddy wouldn’t have been eligible. And the estimate is that about 250,000 people will be able to take advantage of this.

By: barry brown

barry brown — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:44:24 +0000

this is probably the biggest scam on American drivers ever. What 1984 or older car still is in running condition, and if so, how many do not get over 18mpg?. the only cars from 1984 and down that run are probably collector cars that are woth more then $4500.00. Example- my dad died last year and I inherited his 1979 Cadillac Sedan de ville. It is rated at 18mpg highway but it is immaculate. I wash and wax it 2x per year. I’ve been offered $8000.00 by a Caddy dealer in my town. Also the fueleconomy.gov website only lists vehicles from 1994 and up. The real aim of the bill is to rip off the public. I predict less the 1% of drivers are eligible!!