[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jimmyz', 'O')h i left a good one out be sure to show the grandkids don't want them to miss out on what they are paying for. link

[mcgowanjm]

"...if it's legal." Has anything this gov't tried since Sep '08 been legal? And don't worry about the "wasted" Volvo's.

We take out maybe three quarter million engines. That leaves 124.25 million, 7 years or older, out there. (Source: Auto matic Earth)

[sittinguy]

Who wants to bet that 1/2 of the loans made under this stupid program will go bad.anyone?anyone?

[mcgowanjm]

this is where the repo/wrecker bizness comes in handy.

And zero down payment? And can I go to Wells Fargo for
an AELOC?

How many scams can you fit into one gov't program.

[midnight-gamer]

Fosters $this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')ash for Clunkers' program fallout : Barrington couple upset dealer won't honor pact for new car

[IgnoranceIsBliss]

Meanwhile, in Orlando, clunkers are getting turned in left and right.
Orlando $this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')nce reports began flying Thursday night that the program was running low on cash, "it was chaos around here," said Chad Rogers, general manager of Classic Mazda in Orlando and Holler Hyundai in Winter Park.

Rogers says his two stores have done about 35 "clunker" deals this week, with many more expected this weekend. "It has definitely stimulated sales," he said. "There's no argument about that."

Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS, the initiative is designed to help the economy and the environment by spurring new-car sales. Car owners can receive federal subsidies of as much as $4,500 for trading in their old cars for new ones that achieve significantly higher gas mileage.

Sue Ferrara-Harney, a 43-year-old medical technician from Orlando, said she will miss her 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, which was the company's flagship sedan and sold for about $80,000 when new. She will not, however, miss the average 14miles per gallon it got on the road.

She wasn't really planning on buying a new car, but the government deal "was too good to pass up," she said. So she traded in her Mercedes for a Nissan Cube, which averages 29 mpg.

[timmac]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'I')ts insured but not licensed ( yeah I know, a strange combination) it runs ok but leaking oll heavily. The question is what do i do with a new truck ? I hadnt touch my old one since December or so. Can I sell the new one back to the dealer right away? Do I have to wait?

[AlexdeLarge]

The ultimate phishing site

Warning

DO NOT LOG ON TO CARS.GOV WEBSITE

logging on makes your computer a goverment computer and allows them access to anything and everything !!!!

The Cars.gov system, part of the "cash for clunkers" program can steal everything on your computer and can continue to track a user and access information for the life of the computer.

What this video first........then decide if you trust Barry Soetoro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8wgS69xjI

Tinfoil hat's only work against little green men from Mars..........not so good against .gov

[timmac]

thanks for that video link Alexdelarge, I will now have to watch when going to other Gov websites in the future.

Or maybe not go at all.

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlexdeLarge', 'T')he ultimate phishing site Warning DO NOT LOG ON TO CARS.GOV WEBSITE --snip--
Tinfoil hat's only work against little green men from Mars..........not so good against .gov

[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Maddog78', 'J')eez, I didn't know that they had to destroy the trade ins engines.
How ridiculous!
That Volvo looked very nice, hardly a clunker.
Even that BMW ran for quite a while before it finally died. That's a good engine.
Couldn't they have been sold to wreckers for parts?

[the48thronin]

It all started with one of those forwarded emails...
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')Warning. DO NOT LOG ON TO CARS.GOV WEBSITE
logging on makes your computer a goverment computer and allows them access to anything and everything !!!!
The Cars.gov system, part of the "cash for clunkers" program can steal everything on your computer and can continue to track a user and access information for the life of the computer. Watch this video first........then decide if you trust Barry Soetoro

[vision-master]

Friday mid morning I went for a motorcycle ride in the Country. During my tour I seen 9 ppl pulled over for speeding. This Country is really starting to suck.

[Cloud9]

Traffic citations are a not so well hiddens source of revenue for local governments. As this thing unwinds, it will become much cheaper to walk.

[AlexdeLarge]

DMV is hitting truckers hard too. Increasing random weigh stops and vehicle inspections...........and the fines are hefty. Its not about public safety, its about tapping income for the department to keep the bureacrats working.

I know many small independent truckers who own their own rig are being put out of business.

People are getting angry......................

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cloud9', 'T')raffic citations are a not so well hiddens source of revenue for local governments. As this thing unwinds, it will become much cheaper to walk.

[lordoverhack]

The cars.gov thing is a scam by glenn beck to drive fear into stupid americans.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/ ... ol-your-PC

[Plantagenet]

Why would DailyKos be afraid of Glenn Beck? He's just a radio personality.

[hope_full]

I also believe traffic tickets are on the rise. My daughter - who has never had a ticket in her entire life - has received two in 30 days in a cash-strapped state in the south.

One was for running a red light. It was what I'd call a "high yellow," but nonetheless, she was ticketed for it. Secondly, she was stopped and fined for not wearing a seat belt. She begged the officer to let her go with a warning but he refused. Later, we saw him sitting at the intersection with binoculars, watching drivers go by.

The fine was $100.

I guess they've found a quick way to raise revenue for the cities.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hope_full', 'I') guess they've found a quick way to raise revenue for the cities.