Was "Cash for Clunkers" one of the more wasteful govt projects?

[DarrinS]

Sad that so many vehicles were destroyed for no good reason.


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[TeyshaBlue]

Absolutely, not. By all measures, it was a rousing success. Although I would wade through the lists of cars traded in from time to time and just shake my head.

[DarrinS]

So, what was the point of destroying the trade-ins?

[TeyshaBlue]

So, what was the point of destroying the trade-ins?

If by dint of legal contract you declare them as unfit, then you're pretty much trapped in that declaration.
The program was two-pronged:

1. Give the sagging auto industry a bump
2. Get the gross polluters off the road.

In between those positions, were a shit ton of pretty cool cars and likely some that would be just fine as daily drivers.

[TeyshaBlue]

Car Salesman: Yeah, we got this beauty from the Cash for Clunkers program, but it aint a clunker.
Car Buyer: Excuse me while I vomit on your shoes.

[DarrinS]

Environmentally friendly, too

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Lol, I like this guy's narration
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Damn, Ford's are tough to kill
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[TeyshaBlue]

Those Ford f-150's with the 5 liter were a complete POS.
Fuck, they'd self-destruct anyway.

[DarrinS]

In between those positions, were a shit ton of pretty cool cars and likely some that would be just fine as daily drivers.

Yes

[TeyshaBlue]

Yes

Probably 5x as many that needed to be off the road tho, tbh.

[George Gervin's Afro]

darrins feeling sorry for old cars..lol

[DarrinS]

Probably 5x as many that needed to be off the road tho, tbh.

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[TeyshaBlue]

whateves.

http://truecostblog.com/2011/11/02/was-cash-for-clunkers-a-success/

[mouse]

listen to this mans last words on the video and try and guess who he voted for.


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[DMX7]

listen to this mans last words on the video and try and guess who he voted for.


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The 90's was most certainly NOT a glory age for cars. That's probably just another dumb shit voting against his own economic interests because anything is better than being a "socialist"!

[baseline bum]

Not even close

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[ElNono]

Absolutely, not. By all measures, it was a rousing success.

this

[ElNono]

:cry why did the Commodore 64s had to be destroyed, they could perfectly add 2+2 :cry

[mouse]

A sad film is the destruction of the EV1. Not just a story of a car but of destroying the best answer to the 4 dollar a gallon dilemma.


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[Wild Cobra]

Maybe you should watch Revenge of the Electric Car. It's available on Netflix, and is relevant to the EV1

[mouse]

I will thanks.

[ElNono]

Some peeps still running the proto all-electric RAV4 from the EV1 days...

[ChumpDumper]

lol Darrin thought he had a winner here.

$50 light bulbs!

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao

[mouse]

The 90's was most certainly NOT a glory age for cars.

Like the 80s was any better?

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/3458/4261/33644630003_large.jpg

[DMX7]

Like the 80s was any better?

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/3458/4261/33644630003_large.jpg

80's was a shit decade overall.

[DarrinS]

I don't suppose a poor family could use an old Crown Vic to get around. I just don't see the point in destroying something that works.

[ElNono]

I don't suppose a poor family could use an old Crown Vic to get around. I just don't see the point in destroying something that works.

it was a trade-in program. The poor family that wanted to keep using the old Crown Vic to get around or couldn't qualify for it, kept the old Crown Vic...

It's not like the program killed the used car market either... there's still plenty of cheap old used cars to buy if you want to.

[ChumpDumper]

lol Darrin is still trying.

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[Latarian Milton]

but they actually saved alot of energy by destroying these clunkers i think

[boutons_deux]

but they actually saved alot of energy by destroying these clunkers i think

the goals were

economic stimulus, "just go shopping (c) dubya" for new cars, get money flowing.

get polluting, low mileage old junk off the roads.

current recycling technology of old cars is also another green activity that right-wingers and Repugs love to hate.

[Latarian Milton]

tbh i just wanna do them a favor by destroying det one that i stole from grandma but as you know, it was not successful