Cash 4 Clunkers + EPA games = HILLARITY

[Particle Man]

You know, you figure they'd wait until AFTER they structure GM so more cars hit this and then increase GM sales.

[RACER X]

some people

Originally Posted by penguinfreak

There is only a select number of small dealers doing this program.
I chose to go to a small one vs a big dealership and got a great deal.

Traded in my old car and ended up getting a 07 Chrysler 300C.
The voucher from my trade in covered my down payment +TT&L so i just drove off without paying anything.

It was a place called Econo Cars on 43rd and tc jester i think.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by z06boy

Only problem I see now is finding something on the list I want...4x4 with any power is about impossible.

I hate to get something slower than the Jeep...it will move out pretty well for what it is.

My Grand Cherokee had the 5.2L V8 and it would move out.... Gas mileage however sucked and when towing a 21' boat over mountain passes the gas mileage would drop to below 10. Gas was cheap back in those days though.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by goof2

Look at the cars.gov, the official government website created to get information out about the program. If you are trading in for a category 1 truck you only need to improve by 2mpg for $3500 and 5mpg for $4500. It also has to get better than 18mpg.

I checked into it and you are correct. When I found out my actual combined mpg is 16 instead of 18 (what I thought) it helps.

I may not even use this program since I don't really like most of the vehicles that I have to choose from but it is nice to know that I can.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

You know, you figure they'd wait until AFTER they structure GM so more cars hit this and then increase GM sales.

I'm pretty sure GM has so much excess inventory that this will not be a problem.

[goof2]

I wouldn't worry about it anyway. It looks like the program may be over.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...9770&gt1=33002

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by RACER X

lotta "decent" cars getting destroyed cuz of this vs the junkers

http://jalopnik.com/5324473/show-us-the-clunkers

Um I really doubt that Volvo was 18 mpg or less, so wtf

And I wouldn't doubt this procedure causes as much pollution as the vehicles they're trying to replace.

[unknownroad]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

you have to be looking at little econo boxes for this to fly. and who the hell would give up a 4x4 pickup/suv for one of those?

All the suburban/city idiots who bought SUVs that they didn't really need when they were popular, and now want to "Go Green" (tm) like everyone else.

Such a wasteful program At least they limit it to post-84 cars, so the already thin population of older cars isn't being hit again.