RETRY: Hope you've traded in your clunker

On Jul 31, 1:42 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B > wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:09:04 -0700, twisted wrote:
> > On Jul 30, 7:02 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B > wrote:
> >> because the program is out of money
>
> > House approves extending 'cash for clunkers'
> > Lawmakers pass $2 billion bill to keep program alive; will go to
> > Senate
>
> >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32228179/ns/business-autos/
>
> More money from our pockets to the government's.

Maybe you'll be able to take advantage of a tax incentive at some
point, and make back all the money you've lost on this one and
others.

'Cash for clunkers' breaking down, but not before hurting lower income
buyers, recyclers.
www.freerepublic.com

I Agree, cash for clunkers is a stupid idea.Some of those clunkers might
be collectible/clasic cars/pickup trucks/vans.
cuhulin

Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:21:02 +0000, Roger Blake wrote:
>
>> On 2009-08-01, > wrote:
>>> I saw/heard on today's local tv news, the clunkers that are
>>> traded in for new vehicles, the clunkers have to be destroyed.
>> Yeah - really "environmentally friendly" to take perfectly good
>> vehicles and crush them in favor of manufacturing more. And those
>> low-income folk looking for an old car in decent shape at a low
>> price? The hell with 'em.
>
>
> Yup. Prices on vehicles that qualify have risen sharply.
>
> There was a similar progam in Mass to get cars that don't have OBD-II
> on them off the road. They were offering up to $750 for them, but you
> had to have a registration and had to own the car for over a year, so
> prices didn't rise sharply.
>
>> As I said, I have a car that certainly would qualify. The *******s
>> are not going to get their filthy, grubby hands on it.
>
>
> What is it? I have a Supra that would probably qualify, but I sure as
> hell ain't going to replace it with a Hyundai!
>
>


Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date.

Only purchase or lease of new vehicles qualify.

Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large
pick-up trucks and cargo vans have different requirements).

Trade-in vehicles must be registered and insured continuously for the
full year preceding the trade-in.

You don't need a voucher, dealers will apply a credit at purchase.
Program runs through Nov 1, 2009 or when the funds are exhausted,
whichever comes first.

The program requires the scrapping of your eligible trade-in vehicle,
and that the dealer disclose to you an estimate of the scrap value of
your trade-in. The scrap value, however minimal, will be in addition to
the rebate, and not in place of the rebate.

--
Steve W.

About seven something years ago, a guy and his family used to live in
the house across the street from me.He drove a Pepsi Cola tractor
trailer rig.One day I looked over there and there was a 1969 Cadillac
car sitting in his driveway.About a week or so later, there was another
Cadillac about the same age as the 1969 Cadillac sitting over there, two
old Cadillacs.I Applaud the guy for collecting those old cars.
cuhulin

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:17:50 -0700, matrixxxx09 wrote:

> On Jul 31, 1:42 pm, Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク > wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:09:04 -0700, twisted wrote:
>> > On Jul 30, 7:02 pm, Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク > wrote:
>> >> because the program is out of money
>>
>> > House approves extending 'cash for clunkers'
>> > Lawmakers pass $2 billion bill to keep program alive; will go to
>> > Senate
>>
>> >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32228179/ns/business-autos/
>>
>> More money from our pockets to the government's.
>
> Maybe you'll be able to take advantage of a tax incentive at some
> point, and make back all the money you've lost on this one and
> others.


The only car that might come close is the Supra, and I doubt that's
happening. Esp since I just spent half the day putting in new ball joints...

http://jeff.supramania.com/exterior_.../exterior3.jpg

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:21:02 -0500, cuhulin wrote:

> www.freerepublic.com

Oh, no! You're a FREEPER!!!

I *KNEW* there was something I liked about you!
Now, tell me you listen to Howie Carr...

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:25:40 +0000, Roger Blake wrote:

> On 2009-08-01, =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= > wrote:
>> What is it? I have a Supra that would probably qualify, but I sure as hell
>> ain't going to replace it with a Hyundai!
>
> 1985 AMC Eagle 4-wheel-drive wagon. Six-cylinder (258 cid), 3-speed
> automatic. Essentially a Jeep drivetrain in a car body, and AMC's
> last gasp before being bought out by Chrysler. The EPA combined
> mileage estimate on this model is 16 mpg.
>
> I rescued this car from the crusher a few years ago. (Someone had
> junked it even though it was basically solid, just needed some
> TLC). I sure as hell am not going to turn it in to be destroyed
> in favor of some plastic-and-tin roller skate just to please a
> bunch of feckless bureacrats, no matter how much "incentive" they
> may offer.

Those were kinda cool cars, and that engine is hard to kill. Toyota
licensed them for the FJ40 LandCruiser (jeep style) and used them for a
long time.

You aren't in Mass, are you? I saw a root beer colored one a couple weeks
ago.

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:31:17 -0400, Steve W. wrote:

>
> The program requires the scrapping of your eligible trade-in vehicle,

That ain't happening!

I paid $600 for it, and the value has been rising steadily ever since.

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:04:30 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote:

> Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:57:30 -0700, Jeff wrote:
>>
>>> On Jul 30, 11:23 pm, FatMoe > wrote:
>>>> Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
>>>>> because the program is out of money
>>>> I knowed it was gonna happen! Just like the HD converter boxes that
>>>> never happened, and which I might add HAD TO BUY WITH MY OWN MONEY!!\\\
>>> Gee, what a horror! Next you will have to buy your own food.
>>>
>>> But, the HD convertor box program is still ongoing. You can still
>>> order your rebate through today.
>>>
>>>> Obama ain't doing us any better than Bush! And I'm still waiting on
>>>> that big screen TV the gov't owes me so I can sit on the couch and watch
>>>> Oprah and eat tater chips in style.
>>> What makes you think the gov't (i.e., us) owe you a thing?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> The Gov't doesn't owe anybody anything, but they're sure handing the money
>> out willy-nilly.
>>
>> Wish I'd hung on to that LS and waited until now to buy my tC. $8,500
>> would sure be a nice price.
>>
>> Maybe they'll make it retroactive for people like me that *DIDN'T* wait
>> for a government hand-out.
>
> I'm still waiting for my government sponsored mortgage loan modification...
>
> oh, wait, I got a 30 year fixed and have made every payment on time.
> Whoops, silly me.
>
> nate


Yeah, man, don't turn blue. It's only for fu@k-ups...

Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:57:30 -0700, Jeff wrote:
>
>> On Jul 30, 11:23 pm, FatMoe > wrote:
>>> Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
>>>> because the program is out of money
>>> I knowed it was gonna happen! Just like the HD converter boxes that
>>> never happened, and which I might add HAD TO BUY WITH MY OWN MONEY!!\\\
>> Gee, what a horror! Next you will have to buy your own food.
>>
>> But, the HD convertor box program is still ongoing. You can still
>> order your rebate through today.
>>
>>> Obama ain't doing us any better than Bush! And I'm still waiting on
>>> that big screen TV the gov't owes me so I can sit on the couch and watch
>>> Oprah and eat tater chips in style.
>> What makes you think the gov't (i.e., us) owe you a thing?
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
> The Gov't doesn't owe anybody anything, but they're sure handing the money
> out willy-nilly.
>
> Wish I'd hung on to that LS and waited until now to buy my tC. $8,500
> would sure be a nice price.
>
> Maybe they'll make it retroactive for people like me that *DIDN'T* wait
> for a government hand-out.

I'm still waiting for my government sponsored mortgage loan modification...

oh, wait, I got a 30 year fixed and have made every payment on time.
Whoops, silly me.

nate


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