ATT: New Changes To the clash for clunkers Program eliminte some, while adding others. The gov. changed some of the est. mpg for some auto's now eliminating them from the promotion, people who bought cars under this deal may be asked to pay the extra $4500 if this change affected their trade in. Just as well, other mpg estimates including the raider and montero have been lowered! making them more elegible for the program? Go to Cars.gov to find out more.
Chris

Once again, it looks like this administration may not know what they're doing:

Government to Stop "Cash for Clunkers"



Well...... duuuuuhhhh!

Frank <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Not long at all...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32228179/ns/business-autos/?gt1=43001

As far as "saving" folks money, that is not even in the scheme of this program. It's original motive was to get more fuel efficent, less polluting cars on the road while getting older more polluting ones off.

As far as "saving" Money, OR getting more polluting cars off the roads... Bull Hockey.

This is all about saddling the american public with consumer debt, meanwhile "Stimulating" the economy.

Took my truck out 4-wheeling tonight for old time's sake, thinking it might be one of the last. Sugar sand and water filled ruts didn't slow me down at all. A few more squeaks and groans, but that's okay.

If the program ends tonight at midnight, all is well. I get to keep my truck and can't say I regret not trading it for something that wouldn't be nearly as fun.

Yes, I posted that a while back.



<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> That's really funny! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> That was the tried and usually untrue method of calling something what it ain't long enough and loudly enough so folks believe that what it is.... is what it ain't.

A warm and fuzzy feel-good description can't cover the fact that the government now owns most of the domestic automotive industry and needs to make themselves look successful with your money or they'll be sorely criticized as being the lousy businessmen that they are. Now, they just might decide that they've been sooooo successful that they need to spend some more in order to keep from going bankrupt. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

The sad truth was revealed in a conversation I recently had with a government EPA official (name withheld to protect the guilty) who when I asked how they intended to save the domestic auto industry if they didn't exclude imports from qualifying for the cash for clunkers money said "Well, we couldn't do that because it would be discriminatory". So, the result of all this will likely be a bunch of taxpayer money going to foreign interests. So much for us saving our own industry, eh?

Ah, well....... I don't think much of the domestic auto industry anyway...... and it's not my intent to turn this into a political post - so just take it as a bit of philosophical business rambling.

Frank

it all sucks no matter how you look at it....

we mechanics are hurting and this will hurt us more.
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Lots of dealers getting antsy about how much money is left.

They're going to honor all deals in the pipeline, but watch for another 3 billion to be appropriated real soon in the name of a successful program, and lathered up with the feel good talk.

Frank

The backslapping has already started:



AP article stolen from Marge's post in the off-topic section.

Yessiree - we did a good job of spending that billion - let's take some more dope.

Frank