I totally agree it's a shame to dismantle such a sweet monty, but with or without the CFC program, aren't the chances fairly high that it would've ended up in the junkyard anyway? When a dealer looks at the trade-ins and sees "'91 montero 212k miles," I doubt that he sees flashing dollar signs. He can either put it into auction and wait weeks or months for a sale and then after auction/transport fees collect a whopping...what....$500...if he's lucky? Or he can scrap it and I would imagine he could get a similar payout in a shorter time? Most dealers I know seem to care about quick cash, not about saving great old cars.

I think it's more reasonable to be angry with the guy that actually participated in the program - nobody forced this truck to be turned in. The owner just didn't care enough about an old montero to save it from the scrap heap. Not everyone shares our appreciation. I wouldn't shed a tear over a CFC'd explorer for example, but I'm sure there are plenty of ford guys that would need a hanky.

Or at the very least, don't forget to be angry at the 91 (yes, 91 out of 100) senators responsible for the original vote that started the program in the first place and the 60 (including 7 republican) senators that voted a second time to extend the program another $2 billion.

Sorry for the rant. I just think the F* obama, (or F* anyone for that matter) comment could be placed on a different board or at least thought out a little better. If he does actually show up at my door with a tow truck demanding my bishi keys, I might feel different. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />