Cash for clunkers is dead!

[z31maniac]

they seized every engine so that they could not be resold...

I thought he was talkinga about the new cars that people can't afford.....

[gazellebeigem3]

What was supposed to come out of this other than getting people into new cars that had no business in them? The sales arent sustainable, no one is going to go out tuesday and buy a car after they missed out on the free money, which means all jobs created by this are probably going to be laid off before they start.

[thearkitekt]

:roll:wow, i didnt realize this program told dealers to lend money to people who wouldnt pay!:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

[CorvallisBMW]

just another failed attempt by the government to stimulate the sale of more shitty cars.

Failed? Dealerships have reported nearly half a million sales due to the cash for clunkers program. If their goal was to sell cars, I'd hardly call that a failure.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/autos/cash_for_clunkers_end/index.htm?postversion=2009082016

Say what you want about the program. I have my reservations about it too. But the goal was to sell cars, stimulate the auto industry and get older, less efficient cars off the road. It did accomplish all 3 of those goals.

http://jalopnik.com/5336691/ford-increases-production-to-meet-clunker-demand

[RickSloan]

I thought he was talkinga about the new cars that people can't afford.....

your right i miss read

now i 100% agree with what he said

[h0lmes]

fucking piece of shit welfare program. more crap for us to pay for

Money is the only thing that matters in this world blunt.

[Alkasquawlik]

Money is the only thing that matters in this world blunt.

I see you're finally coming around.

[bimmerpirate]

heeey, that's a damn good birthday present :D took it long enough.

[Brian D]

But the goal was to sell cars, stimulate the auto industry...

It'll be interesting to see what happens to new car sales next month.

[doucy2]

it was a fail because half the people that went out and bought new car probably shouldnt have bought them but they aren't using money to pay off debt, rather they are just digging themselves a deeper hole.
then again it america who the fuck cares its all about having the newest/latest shit and having a better pile of junk in your driveway than your neighbor.

the government isn't helping people, they are just making everyones problems worse.
/rant

[blunttech]

Money is the only thing that matters in this world blunt.

naw, theres other things that you havent a clue about.. like fiscal responsibility, paying your own way, working for what you have instead of having it handed to you, accountability.
living within your means and appreciating what you have. oh and a thing called pride you piece of shit

[doucy2]

naw, theres other things that you havent a clue about.. Like fiscal responsibility, paying your own way, working for what you have instead of having it handed to you, accountability.
Living within your means and appreciating what you have. Oh and a thing called pride you piece of shit

+1

[EricT]

+2

[BobombETA]

Failed? Dealerships have reported nearly half a million sales due to the cash for clunkers program. If their goal was to sell cars, I'd hardly call that a failure.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/autos/cash_for_clunkers_end/index.htm?postversion=2009082016

Say what you want about the program. I have my reservations about it too. But the goal was to sell cars, stimulate the auto industry and get older, less efficient cars off the road. It did accomplish all 3 of those goals.

http://jalopnik.com/5336691/ford-inc...clunker-demand

Agreed. I would have rather seen this program enacted than the loans that were given to Chrysler and GM earlier this year.

[whiltebeitel]

if they wernt giving the shit away we wouldnt have to pay for it. its redirected welfare.
anything given away is taken out of our pockets.

I totally understand this. I would have rather the administration skipped their naive, power-hungry piggy-bank robbing asses straight into the sea, but considering that's slightly more likely than h0lmes taking a shit on Obama's desk for visual refernce to the quality of leadership he has brought to our nation, I'll take what two-sided backwards benefits I can get, instead of letting my pot-dealing neighbor collect welfare on my taxes and then brag to me about his new GSX-R and whatever esle he bought with his ill-gotten funds.

F*CK.

Wake me up when 2012 gets here.