Buck531 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Jeep.. Didnt' make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 depressing. I think this massive clusterfuck of fail program deserves a monument erected in DC so future generations never forget. Cash for clunkers. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 depressing. I think this massive clusterfuck of fail program deserves a monument erected in DC so future generations never forget. Cash for clunkers. LOL This. The local junkyard had a row of cars that were all clunker cars. I would say on average most of the cars junked would retail between the 3-5k dollar range and absolutely no reason to destroy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I'm not going to miss seeing it on the road. It's the classics and exotics that got destroyed that's sad to see. The program did stimulate car sales (for Asian manufacturers) and improved average fuel economy. Was it great, no, was it terrible...I'm not sure. It led to a gain in market share for Japanese and Korean manufacturers at the expense of American car makers, with only Ford not taking a significant hit.The Department of Transportation also reported that the average fuel efficiency of trade-ins was 15.8 mpg (miles per gallon), compared to 24.9 mpg for the new cars purchased to replace them, translating to a 58% fuel efficiency improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 just sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Cash for clunkers completely fucked auto mechanics. Yeah cars sales went up. But what about the blue collar's trying to make money? Cash for clunkers was the worst idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Guess I don't understand. What's the point? Did the program mandate the engines be purposely locked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yes, dealerships had to drain oil and add in liquid glass. Blow them up, then they got crushed so no parts could be takin off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Guess I don't understand. What's the point? Did the program mandate the engines be purposely locked up? They just had to dismantle them and recycle the materials, and not sell them as parts. So they could "dismantle" them any way they wanted to since it's just going to get melted down anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yes, dealerships had to drain oil and add in liquid glass. Blow them up, then they got crushed so no parts could be takin off. This was a requirement by the guvment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 This was a requirement by the guvment? Seizing the motor was a requirement. The 2 dealerships I worked at had special liquid glass sent to them to destroy the motor. I know some just drained the fluids and ran it. Some of the techs at toyota dumped in a cup of metal shavings from the brake lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ef8sirJunkie Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Seizing the motor was a requirement. The 2 dealerships I worked at had special liquid glass sent to them to destroy the motor. . x2 Honda i worked at had the chemicals also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furloaf Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Destroying the cars was meant to raise the average overall fuel efficiency of all the cars in the US. Kind of a trickle-down plan: 1-The drive-able car itself is taken out of the pool. 2-The parts are taken out, slightly limiting the usable life of other models of that car still on the road. 3-People buying used cars are likely to choose something newer or with better fuel efficiency, as the pool of old and fuel inefficient cars were diminished by the program. Overall, it did totally dick the population that doesn't buy brand new cars, and those businesses in the used car sector. Even people that buy 1-owner, 2-5 year old cars are still affected as the entire supply of used cars decreased, driving up the price of all used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 From the looks of it, that Mustang was in good shape body wise. Stupid program. Used car prices are just silly right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 just sad :no: :no: :no: :no: :no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 :no: :no: :no: :no: :no: Good Riddance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Im such a woman sometimes.. I seriously couldnt watch the whole video. It made me too sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 http://smiliesftw.com/x/naww.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I thought junk yards were allowd to sell parts, just not from the drivetrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I thought junk yards were allowd to sell parts, just not from the drivetrain. They were allowed to sell body parts for 30 days then it had to be crushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 They were allowed to sell body parts for 30 days then it had to be crushed 180 days till crush.. In order to receive federal reimbursement for the subsidy consumers get for trading in their cars, dealers must first destroy the engine. One common method is to drain the car's oil and flood the engine with sodium silicate, or liquid glass. Dealers then turn the car on and rev the engine to let the solution harden. In just a few minutes, the car becomes inoperable. Once the engine is dead, a recycling lot can take possession of the car. From that time, it has 180 days to sell the pieces of the car that retain some value. Even though the engine's a lost cause, everything from the scrap metal to the hubcaps is available to buyers. When the resale period is up, any leftover parts must be destroyed, and the government is notified that the car is gone for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appn88 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 this program was such a stupid idea, they did this to a lot of NICE cars, that fox looked like it was in good shape, wish mine looked like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb26deet32 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 just sad That makes me more sad than any of those save the animal videos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 i had to buy one after i saw this. i believe it was required to film the destruction of engine aswell.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 The act of killing that Jeep probably released more pollutants into the atmosphere than it would have released in the rest of it's life if it had stayed on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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