Thursday, July 30, 2009

Cash for Clunkers is a Lemon

technically the 87 Dodge Shadow isn't a clunker

Cash for clunkers is a program only a politician could love. The idea that replacing a working car with a new one that gets better gas mileage is somehow good for the environment is daft. Carbon emissions aren't the end all and be all of good environmental stewardship. Recycling and reusing what we already have is always better than needlessly upgrading to something greener.

Lets put it this way... You wouldn't take your 2 year old Plasma to the dump just because you can get a new LED TV that draws half the power. Or if you would you're an idiot and don't deserve money from the government.

Here's a short list of awesome cars that the government thinks are such an environmental menace they must be destroyed asap. ~via Jalopnik

1987 Nissan 300ZX 2x2


1990 BMW 525i


1991 Alfa Romeo 164


1993 Acura Legend


1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme


1996 Mitsubishi 3000 GT Spyder


2004 Mazda RX-8


1991 BMW M3

I'm sure all those 1991 BMW M3 owners are just so excited for this program. Finally a dealer will give them $4,000 trade in on a car worth almost $15,000.

1 comments:

Umpa on November 1, 2009 at 8:44 PM said...

I bought a 1999 Ford Taurus for 350.00, and then when the brakes wore out, and I messed up the rotor, the oil gasket needed replacing, the oil pan was messed, fuel pump issue, as gas was leaking from the tailpipe, I sold it for 1000.00 and bought a 1992 Toyota Corolla for $650. I am glad that I didn't have to do anything to the Ford Taurus after driving it for only 7900kms, I was able to get rid of it for 1000, and get a Toyota Corolla out of it as profit.

 

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