Comments on: Cash for Clunkers Program Suspended and Back http://moneyning.com/money-news/cash-for-clunkers-program-suspended-and-back/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: marci http://moneyning.com/money-news/cash-for-clunkers-program-suspended-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-17807 marci Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:14:29 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3471#comment-17807 One of the most aggravating things to me - a dismantler receiving the clunkers - is that these still running cars are being sent straight to the scrap metal heap! There is no way around it - the cars HAVE to be scrapped - that's the whole purpose of this bill, plus getting the car makers some new sales. It seems a terrible waste that working cars are being scrapped. They cannot be donated to charity, they cannot be fixed up by charities and sold/given to those needing a cheaper running car, they cannot be bought for 'beaters', they cannot be bought for a young kid's first car and fixed up, they cannot continue to run til they drop. It seems a terrible waste of a running car, a terrible waste of resources, and not GREEN at all, which is what this bill states it is for - a greener world thru better gas mileage, but how can it be Green if it is sooooo wasteful??? One of the most aggravating things to me – a dismantler receiving the clunkers – is that these still running cars are being sent straight to the scrap metal heap! There is no way around it – the cars HAVE to be scrapped – that’s the whole purpose of this bill, plus getting the car makers some new sales.

It seems a terrible waste that working cars are being scrapped. They cannot be donated to charity, they cannot be fixed up by charities and sold/given to those needing a cheaper running car, they cannot be bought for ‘beaters’, they cannot be bought for a young kid’s first car and fixed up, they cannot continue to run til they drop.

It seems a terrible waste of a running car, a terrible waste of resources, and not GREEN at all, which is what this bill states it is for – a greener world thru better gas mileage, but how can it be Green if it is sooooo wasteful???

]]> By: Leslie http://moneyning.com/money-news/cash-for-clunkers-program-suspended-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-17788 Leslie Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:57:39 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3471#comment-17788 The program is pretty confusing to say the least. I went to the dealership and the dealer wanted me to sign this form that says I have to pay for the rebate if the government didn't give the dealer money. The kicker is that it didn't even have an expiry date so that meant we could get a bill 12 months done the road for like $4,500. And by then, we wouldn't even get our WORKING car back. I walked out as soon as I read it. No thank you. The program is pretty confusing to say the least. I went to the dealership and the dealer wanted me to sign this form that says I have to pay for the rebate if the government didn’t give the dealer money. The kicker is that it didn’t even have an expiry date so that meant we could get a bill 12 months done the road for like $4,500. And by then, we wouldn’t even get our WORKING car back.

I walked out as soon as I read it. No thank you.

]]>