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Re: Negotiated Scrap Value under C4C/CARS ?? [isellhondas]
by standfan
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:00 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jul 14, 2009 2:02 pm)
Its like people who are afraid to make any real money because they will have to pay taxes on it. Typical, focus on the unimportant.
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- #225 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [gagrice]
by british_rover
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:10 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 14, 2009 2:25 pm)
Well the car went from 3,700 lbs and 250 hp in 1990 to 4,400 lbs and 380 horsepower.
I think getting one mpg combined is a pretty good improvement for a car that weighs 700 lbs more with 130 extra horsepower.
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- #226 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [british_rover]
by gagrice
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:21 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 14, 2009 5:10 pm)
What is more important the LS460 would have a CD player that the 1990 does not have. I could not in good conscience use the LS400 in that program. I know it would never bring $4500 in trade. It is the fact that it runs great has all original paint no dings or dents and has always been garaged. We drive it more now than any other vehicle we have. It still only has 98,500 miles. Took it to Balboa park today for free day at the art museums. A CD player would be nice or XM. One gas guzzler Obama ain't gonna destroy.
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- #227 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [gagrice]
by fintail
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 14, 2009 5:21 pm)
You could probably find a period Nakamichi unit for that LS for not a lot of money, and it should slide right in and look stock. If you don't use the ashtray, a satellite unit could be installed there.
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- #228 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [gagrice]
by british_rover
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:28 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 14, 2009 5:21 pm)
And as usual you ignore the point of my post.
That car has improved substantially. There is no way a nearly 400 hp 4,400 lbs car would get 19 mpg combined in 1990.
Off the top of my head I can't even think of a 380 hp car in 1990 that wasn't an exotic or the ZR1 corvette and honestly I would consider the ZR1 an exotic.
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- #229 of 2647
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Re: Cash for Clunkers - Poorly Written [volvomax]
by dtownfb
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:35 pm)
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Replying to: volvomax (Jul 14, 2009 1:28 pm)
Not a bad idea. Congress can always change the parameters if they renew the program later this year.
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- #230 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [british_rover]
by fezo
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:52 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 14, 2009 5:28 pm)
That Lexus is like so many cars over recent years. They could have made them more economical but until last year more hp was a better selling point than better mpg.
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- #231 of 2647
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Scrap value
by jwm40517
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Jul 14, 2009 (6:24 pm)
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Seems to me that the only case that scrap value would matter is if it was more than $3500. or $4500.
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- #232 of 2647
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [fezo]
by gagrice
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Jul 14, 2009 (7:45 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (Jul 14, 2009 5:52 pm)
Thank you, that seems to go over most people's head. I would rather have a luxury Lexus that gets 30 MPG than one that does 0-60 in 7 seconds or less.
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- #233 of 2647
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Re: Yes [british_rover]
by abraindrainer
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Jul 15, 2009 (2:20 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 13, 2009 9:58 am)
I am also considering Mazda5 but Edmunds has rated as a passenger car and not Cat1 truck. It is, however, listed as minivan on the gov't websites.
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