You are here: Forums Smart Shopper Cash for Clunkers - Does it Work for You?

Cash for Clunkers - Does it Work for You?

2647 messages,  Last post on Oct 01, 2009 at 6:33 PM

You are in the Smart Shopper Forum. Your Hosts are kirstie_h & tidester

What is this discussion about? Car Buying, Legislation

Edmunds Cash for Clunkers Calculator
 
I Traded My Clunker and Bought a....?

Messages Page 24 of 265 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ... 265 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#228 of 2647 Re: Wait for the bill or not? [gagrice] by british_rover Jul 14, 2009 (5:28 pm)
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. Replies to this message: fezo (Jul 14, 2009 5:52 pm) gagrice (Jul 14, 2009 7:45 pm) volvomax (Jul 15, 2009 8:01 am) tidester (Jul 15, 2009 1:17 pm) mvs1 (Jul 15, 2009 4:53 pm)
#229 of 2647 Re: Cash for Clunkers - Poorly Written [volvomax] by dtownfb Jul 14, 2009 (5:35 pm)
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.
#230 of 2647 Re: Wait for the bill or not? [british_rover] by fezo Jul 14, 2009 (5:52 pm)
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. Replies to this message: gagrice (Jul 14, 2009 7:45 pm) volvomax (Jul 15, 2009 8:01 am) tidester (Jul 15, 2009 1:17 pm) mvs1 (Jul 15, 2009 4:53 pm)
#231 of 2647 Scrap value by jwm40517 Jul 14, 2009 (6:24 pm)
Seems to me that the only case that scrap value would matter is if it was more than $3500. or $4500.
#232 of 2647 Re: Wait for the bill or not? [fezo] by gagrice Jul 14, 2009 (7:45 pm)
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.
#233 of 2647 Re: Yes [british_rover] by abraindrainer Jul 15, 2009 (2:20 am)
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. Replies to this message: ldisler (Jul 15, 2009 4:45 am)
#234 of 2647 Re: Yes [abraindrainer] by ldisler Jul 15, 2009 (4:45 am)
Replying to: abraindrainer (Jul 15, 2009 2:20 am) Mazda5 is a Catagory1 Truck. I e-mailed KBB.Com because they also had it wrong, and they replied that it is a Cat. 1 truck.
#235 of 2647 Re: Wait for the bill or not? [fezo] by volvomax Jul 15, 2009 (8:01 am)
Replying to: fezo (Jul 14, 2009 5:52 pm) Car makers build what the public wants. Until recently(and it has ALREADY gone away) the public wanted more power and features as opposed to more MPG. Replies to this message: tidester (Jul 15, 2009 1:17 pm) mvs1 (Jul 15, 2009 4:53 pm)
#236 of 2647 public by stickguy Jul 15, 2009 (9:45 am)
IMO, the public mostly doesn't know what they want, or even what they have. They just get sucked into ads, and peer pressure.   Most people don't come close to using what they already have, and frankly wouldn't noitce +/- 50 HP. They would, however, notice getting 5 mpa extra!   Heck, the average Lexus owner? Yo ucould probably unplug 1/2 the spark plugs, and they wouldn't notice!   same with handling. many people would soil their pants if they hat a ramp at .4 g's, never mind .8, and really don't need 40 series tires! Replies to this message: volvomax (Jul 17, 2009 3:39 pm) jmonroe (Jul 18, 2009 2:04 pm)
#237 of 2647 Re: Negotiated Scrap Value under C4C/CARS ?? [isellhondas] by jmonroe Jul 15, 2009 (10:43 am)
Replying to: isellhondas (Jul 14, 2009 2:02 pm) People will receive 3500-4500 for their POS junkers yet some will still want to quibble over scrap value?   I guess I never really appreciated the term "grinder" or when you said a "lousy $100".   OK, I get it...now.   jmonroe

Messages Page 24 of 265 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ... 265 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Smart Shopper Cash for Clunkers - Does it Work for You?