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Cash for Clunkers - Does it Work for You?

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I Traded My Clunker and Bought a....?


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735I.. by prodrive
Jul 03, 2009 (5:12 am)
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Volvomax,
 
I'm looking for your reply...
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Re: BMW 735i [prodrive] by greanpea68
Jul 03, 2009 (12:18 pm)
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Replying to: prodrive (Jul 01, 2009 1:10 pm)

The BMW I have is a 1988 735I with around 135k
 
That one is a hard one to call.... Yes it is a BMW but it 21 years old
 
Have to see it, that would be something that would sell better on Craigslist.
 
VW GTI may be better but would have to know more info...
 
The Evo, you will never get a trade in value that you are happy with.... at least that is my experieence
 
Hope it all works out for you... you may be better off waiting until the program "CARS" starts in a few months.
 
GP
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Re: BMW 735i [greanpea68] by hamsalad2
Jul 04, 2009 (8:42 am)
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Jul 03, 2009 12:18 pm)

I have a 96 Chrysler New Yorker I was going to use for the program but it misses it by 1mpg!! It gets a combined 19mpg. The 97 New Yorker with the same body style and engine qualifies, it gets 18mpg combined!
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Re: 735I.. [prodrive] by volvomax
Jul 04, 2009 (11:56 am)
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Replying to: prodrive (Jul 03, 2009 5:12 am)

Sorry, your bimmer certainly qualifies!
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Re: Wait for the bill or not? [ldisler] by 100chuck
Jul 05, 2009 (8:37 am)
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Replying to: ldisler (Jun 30, 2009 4:59 pm)

+1 My clunker is my winter beater so I don't have to drive my Jaguar on salt cover Michigan roads, I'm also planning to pay cash for the Focus I plan to purchase.
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Best New Car Options Under Cash for Clunkers Program by zaheer
Jul 05, 2009 (7:58 pm)
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I have a 1990 Nissan Maxima with over 170k miles on it. It is in running condition and probably worth around $1,500 so it should qualify for the Cash for Clunkers progam. It is rated at 19 mpg combined. In order to get the full $4,500 under the CARS program, I have to find cars that get at least 29 mpg. The ones I am interested that qualify in are Honda Civic, Nissan Sentra, or Mazda 3.
 
I am also looking at Diesel cars since some of them like the Volkswagen Jetta TDI are supposed to have another credit of up to $1,300. Does anyone have any recommendations in this regard ? I am trying to keep the out the door price to under $12k with all the incentives. Any suggestions will be helpful.
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Re: Best New Car Options Under Cash for Clunkers Program [zaheer] by stephen987
Jul 06, 2009 (2:29 am)
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Replying to: zaheer (Jul 05, 2009 7:58 pm)

Your Maxima does not qualify. Only vehicles with a combined rating of 18 mpg or less are eligible to be considered "clunkers."
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Re: Best New Car Options Under Cash for Clunkers Program [stephen987] by cyndi33
Jul 06, 2009 (5:44 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Jul 06, 2009 2:29 am)

Yea for something of this nature I would consider using Craigslist only because you cant really get the value you want by giving money towards or back to the customer. I just had a similar situation and I sold my BMW on Craigslist but I used an image hosting site that provided free templates and I sold my car in one day. The site actually let me up load 100 pictures at a time and the templates are great they look professional. The site was use.com if anyone wants to check it out. I think that the templates gave my post a great look and that is why the car sold quickly.

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