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At least someone got some of there tax money back... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif

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got 4500 for my worn out 90 chevy van (my $500 tow vehicle). I got a 20k loaded black ford focus 2 door (17 inch wheels, car has 'everything even satelite radio, subwoofer, etc) with rebates out the door for only 11,800. Atleast I did not reward bailed-out GM and chrysler on this handout program, plus there was no way I would buy a kia or similar. chevy tahoe is now the only tow vehicle I have for trailering. But what a deal (rather than complain, I did the evil deed, and got upgraded on the cheap). This program is really insane.

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Your Chevy Van, should have been a a catgory II truck only tradeable on another truck...How did you get a Focus, my man?

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" What many dealers are doing (this is no surprise) is that they're taking EXISTING used cars on their lots, changing the dates they were traded in (an unethical used car dealer, who would have thought? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif) and submitting the forms to get $4500 per car. Then the dealer keeps all the money.

Gee, another well thought out plan. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/stupid.gif"

I saw evidence of this firsthand yesterday at the junkyard. There was a very nice 95 Dodge Ram Van sitin in the front lot waiting to be processed. It had new tires on it and even still had the dealer used car tag hanging in the window.
I'll bet we hear about the scams related to this "idea" for a long time.

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got 4500 for my worn out 90 chevy van (my $500 tow vehicle). I got a 20k loaded black ford focus 2 door (17 inch wheels, car has 'everything even satelite radio, subwoofer, etc) with rebates out the door for only 11,800. Atleast I did not reward bailed-out GM and chrysler on this handout program, plus there was no way I would buy a kia or similar. chevy tahoe is now the only tow vehicle I have for trailering. But what a deal (rather than complain, I did the evil deed, and got upgraded on the cheap). This program is really insane.

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Your Chevy Van, should have been a a catgory II truck only tradeable on another truck...How did you get a Focus, my man?

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The van did not rule out the focus. Believe it or not, when you do one of these deals, you have to show over 1 yr of insurance (who keeps the previous insurance card, I had to dig for mine and found them), 1 year of registrations (ford wanted 2 yrs to be safe), and the new car has to be in the same name. At present, I am not sure its that easy to get approval unless your paperwork is perfect. I have seen people taking a car before their approval is in (assuming some financial risk). I can see a dealer putting their trade-in on the lot until that approval comes in. If the paperwork never gets approved, and you have to return the new car, the dealer atleast tested the waters on your trade in. They wanted me to do same, and I said no way, no approval, then I am not taking the car. Maybe there is a reason some clunker cars appear for sale for a while out there (people taking new cars before approvals come in).

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A good Ins Agent would have printed cards for you.
I gave one of my insureds two years of ID cars for his truck. The next day the salesman calls me from the dealership he was getting the car from. He tells me to type up a paper with the VIN# of his truck ,the pol # & the dates for his Insurance. I explained to him that's what the cards were for!! They had ALL the info the Govt. Needed. I asked him if he had a type writer , he said no I explained I didn't either. I asked him to call me back when he knew for sure what they NEEDED. I haven't heard from him. That was 6 days ago. My insured has his new car!! GO FIGURE.
Another great Govt. program. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...thumbsdown.gif

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After what GM and Chrysler did to their dealers it will take allot more than $4,500.00 before I walk into one of their showrooms again.

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I've bought only new cars since 1992 and now will buy only used and go to junkyard first for parts.

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-----Well,,,You not going into a showroom will definetly solve the problem allright.......Bill S

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The only problem with socialism is, that eventually the government runs out of somebody else's money.



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Exellent quote, credit goes to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher! Ole Hill might take note https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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So far,auto buyers in the U.S. have signed contracts to trade in <u>358,851</u> clunkers for new vehicles,stimulated in large part by government rebates of up to $4,500.

AP reports that most of the trade ins have been pickups/SUVs.
And what are they driving off the lots in exchange?
1. Toyota Corolla
2. Honda Civic
3. Ford Focus
4. Toyota Camry
5. Toyota Prius
6. Hyundai Elantra
7. Ford Escape (front-wheel-drive)
8. Honda Fit
9. Nissan Versa
10. Honda CR-V (four-wheel-drive)

Interestingly,there are 3 Hondas,3 Toyotas &amp; 2 Fords,but no General Motors or Chryslers on the list...

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So far,auto buyers in the U.S. have signed contracts to trade in 358,851 clunkers for new vehicles,stimulated in large part by government rebates of up to $4,500.

AP reports that most of the trade ins have been pickups/SUVs.And what are they driving off the lots in exchange?

1. Toyota Corolla
2. Honda Civic
3. Ford Focus
4. Toyota Camry
5. Toyota Prius
6. Hyundai Elantra
7. Ford Escape (front-wheel-drive)
8. Honda Fit
9. Nissan Versa
10. Honda CR-V (four-wheel-drive)

Interestingly,there are 3 Hondas,3 Toyotas &amp; 2 Fords ,but no General Motors or Chryslers on the list...


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Don't you remotely think our elected representitives in Government could have forseen all these millions, BILLIONS of out tax dollars going over seas? Don't you think they could have stipulated that at least a percentage of the parts of each automobile be of American origin? Say at least 40%...or say tie the % of the $4500 to % of the car that was of American Heritage?

Example: 50% car Of American Heritage parts or assembly.. buyer gets 50% of the $4500...Plus the money would have gone twice as far stimulating twice as many sales , twice as many consumers.And it would reward buyers who bought 'AMERICAN!'

Would any of that have made any sense? And how long do you think it took an uneducated jerk like me to come up with a common sense idea like that...5 min maybe?

So not only would we be gain some fuel efficiency [who really cares anyway?] we would have at least have been stimulating some AMERICAN jobs!!