Good For New Buyers , A Rip Off For Owners

[Bob Dog]

It does aggravate me that to see perfectly funtional vehicles that could have served so many of purposes destroyed like so much garbage: the commuter vehicles of the poor, the vehicles that are used by recyclers to haul scrap, the mobile homes of the homeless, the winter beaters people who live in regions where salt and winter would otherwise destroy newer cars, trucks used to haul firewood and other destructive agricultural comodities, the work trucks of handymen and andscapers.The list goes on and on. Let them drive new vehicles sounds like let them eat cake to me. As a frugal person who believes in getting all the useful life out of manufactured goods, it disgusts me. I sure people in the third world are looking at this an saying wtf are they thinking.

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by Bob Dog

It does aggravate me that to see perfectly funtional vehicles that could have served so many of purposes destroyed like so much garbage: the commuter vehicles of the poor, the vehicles that are used by recyclers to haul scrap, the mobile homes of the homeless, the winter beaters people who live in regions where salt and winter would otherwise destroy newer cars, trucks used to haul firewood and other destructive agricultural comodities, the work trucks of handymen and andscapers.The list goes on and on. Let them drive new vehicles sounds like let them eat cake to me. As a frugal person who believes in getting all the useful life out of manufactured goods, it disgusts me. I sure people in the third world are looking at this an saying wtf are they thinking.

I agree completely, people are saying this is a good thing since they're putting more efficient cars on the road and that's true, but they're not taking into consideration the amount of energy and resources used to build the replacement vehicles.

It's just an excuse to spend more money. The real solution is to allow gas prices to rise over time, which in turn increases demand for more efficient vehicles.

[Yaris Hilton]

Originally Posted by Bob Dog

It does aggravate me that to see perfectly funtional vehicles that could have served so many of purposes destroyed like so much garbage: the commuter vehicles of the poor, the vehicles that are used by recyclers to haul scrap, the mobile homes of the homeless, the winter beaters people who live in regions where salt and winter would otherwise destroy newer cars, trucks used to haul firewood and other destructive agricultural commodities, the work trucks of handymen and landscapers.The list goes on and on. Let them drive new vehicles sounds like let them eat cake to me. As a frugal person who believes in getting all the useful life out of manufactured goods, it disgusts me. I sure people in the third world are looking at this an saying wtf are they thinking.

I agree completely. "Waste not, want not." I'm glad I don't have to watch 'em drain the oil out of the engine, fill it with sodium silicate solution, and run it till it seizes. A particularly barbaric way to kill a car.

I've got to get a little maintenance work done on my "clunker" before taking the family to the beach with it. It also serves as my "truck" with a trailer behind it, and my knockaround vehicle for going places like the rifle range where I don't want to take the shiniest, newest one. No way in blue blazing hell is the government going to destroy it for a $4500 discount on an overpriced new vehicle. But its retail value as a used car is $725, according to one of those online sites. Fine. I'm not planning to sell it anyway. As long as I can reasonably keep it fixed up, I'll run it till the wheels fall off and won't go back on.

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

As long as I can reasonably keep it fixed up, I'll run it till the wheels fall off and won't go back on.

psst. duct tape and super glue work wonders for when that time comes. just can't go much faster than about 17 m.p.h

[tuckevalastin]

Originally Posted by Bob Dog

It does aggravate me that to see perfectly funtional vehicles that could have served so many of purposes destroyed like so much garbage: the commuter vehicles of the poor, the vehicles that are used by recyclers to haul scrap, the mobile homes of the homeless, the winter beaters people who live in regions where salt and winter would otherwise destroy newer cars, trucks used to haul firewood and other destructive agricultural comodities, the work trucks of handymen and andscapers.The list goes on and on. Let them drive new vehicles sounds like let them eat cake to me. As a frugal person who believes in getting all the useful life out of manufactured goods, it disgusts me. I sure people in the third world are looking at this an saying wtf are they thinking.

I agree with that completely. What happens now to those who can only afford to buy "clunkers"? And those who make a living off of selling them? Sure every "clunker" in the country won't be destroyed but if all $3billion is used, over 600,000 of them will be destroyed. That's a major hit to those who use,buy, and sell "clunkers".