Collecting Cash for Clunkers Is a Gas, or Not

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odopayJommA of AL 9:27PM August 27, 2009

My husband has a 1999 Dodge Intrepid which when bought new had the ESTIMATED gas mileage of 20 miles per gallon. Today with over 150000 miles, that mileage is WAY off but because of the 1999 Estimate MPG, his car does not qualify yet someone's newer car with better performance does.

Jackie of VA 4:01PM August 13, 2009

What is the qualifying difference between $3500 & $4500?

Sylvia Watkins of SC 12:01PM August 08, 2009

Traded in my ugly green and blue 1994 Ford F150 2wd ext cab with 166,952 miles I bought used in 2002 with 112,000 miles for $4,800. Actually Mpg was about 8. For a 2009 Ford Flex Sel AWD Black w Silver Roof. Got about $7,000 between the Govt’ and the dealer. Got a clunker off the road that needs to be destroyed for a nice, cool, functional family cruiser. Thank you to all who pay taxes, not trying to be a wiseguy, sincerely, thanks

Brian of MA 12:12AM August 07, 2009

I have been working on this clunker thing for 2 weeks and now the dealership has both of "my" cars. Finance Manager is being a JERK! I am not getting answers from anyone and I am at a loss...I guess I will just have toc all up and tell tehm to give me my clunker back and now I am stuck with a signed title, insurance on 2 vehicles for 2 weeks (while neither has been driven). This is a nightmare - PS this is a Nissan dealership. So disappointing and bad customer service!

Scammed? of CT 1:26PM August 04, 2009

Too bad that there's no room for reality in these rules. We have a 1994 BMW with 215K miles and a bad engine. It actually gets ten miles per gallon on the road. But it's 20mpg on the government's paper so it doesn't qualify. Shame - it would have been nice to get it off the road.

Joe of CA 1:14AM August 04, 2009

1) It uses tax payer money to reward irresponsible auto consumers
2) It uses tax payer monty to reward the misserably mismanaged auto industry
3) It scraps otherwise useful automobiles. The waste from scrapping all those still useful cars and trucks will be far more than the benefits the few miles the new cars can gain.
3) It really does not help the environment that much! Just think of how much more CO2 and other things the power plants emit every minute!!
4) One billion is enough. Enough is enough! Let's scrap the whole thing!

XYXIAO of MA 1:04AM August 04, 2009

This won't really help the environment and this is just another thing that the government will need to provide funding for. According to this (http://www.mindreign.com/en/mindshare/Environmental-Concerns/Cash-for-Clunkers/sl36962308bp294cpp10pn1.html) we need drastic environmental change, and this bill just won't provide it. Senate - stop the additional funding in its tracks!

Johan of VA 12:04PM August 03, 2009

We had a 1996 Ford Explorer that was not going to pass inspection next year. We traded it in on a 2009 Chrysler Sebring that has a MSRP of over $22,000. With $3,500 from the clunker program, the Chrysler instant rebate and some negotiating we ended up paying $13,250. It worked for us!

Rick Fortin of NH 6:05PM August 02, 2009

Hmmm... I am not a republican, but I can truly see how the republican can argue this one, mainly because I can too.
ummm... The housing mess we are in is because we sold houses to people who jumped at a flexible rate mortgage because that was all that was available to them, and now those rates are flexing and people are losing their jobs daily... This spells the same mess.
well... Now we are getting people who cannot go out a buy a new car, much less pay a payment for one, to go out and purchase brand new cars... Something I can't even afford to do, and I am not of a poor financial status.
now... These people lose their jobs due to the poor economic status, they cannot make their payments, and the government is out there pushing these people... Targeting these people to go out and make what I would consider a major purchase, same as they did before this poor economic situation with the housing....
lets see...
How can we sit around and bash the Bush administration for getting us into this mess, when the Obama administration is repeating the past.
I hope we can make this country worth what it once was... People in other countries are laughing at us... I can't blame them... I'm laughing too, only I'm laughing to keep from crying.

Joe of IL 4:04AM August 02, 2009