Cash for Clunkers - Saying Goodbye

[DavidV]

I am going to have to pour out a 40 of Mobile1 in honor of our dearly departed steed, Landy. We are grateful to her for her devoted and loyal service, including a cameo in a K&N commercial as a stunt double for the Drive Around the World Land Rovers, and wish her the best on her great safari in the sky. Here's hoping she sees lots of giraffes through her giraffe windows.

-- DavidV

 

[MUSKYMAN]

if you cash for clunkered that nice clean white disco you are fucking idiot and deserve all the nasty comments that are comming to you.

I would say welcome to discoweb because its your first post but I dont think welcome would be the right start if you allowed that nice truct to get crushed by the liberal obama machine.

 

[kennith]

This is just sick...

Cheers,

Kennith

 

[Skaramunga]

that is the worst 1st post ever!

...here comes the death squad.

 

[jhmover]

Good Gawd!:banghead:

 

[Lake_Bueller]

It sucks but it's inevitable with this Nobama policy. We all know our Discos aren't worth $9000 ($4500 clunker plus additional $4500 from Chrysler). If somebody would pay me that for my DI, I'd be doing cartwheels.

 

[wturner]

God damned asshole! That looks too much like mine and pisses me off.

You might as well go shoot a healthy golden retriever in the head and post a photo of him playing in the yard.

 

[DavidV]

I knew this was coming. Trust me, although this is my first post here, I have been lurking for years.

I deserve all the hate I am about to get, but I post this with a heavy heart and am truly sad to see an old friend go.

-- DavidV

 

[Ron]

I know of a nice 1995 LWB going the same way. I hope roverguy can buy them to save the parts at least.

 

[Jake]

blah

 

[DavidV]

I offered up parts to a local enthusiast with a D1 so that parts of her could live on in another Rover and made every effort to find her a new home before going this route. Although I am ashamed to have let her go, I know I am not the only one.

I am posting to pay my respects and to atone for my sins.

-- DavidV

 

[2FUELS]

My local news channel did their obligatory "in depth" CFC report last night...Guess what model vehicle they used to demonstrate how CFC works.

Yup, a D1 with either a crapped out fuel pump or bad cap and rotor, classic no start Disco fixed for less than a $100.00 to the boneyard. If I'd have known what car lot they were at I would've went and got it PRONTO.

 

[Blue]

LOL.....you bought a Chrysler?

 

[Lake_Bueller]

Not me....I like my Discos too much

 

[wturner]

I honestly am not sure if I could take $9000 for mine...stupid I know, but we have been through the best of times and the worst of times. It's more of a sentimental thing.

I know I could go out and get another for $4000 + $500 (?? don't remember) for the RTE/OME mixed lift + $1500 for another $G bumper + $1000 for new tires = $7000

Plus I spent $2000 on a new engine and only MotorCars knows how much else on other bits and pieces...

Just not worth it and to be inside another whore who treats me as bad but doesn't have the history just wouldn't be right.

 

[DavidV]

She really did serve us well, and we got 170k great miles out of her (well, actually, more like 140k since she already had 30k on her when we got her).

I have a feeling we'll own another Rover someday...

-- DavidV

 

[MarkP]

The dealer raises the price and then gives you $9K.


Out of the other pocket the Federal government sticks its hand in and extracts .....


$20,000 per vehicle sold


Then the local governments smile as higher fees and taxes are collected. Wait, the insurance company will also be in line to lighten your wallet.


Tell me again why this is an intellectually honest exercise?

 

[MarkP]

This post is a good example of why boomers and follow-on generations are poor.

Incredible Shrinking Boomer Economy

 

[MarkP]

Oh, and I forgot to add:

What do you think the drive-off-the-new-dealer-lot depreciation is going to be in today's market?

:rofl:

Sure, you saved $4500. NOT! Your already under water.

 

[az_max]

There's a good chance that disco won't be headed to the scrap heap. I believe dealers will keep vehicles taken in with the CFC program that they can resell for profit. they'll only low ball you with the guarenteed $3500-4500 and not actually fill out the federal paperwork for the CFC program. Here's my rant from azcentral:

Cash for clunkers is a con. It's just about as bad as Chrysler's $1.99 gas. Here's why:

A lot of these cars have a KBB over $4500. since the law states the cars are to be dismantled, dealers have an incentive to not scrap the car, but to resell them for greater profit. So Joe Consumer takes his car for trade, gets screwed on the trade-in value by the dealer, and the dealer resells or sends the car to auction for greater profit. Before you trade your car in, see what www.kbb.com says is a fair value for trade and resale. If it's greater than $4500, have the dealer give you that figure instead of the CFC value. I know the dealers are hurting, but giving them an amount set by the federal government takes away bargaining chips from the consumer.
Or as other people have noted, unless your car is absolutely on it's last legs and needs to be replaced, keep it for another 2-3 years and use the money you would have used for a car payment on repairs, or bank the cash. Repair money goes directly into the local economy vs profit from a car sale going to national dealers and international manufacturers.