How a dealership decommissions cash for clunkers cars

[Bru]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IcIxhd8ks&feature=player_embedded

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[Yaj Yak]

why did that make me sort of sad on the inside?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

that is absurd. so what happens after that? i would think it would make more sense for these cars to go to auto recyclers then to immobilize them and make the engines useless.

 

[Eagle]

They might as well kick a puppy while they do that! Geez. Good ol uncle sam in full force right there!

 

[greasy]

I am going to buy a newer Cobra and then turn around and trade it in as a "clunker"

 

[Eagle]

It would be STUPID sad to see one of those destroyed as a cash for clunkers car.

 

[Yaj Yak]

really. that made me sort of sad on the inside.

 

[greasy]

I am joking.

 

[Eagle]

really. that made me sort of sad on the inside.

sad. inside.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I am joking.

i meant the original video... :smile:

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

it made me sad and kind of angry....such a waste. ship these fuckers to Africa or something. at least that way Englishmen have something to drive across the country.

 

[blakbearddelite]

I understand that they don't want the dealerships selling those trade-ins, but really what can you do with them? I know they're would be people that would benefit from these cars. Such a shame.

 

[EmersonHart13]

They should strip the vins and they should go to auto recyclers to be disassembled and sold for spare parts. Including the motors which still run.

 

[Bru]

Salvage yards can still pick through the car and take parts before crushing it. But the engine has typically been the main source of money for those yards. The dealership is required to junk the engine before sending it to the scrapyard. Salvage yards can still source the transmission and any other parts before crushing the rest.

 

[Yaj Yak]

but why?

like why does the engine has to be kaput before it goes to the salvage yard... why not like crush the a-pillars in...

 

[Bru]

Cause if they sell the engine to put in another car it defeats their attempted purpose of getting an inefficient vehicle off the road.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i guess in reality these cars could still make their way on the road if the engines werent destroyed. i think deeming the VIN unfit for selling should be more than enough though. these could be job site vehicles, farm vehicles, junkyard parts running vehicles. wasteful society we live in...its sad.

 

[EmersonHart13]

But the engines probably wont live on, but parts of it could....

 

[99PONTIACGP]

I didnt know this part

 

[MuffHugger]

such a waste.

 

[bikrboy128]

such a waste.

there are alot of needy people that could really use a running car. that aurora looked like it was in decent shape too.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i'm glad GP's didnt qualify for this....

ironically the nissan dealer by my house has an SE GP half in a dumpster and it says cash for clunkers on it. i

 

[Yaj Yak]

uh why dont gp's qualify?

 

[Runtz52]

cuz their gas mileage is too qualify, the pacer does but ill be damned if uncle sam thinks hes gettin his fuckin hands near my car

 

[Fish]

uh why dont gp's qualify?

Cause they get an average of 18 MPG. Which is the limit. If the Regal fit the bill, Id actually go to *runs and hides* Chrystler or Dodge. They are matching the governments money. 9K off a new car is hard to pass up.