Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:15:12 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Idiots for Clunkers
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Sometimes its good to be Canadian - that's the dumbest thing I've ever
seen...
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 7:36 PM, chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@yahoo.com>wrote:
> I've been looking into the Clunkers option, but I look into all options and
> run the numbers. I'm just like that. Dodge is offering to match the $4,500!
> That's $9,000 off a vehicle--easy. When I looked into it more, found that
> Dodge is completely out of their compact sedan type car I want. Remember,
> they shut down their plants a couple months ago? Even if I wanted a more
> fuel efficient car they have none. Ford? Out. Chevy? None. Import? Doesn't
> seem right to use the money skimmed off your paycheck to buy foreign.
> Now, about my 90 MV getting crushed and shredded. Currently I'm offering
> it at $4,500 and no offers. It's got rust and high miles. Unless I want to
> stick 5-10,000 into it, it's pretty much at the end of it's useful life.
> Then last night it started sucking coolant on the highway and it looked like
> disater(turned out to be a small coolant coupling). I would hate to see it
> go that way, but I bought it and took over the maintenance 8 years ago. How
> much longer am I required to do this, and if I don't, do I have to give it
> away for thousands less then our generous government offering? It's
> coercion.
> Chris C
> 90 MV
>
> utube of Volvo getting "disabled":
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYTZo
>
>
> miguel pacheco wrote.......
> "Ok, I'm with you....son gets it, but not dad. I'm opposed to this
> program for many reasons. I am one of those who believes it makes >more
> sense to drive/use what exists, rather than consume energy and
> resources to manufacture new. Furthermore, and more significantly,
> when I see any VW van go the boneyard, I am like the indian of tv
> commercial fame, overlooking the Hudson (is it the Hudson?).......zoom
> in and you see me shed a tear.
> But what about the junky Vanagons, sitting in a field of weeds, that
> are continually advertised and rarely purchased? Are we to berate
> those frustrated sellers who finally give in and send these vehicles
> to the junkyard?
>
>
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Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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