Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:42:33 -0400
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From: B Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject: Re: Cash for Clunkers Tally
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I don't have to disagree with it just because they crushed Vanagons and
Eurovans. I have to disagree with it because you don’t destroy good usable
things that still have a purpose for no reason whatsoever other than trying
to artificially boost the economy. I would have even been more agreeable to
this if they just handed $4,500 to people buying a new car OR maybe given
allot of those good used cars to people who need them to get to work. A
$4500 used car can be quite a nice car. The biggest joke was the gas
mileage spread. It was something ridiculously small like you could trade in
an 18 mpg car and get a 24 mpg car. I do not agree one good thing came out
of this. There are selfish reasons, like "Hey, there are more Vanagons in
junkyards now for me to pick off of.", but they are not really good ones.
Bryan
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dave Mcneely
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cash for Clunkers Tally
Several European countries, including England, Germany, and France have cash
for clunkers programs, too. In England, some vanagons and vanagon campers
have been turned in. I suspect that is true in Germany as well.
And for what it's worth (not much to some, I know), just because most on the
list like vanagons, that doesn't mean that they are not gas suckers and that
they don't pollute beyond what modern vehicles do. Whether all agree with
it or not, the cash for clunkers program has accomplished two good things:
(1) It has gotten a lot of polluting vehicles off the road (including some
vanagons), and (2) It has stimulated sales at a time when the economy
sorely needed it. Same result in Europe.
Vanagons have their uses. But if someone is driving one in a daily commute
across a distance, that person simply needs to find another way to go if
possible. Just my tcw.
Dave Mc
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> It's British, it was clunker new.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Alan Felder wrote:
>> I think I saw a 90's vintage aston-martin in there
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>>
>>> It's not just Vanagons!
>>>
>>> I scanned through the list and there are quite a few cars in there
>>> that I dream to own one day!!!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tom Hargrave
>>> 256-656-1924
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
>>> Behalf Of Tim
>>> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 8:27 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Cash for Clunkers Tally
>>>
>>> Haven't seen this information posted here yet, but according to the
>>> cars.gov website:
>>>
>>> 279 Vanagon 2wd were turned in
>>> 9 Vanagon syncro were turned in
>>>
>>> In addition they list
>>> 4 van 4wd
>>> 3 van 4wd (cargo)
>>> 10 van 4wd (passenger)
>>>
>>> Also
>>>
>>> 132 Eurovans were turned in
>>> 12 Eurovan Campers were turned in
>>>
>>> See all the gory details at
>>>
>>> http://www.cars.gov/files/official-information/trade-in-vehicles.pdf
>>>
>>> Sad, sad, sad .....
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Felder
>> Austin TX
>> 82 Diesel Westy
>>
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