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To: Alighieri who wrote (501927)	8/6/2009 12:42:12 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575354

Can you explain why there are no worthy clunkers older than 25 years? Why F150s can be traded in for a new one that gets 1 mpg more?

To: Alighieri who wrote (501927)	8/6/2009 12:44:40 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575354

Posts on the cash for clunkers program were showing you that the cars sold were mostly high efficiency cars Well, duh. Only "high efficiency cars" qualify. You can't get a Hemi-powered Challenger in the program. Top 10 Trade-ins? What's New * Jay Leno's EcoJet * Future Classics » Read more Autos Articles Autos > Research > Articles provided by Top Cash for Clunkers Trade-Ins and New Cars print send * e-mail this page * IM this page Buzz Up!0 votes By Sean Tucker 2009 Ford Focus 2009 Ford Focus America has a lot fewer functioning Ford Explorers these days. The number one vehicle destroyed under the Cash for Clunkers program, the Transportation Department says, was the Ford Explorer (1998 edition). Number two, the Ford Explorer (1997). Number Three...you guessed it. The '96 model. The top eight, Jalopnik reports, were all SUVs. In fact, they were all various editions of the Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pair of late ‘90s minivans, the ‘97 Ford Windstar and '99 Dodge Grand Caravan, round out the top ten. All ten were domestic vehicles. More from U.S. News & World Report » How to Qualify for $4,500 Government Rebate » Best Car Deals for August Domestics claimed a decent share of the new vehicle sales generated by the program as well. The Detroit News notes, "Detroit's automakers accounted for 47 percent of the first 80,000 ‘Cash for Clunkers' sales, the Obama administration said today...which is above their overall share in the auto market of about 45 percent." The top-selling vehicle under the program so far is the Ford Focus. "Four of the top 10-selling vehicles are manufactured by Detroit's Big Three. Of non-Big Three purchases, the Transportation Department's preliminary analysis suggests that more than half of these new vehicles were manufactured in the United States." Autoblog adds, "White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the average fuel economy increase so far is 9.4 mpg; a 61% increase." Based on the first 80,000 sales, "83% of the vehicles traded in have been trucks, while 60% of the vehicles purchased under the program have been cars." Seven of the Top Ten Cash for Clunkers Trade-Ins: 1. 1998 Ford Explorer 2. 1997 Ford Explorer 3. 1996 Ford Explorer 4. 1999 Ford Explorer 7. 1995 Ford Explorer 8. 1994 Ford Explorer 9. 1997 Ford Windstar

To: Alighieri who wrote (501927)	8/6/2009 12:45:15 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1575354

A REAL CLUNKER "Here's an idea: Let's give $50,000 to anyone looking to upgrade to a brand-spanking-new, environmentally friendly home. All we ask in return is that you burn your previous residence into a heap of smoldering cinder," writes Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi. "That's the concept behind the bizarre 'cash for clunkers' program so many people are deeming a success. It's so successful, in fact, that Congress will increase funding for it by 200 percent," Mr. Harsanyi said. "Then again, in Washington, a place where elected officials are astonished - astonished! - when a program doling out free cash is popular, success often translates into higher costs and fewer results. "Now, some of you radicals may have an ideological dilemma with a government handing out thousands of dollars to citizens making an average of $57,000 a year so they can upgrade their perfectly serviceable vehicles. "Turns out, though, that by nearly any criterion, including the ones offered up by President Barack Obama, this populist experiment is an unmitigated fiasco."