Whoops—'Cash for Clunkers' Actually Hurt the Environment

[rushmc 23]

http://news.yahoo.com/why-cash-clunkers-hurt-environment-more-helped-024848694.html

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[brenthutch 444]

"We had to do something"

[freethefly 6]

I had a 1975 E250 Ford van that did not qualify for the program. That's alright. I was able to part it out. $300.00 for the 300 six cylinder engine. $400.00 for the L-Bead rims and fairly new tires (hard to find and farmers love them.) $250.00 for the 9 inch rear end. $230.00 for the rest of it on the scale. I only paid $500.00 for the van in 2001. I think they did me a favor. Either way, it still ended up in the salvage yard. I suspect that many others that did not qualify met the same fate.

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When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[rhaig 0]

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Either way, it still ended up in the salvage yard. I suspect that many others that did not qualify met the same fate.

salvage yard would have been better than shredded.

I visit the local salvage place a couple of times a year looking for parts. Reusing parts of wrecked trucks, or shredding wrecked trucks. Which is better?

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Rob

[rushmc 23]

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Either way, it still ended up in the salvage yard. I suspect that many others that did not qualify met the same fate.

salvage yard would have been better than shredded.

I visit the local salvage place a couple of times a year looking for parts. Reusing parts of wrecked trucks, or shredding wrecked trucks. Which is better?

When fed program clunkers came into the dealerships, they were required to drain the oil, put something else in the crank case (I dont remember what it was, then run the engine until it froze up

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rehmwa 2]

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they were required to drain the oil, put something else in the crank case (I dont remember what it was,

I believe it was Gummy Bears

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[rushmc 23]

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they were required to drain the oil, put something else in the crank case (I dont remember what it was,

I believe it was Gummy Bears

I am sure that would work too

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln