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Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 6:53 pm
by Jumptrout51
There are always some added benefit to "give-a-way" programs.

Cash for Clunkers


The POSITIVE results:
It has taken thousands of Obama bumper stickers off the road...

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 8:46 pm
by RodBow
The gang will probly reissue them with tax dollars...

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 9:25 pm
by Reel Cowboy
A place in Coolidge was selling Bama action figures and sculptures on the side of the road yesterday, so I don't see any shortages in bumper stickers.

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 10:31 pm
by Barhopr
Cash for Clunkers........isn't that the new name for B O's version of Social Security?

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 24th, 2009, 11:03 am
by dolphinatic
Yesterday, I saw about 20 cars and trucks down at Pick-n-Pull with "CLUNKER" written across the windshield. Wondering if these came from local dealerships :roll: Thought these vehicles had to be "destroyed" Any ideas?????

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 24th, 2009, 11:23 am
by worry knot
A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline.
A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.


So, the average clunker transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.

They claim 700,000 vehicles - so that's 224 million gallons / year.
That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.
5 million barrels of oil is about ΒΌ of one day's U.S. consumption.
And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million dollars at $75/bbl.

So, the Obama administration spent $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million this year.

=2 0How good a deal was that???

They'll probably do a great job with health care though!!

Re: Cash for clunkers.......

Posted: September 24th, 2009, 11:54 am
by Joe
My personal clunker driving experience= 12,000 miles per year @ 8MPG Living by Work and fishing local lakes used 1,500 Gallons
Got a new ride when I could AFFORD a new ride with a plush driving experience= 28,000 miles per year @ 17MPG traveling to work and fishing SALTWATER uses 1,647 Gallons

OOOPs!
Wonder if I am the only one who will drive more miles with a new car until REPO time.