Comments on: Cash for Clunkers Explained

By: save gas

save gas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:52:44 +0000

They could of done this better this plan punishes those who already have been saving gas and rewards the fools who bought large SUV’s. I would have mad3 10 MPG improvement or 50% improvement which ever is higher mandatory and would have increased the maximum MPG of the trade in 22 MPG making more cars qualify and increasing average MPG by a larger amount

By: daju

daju — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:53:29 +0000

i think the stipulations on the cash for clunker program is b.s. that you must be insured plus registered for a year if the stupid president and the rest of his side show circus ever want to help this economy and country stop putting restrictions on programs meant to help the people not making up programs we will help butonly the select few i live in connecticut where they make up the rules as they go thanks jodi rell aka ali baba and the dirty thieves

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:23 +0000

My take is that this is not really a bill to increase the fuel efficiency of cars on the road as much as it is a way to bolster the bottom lines of auto manufacturers. The SUV has a place in America and the “exception” allows people to keep driving an SUV but to improve the gas mileage they are getting. I am biased of course because I own an SUV but it is what it is.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:21 +0000

I can’t believe they put an exception in there for “category 1″ trucks. I thought the whole point of this law was to get gas guzzling SUVs off the road? Consumer SUVs and trucks need to stop being a special case and be part of the normal requirements for fuel efficiency.

By: Bible Money Matters

Bible Money Matters — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:36:01 +0000

I don’t think the program is really going to help very many people as there just aren’t that many cars on the road anymore that are inefficient enough to qualify. Add on top of that the fact that a lot of those vehicles are owned by lower income folks who can’t afford a new car (or to take on new payments) and I think this program isn’t much more than window dressing. Plus, as in your example, most cars that would be turned in are worth at least a few thousand dollars. Oh well.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:39:12 +0000

We have a ‘99 VW Wagon that gets a combined fuel rating of 19 MPG.