Cash for Clunkers: Is it a lemon?

Thursday, 08. 6. 2009  –  Category: Driving

Not even the most optimistic greens could have predicted that the federal government's cash-for-clunkers program would work this well — at last count more than 240,000 Americans have traded in their clunkers for more fuel efficient cars, and the program has already burned through its first $1 billion of funding.

Have you traded in a clunker?  If so, share you opinion in the comments section below.

Read more at Cash for Clunkers: How Big an Environmental Boost?

 

 

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29 Responses to “Cash for Clunkers: Is it a lemon?”

  1. Tanner Says:
    August 7th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    This was a great idea you get money and plus it is helping the enviroment because you have to buy a car with better gas mileage.

  2. elaiyaraja Says:
    August 7th, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    Cash for clunkers give more advantage and very useful for every man.So i am very proud of think it. Thank a lot.

  3. Rp Says:
    August 8th, 2009 at 2:22 am

    Hi I am from Tamil Nadu State and we bought a new Wagon R car from Maruti Suzuki.It gives 40 miles.we felt it as heaven when we travel..Nice experience

  4. Ramalingam Says:
    August 11th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    I am basically from Philadelphia-PA. I always to ride -AUDI car which i like. It gives 80/ per gallon. Audi is so comfort to me and my wife, and the kids. Whenever we to party and weekend pleasures, and even the snow season never had a problem with my AUDI.

  5. michelle Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 3:43 am

    I live in Chicago, Illinois, and I traded in a 1993 Ford Carriage full size van for a 2009 Flex. The new Flex gets 17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. I’m very pleased with the Cash for Clunkers program, because my van was a piece of junk that needed a lot of work, and $4500 is way more than I could have dreamed of getting for it on a normal trade in.

  6. R.Sadhasivam Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Cash for clunkers give and very useful many more advantages for all.I’m Pompous of think it. Thank you.

  7. Senthil Says:
    August 15th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Hi I am from Tamil Nadu State and we bought a new Wagon R car from Maruti Suzuki.It gives 60 miles.we felt it as heaven when we travel..Nice experience

  8. AK Style Says:
    August 16th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    The third day the program is avilable I went to Honda delareship to trade in my town car. I got about 18 miles per gallon. My cash for cluner is not full amount 4500. But the dealer ship is not set up properly, so the saleman want me to come back in next week. I went to ford delarship and they have all set up and all I have to do is filled out some paper work and apply the cash discount for my old clunker. Very easy process and love my new car

  9. margaret Says:
    August 16th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    I live in Louisiana and have an old clunker
    They say that you have to have a gas gustler to be accepted a clunker
    but isn’t it misleading CLUNKER?
    It doesn’t have great gas mileage but havent tried a car dealer but looked on the internet and our car doesn’t qualify as a clunker
    it’s 16 years old and the liights on the car doesn’ t work half the time so many things inside is wrong with it

  10. Sandy Wagner Says:
    August 16th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    I traded in a 1994 Chevy Blazer that had over 199000 miles on it, for a brand new Kia Soul, the Kia gets 30+ mpg. I am very please this is my first new car.

  11. gurnathan Says:
    August 17th, 2009 at 2:29 am

    Hi i live in kerala India and by few weeks back i bought an Hyundai santro car if feel that it is quite comfortable to drive santro aslo it is very suitable designed for indian roads it too gives an mileage of about 22 mpg on the city and about 28 mpg on the highways.

  12. Barbara Says:
    August 17th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    I just did the cash for clunkers on Saturday. I had a 1996 Ford Explorer that was a wonderful car. Very dependable. Little things started going wrong with it this past year – nothing that I need to sink money into but this past week the power steering went out. We managed to get it to the Honda dealer and I bought a Fit Sport. I live in Alabama and it is a great program.

  13. Lola Says:
    August 18th, 2009 at 1:38 am

    I did cash for clunkers. I had a 1998 Saturn SC2, that I loved, but the transmission was going out. So I cashed that clunker for a prius. It’s a great program – hopefully the government can keep it going.

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    August 18th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

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  15. raji Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 3:14 am

    it is very fuunny.and then more like then others. I am very please this is my first new car.

  16. hariomcbse Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 5:21 am

    It really does help in protecting and saving environment!!

  17. Joe Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 9:37 am

    It’s really a narrowly focused thing.It certainly helps the auto makers,but there are a small number of people in a position to take advantage of it.The environmental benefits are marginal as well.

  18. Sanjeevan Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    Hi Im from Tamilnadu, India, I biugh a new car its honda i10, it really amazing, im getting 13km milege per litre,Im really comfortable in this car when i drive. i really love this.

  19. Bob Says:
    August 19th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

    In California, I traded a 1988 Ford Ranger in and purchased a 2008 Honda Civic which gives me 30+ miles per gallon. I’m very happy to have been able to use this program.

  20. shobha Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 2:13 am

    it’s great

  21. kumar anand Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 2:55 am

    I live in bangalore, India and I bought a Honda Prelude car in 2008. The new Prelude gets 19 kmpg city and 24 kmpg highway. really i am very pleased with the Cash for Clunkers program. it is fuel efficient and useful for our environment also.

  22. Payam Sadeghi Says:
    August 20th, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    This is great idea for the environment and green energy lovers like myself. This is already proving to be successful and cleaning the air we all breath.

  23. Jack Lin Says:
    August 22nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    I traded in my 2000 ford explorer, I just tired of getting hit with the 60-120 dollar fill-ups. I live in indiana around hobart so I took it on route 30 and found a chevy dealer that was taking the cars. I was explained that if I get a higher mpg car I could get a better tax credit, so I picked the chevy cobalt. I drove off the lot a little taken back cause it gets around 10+mpg than my old truck in the city, plus I was speeding a little because I was used to my trucks heavy pedal. I would say it was a pretty good setup, no real issue with paperwork or down payments. I would do it again given the chance.

  24. DennyC Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    Cash for clunkers might have some benefits but there are quite a few drawbacks as well that the media hasn’t really mentioned.

    Once the funding goes away, all of the manufacturers will be in the dumps yet again. It was pretty bad for the big three before the program, and it will go back to those levels again or probably worse. The cash injection was like wringing out a sponge that is even more drier afterwards.

    Next, all of the people who now have much better fuel economy, performance, and reliability will drive much more than before. The claim that the fleet of vehicles will be better for the environment will be offset by a larger rate of consumption.

    Also, one of the cars that people are buying is the honda civic. Note that this car is built in canada (north of toronto).

    The us auto industry and economy are quite complicated beasts and there is no magic 4500 dollar bullet that will solve all of their current problems.

  25. Rizwan Manzoor Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    hi,
    i bought Honda Accord 2005 model in dubai.It gives me 15kmpg in city and 19kmpg on highway.well i love the drive of my Honda accord.I am very please this is my first new car.

  26. satrap Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    i think its a great idea that helps to give the auto industry a boost at the same time taking a step towards green living. i traded my 1998 ford ranger with 18 miles per gallon for a 2006 Honda accord that gives me 30+ miles per gallon.

  27. sb Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 2:04 am

    This is great idea for the environment and green energy lovers like myself. This is already proving to be successful and cleaning the air we all breath.

  28. Cody Says:
    September 2nd, 2009 at 12:58 am

    CARS saved my wife and I approx. $3500 on a 2010 Toyota. Our old car was about to give up on us. Thanks CARS!

  29. guruprasath Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 4:59 am

    i`m from india.. i bought car hyundai i10.. it s giving 20km as mileage..
    Cash for clunkers might have some benefits but there are quite a few drawbacks as well that the media hasn’t really mentioned. and it is a great idea for the environment and green energy lovers like myself. This is already proving to be successful and cleaning the air we all breath.

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