First "Cash for Clunkers" Fry

[wissn2112]

ya, do it inside the shop so when it starts on fire, you can take all you dumb asses out with it. 

[DIAMONDGEEZER64]

what a bunch of sad wankers

[bzup95]

u guys r fukin waste for doin that to a legend i hope u guys fukin crash n burn in ur new cars

[torque395]

Glad that POS is gone. Looked like an import, Honda Acura or Toyota.One of the best vehicles to destroy.

[OpinionatedOldFart]

You see what a WASTE this program is? My Alcoholic, Crack Head neighbors, who are Already on EVERY kind of Gov’t Handout could’ve used a NICE, BIG CLUNKER to Drive around in so They’d be SAFE when they run into something. I’m SURPRISED the Pres. Didn’t think of this; These are His “Peeps”.

[flevostad]

That Honda Legend could serve somebody for another 10 years.... what a waste!

[GayUOPXBoy10]

@flevostad It would only last 10 minutes... those cars suck!

[72toronado]

i think it was a deal

[Extofy]

@72toronado

Then your the kind of person who gets ripped of on everything

[A1Curt]

this pises me of what the hell did that car dod to deserve thatthere at a fuckin toyota plant fuck toyota

[kike350Z]

I would rather destroy the new Prius than this poor Legend. (Honda/Acura) New cars sucks!!! Old School Cars Rules!!!

[iang2643]

You won't have to destroy it- wait 7 years for the battery to die and it's gone to the crusher! Meanwhile the Acuras/Hondas and pretty much every other non-hybrid car will still be rolling around!

[JEZITSHARDTOSIGNIN]

Just wait the dum ass that traded that in will lose his or her car when they cant make payments an wish they kept it. stupid as% es

[jmelkis]

I just read an article that indicates that this is exactly what is happening among those participating in the program (as opposed to those who bought cars outside of the program last year). I can forward the article to you (or anyone else) who is interested.

[solobasso]

Liquid Glass?!?!?!?! This is very shameful. This car could have been sold again for a much lower price to a family that doesn't have any cars.

[KhmerD0g]

used cars are now sky rocketing in price because of shortage. stupid government program

[jmelkis]

There is talk about doing it again. One of the people who is pushing for it is a billionaire who bought up a bunch of failing car parts manufacturers. Go figure!

[Genners111]

way to ruin a beautiful car!!! I'd take a Legend over a Cobalt anyday!

[mwilliams601]

What a stupid program. Ruining good cars. I'm glad I get to work two jobs so my taxes goes to this dumb shit. All the cars that were called clunkers are better that what I currently drive.

Stupid gov't program. They will do this to us with gov't healthcare.

[Roachland]

rember this when you go to vote next time please!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmelkis]

Believe me, I will remember this!

[wes5481]

poor car :(

[dragasoni]

I would have paid $6,000 for that Legend!

This program was so wasteful, and will actually be worse on our environment when you consider how much natural resources will be needed to replace all these cars with new ones. Think about the fuel, electricity, and shipping needed for new cars. What a hoax, Obama sucks!

[Watcher3223]

And this is why I never took part with the so-called "cash for clunkers."

A lot of cars being destroyed weren't clunkers in the purest sense of the word. This program was a wasteful scheme where you are going to pay for your $4,000 rebate through your taxes so, in effect you don't really get a rebate in the end while you put yourself further into debt and destroying a useful, tangible asset that others could have put to good use.

VOTE THE BUMS OUT, 11/2010.

[jmelkis]

You are so right. It didn't even address cars that were too old to qualify.  Also, many cars that were originally low mileage have since become true clunkers for whatever reason and pollute like crazy, yet they may not qualify. Again, if we are to be truly "green" (and I reject this notion), it would make more sense to try to repair the cars affected. If they are going to subsidize the economy, they could do this. But then again, would the unions/Government Motors/Chrysler,etc. get anything?

[iang2643]

How the hell does someone kill a Legend? What did they trade it in on a PRIUS? Sorry but NO car deserves that- especially a Legend! People need those parts, including those engines! Off to the crusher with it now! Thanks a lot Uncle Sam, I'll be paying for this 'til I'm 60!

[SANYUR]

I cryed when we had 2 Acura Legend coupes to lock up. I mean 92 legend coupes one auto & the other manual with no rust, only had 120k. I lost sleep over it.

[iang2643]

Damn man, I'd cry too. And don't think I'm blaming you for this by the way- I know you're just doing your job. But it's still a shame, I know people who would have paid more than $4500 for those cars.

[jmelkis]

When you borrow money, you are borrowing against future prosperity.

[jloakley93]

this is just stupid! stupid government! and obama

[fastevo276]

I'm pretty sure that car got more than 18mpg and worth more than $4500. They could have sold it for more than that. Its sad to see a perfectly good cars like this get destroyed when there are real clunkers out there that need to be taken off the road.

[grexample]

Nobody needs to "take clunkers off the road" from a position of presumptuous authority. Individuals making individual decisions eventually take clunkers off the road naturally--as a product of the Invisible Hand--when these individuals are no longer willing or able to keep them on the road and would rather have the scrap payment than try to sell the car. That's the most efficient means of using our automotive resources. What we are seeing here in C4C is the most wasteful means.

[jmelkis]

You are exactly right. I've been saying all along that if for some reason that peak oil is true, for instance, if the price of oil goes up, people will drive less. This would be particularly true with the cars that get worse gas mileage. So it's a natural process, really. You don't have to destroy anything. The price goes up, people don't drive them.

[Watcher3223]

Unfortunately, some of those REAL clunkers couldn't be taken off the road under the CARS qualifications.

Let's say, for instance, you had a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier. High miles, the transmission has some minor issues, the engine is consuming some oil, coolant leaks, and some minor brake problems. The car would actually not qualify for CARS because of its fuel economy as rated by the EPA.

If you have a 1999 Honda Civic whose engine is blown. It doesn't quality because it's not drivable.

[jmelkis]

You have a good point. A well-maintained engine does not pollute like a poorly maintained machine. If we are going to get all Keynesian (and I think this is a wrong-headed policy), it would be better for the environment (if this is a real problem) to help people get their cars up to where they don't pollute. This could be done voluntarily with appropriate incentives. Of course, I don't trust the government as far as abuse of the program. They might try installing GPS!

[Watcher3223]

And now, let's go with a 1997 Lincoln Town Car.

If the engine was scrapped because of, say, a cracked plastic intake manifold, which leaked coolant into the engine and caused it to seize. It doesn't qualify.

But, if that same car had a perfect drivetrain and everything was immaculate and drivable and you owned and have had insurance for the car for longer than 1 year, it qualifies. It's hardly a clunker because it runs and drives perfect, but it has lower than average MPG.

[jmelkis]

It's all a fallacy built upon several assumptions

1) that global warming is real

2) that global warming is manmade

3) that there is a finite amount of petroleum in the world

4) that destroying cars will somehow make a difference in all of those regards.

But even if the first three were true (and I have serious doubts), it would not justify these actions because they are wasteful and bad for carbon, etc.

The real fallacy lies with Keynesian economics. (See the broken window fallacy).

[grexample]

Now Obama and the Democrats responsible for this want to restructure our entire nation's system of delivering and receiving health care. To say that these liberals are not qualified to do that is a laughable understatement.

[tracylawrencefan1]

yes because when you get old like these cars, they want to send you off to the junk yard! beware people, America is being destroyed faster then these engines are!

[grexample]

Essentially, what Obama's doing is turning our entire nation into a venture-capital scheme. "Hey, I got this great idea! It's gonna be HUGE!! We're gonna get rich and it's so easy!" Since he has no real-world experience, he has no appreciation for how 98% of bright ideas fail in venture capital schemes. He has no appreciation how complex/scary the world really is and doesn't appreciate how blessed we are to have what we have--like all those cars!! Democrats Are Like Trust Fund Kids On Drugs.

[grexample]

Hero speaking truth to Democrat power:

watch?v=ndZgKb597r8

[grexample]

Tell the Liberal Democrats what you think of them when they try to seize control of your health care system in September. Tell them we'll take a pass until they've been replaced by adults.

[videoguypro]

Obama needs to be IMPEACHED. He has done nothing for this country except furthur degrade it.

[661bako]

The acura legend dies :[ sad day

[heywoodyoublowme]

This is a disgusting and IMMORAL program paid for with your tax money.

There is no reason to destroy a reliable working car. How many needy people do you know that could use reliable transportation to drive to a better job? How many students could use a reliable car to go to school? How many people are driving unsafe cars because they can not afford to replace them with a new car?

I hope that the creeps in Congress and the White House that came up with this disgusting program rot in hell.

[JASSICSCLUB]

another japanese classic dies...makes me wanna buy a clunker!

[magichour76]

I would love to drive a car like that, it is such a waste it is being destroyed. Cash For Clunkers sucks.

[madhatter0110]

@magichour76 Glad to see another Japanese piece of crap be put out of its misery. Ford is the only manufacturer that makes a good vehicle anymore.

[egn83b]

Takes a lot to kill a honda engine. These people that trade these cars for cash program are insane! Common sense would tell a sane person that you don't buy a car in a serious recession. It feels great to drive a nice new car but it's not worth it if you find out your being laid off.

[madhatter0110]

@egn83b Actually, a serious recession is by far the BEST time to buy cars or anything for that matter. Economic downturn brings prices down, service up, and if you are willing to work there is never a worry about being without a job. Those without jobs are either too prideful to do work they don't like, feel too good to do work that pays less than their previous job, don't want to work, or refuse to adapt to change.

[egn83b]

@madhatter0110 It could be if you are in good standing area but for many people they have been wiped out because there whole area is in some kind of slump. Buying a car right now to me seems like pure madness considering the way this economy has been. Inflation is coming and I think not buying a car is a better deal tell people around the country get back on solid footing. Which maybe 2012. Taxes are coming which we have never seen in generations.

[madhatter0110]

@egn83b I live in one of the most economically depressed parts of the midwest. It should be a given that my statement would be assuming one has the means to buy a new car. If the need and the means are available, periods of recession are the BEST time to buy a new car. Incentives and dealer flexibility improve due to the laws of supply and demand. As for taxes, the American people are taxed to the extent they allow. It's time we vote for those who will end the IRS and endless spending.

[xThugLife94x]

@egn83b I think that was an Accura Legend but still Accura is owned to Honda Just like Nissan and Infinity but strongly agreed what a waste should never give up your Jap Honda for a shity american Car

[egn83b]

@xThugLife94x

[crystalscan2002]

thats nice car , and i am sure it gets more then 18mpg

[chathamshawn]

Poor car it looks nice