Cash for Clunkers

As a result of the cash for clunkers program, this is the final ride of the 1996 Buick Roadmaster Station Wagon minutes before it got traded in on a new Pontiac, which I never would have bought without the program. The dealer was glad to get the sale. The wagon was then sold by the dealer to a salvage yard, where everything good left on the car (but the engine) will eventually be sold off as spare parts, which is what keeps junkyards in business, and makes used parts available to the public. This particular roadmaster was my work car so it had about 11 miles a day put on it at this point in its life. It had extremely high mileage. It needed a complete suspension rebuild, and all new shocks. It bounced like a ball when you hit a bump. It needed completely new brakes. It had extreme rust which can't really be seen in the video. Even the front strut towers were rusted through, and all the doorjambs. Air pump was dead, exhaust was shot, and there has been a Willy Nelson tape stuck in the tape deck since the day I bought it years (and a gazillion miles) ago. So it's radio-only for entertainment. The windshield was cracked all the way across. The rear windows were off the track, so you have to leave them up. There were a host of other problems as well, but you get the point. I was ready to get rid of it anyway, no time or desire to fix all the problems on a car that was falling apart. It can still do a mean one-tire burnout, though you can't hear how the engine was coughing and sputtering afterward. Roadmasters Rule, this was a great car. If I ever come across a rust-free example at the right price (and I need a car) I would buy another one in an instant. Great room great power, great utility (you can load 4x8 sheets of plywood or drywall in the back with all the seats folded down.) It actually gets decent mileage on the highway, when running right, though the emissions have ratcheted down considerably since 1996, which is why cars today get comparatively poor mileage for the size. They have to live in a much tighter emissions box than 13 years ago.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• cash for clunkers
• Buick Roadmaster
• LT1
• Burnout
• 1996 Station Wagon
• Woodie Wagon

[MLGsucks8693]

so if u liked the car so much then why did u trade it in for the cash for clunkers program? that car was still in good shape.

[flyingtazio]

no, it really wasn't in good shape at all.

[damonster5000]

then you should have taken care of it.

[flyingtazio]

For how long? Is one required to "take care" of a car past 250K? How many cars get "taken care of" for that long? Eventually things just wear out. I wasn't about to do a full restoration on it. Jeez.

[panhardrod]

Would'nt be too worried by 'rusty front strut towers' considering this car has double wishbone front suspension, NOT struts.

[flyingtazio]

you are correct sir. I should change that to "giant rust holes in inner fenders". 13 years of salty winters...

[Bellwestern80]

That's the type of car I'm getting for a first car, so the govt can suck my LT1 V8 hauling ass. Those things are huge, my aunt's got one and it is smooth sailing all day long. Maintained by GM since it was bought.

[lt1fan94]

How is crushing hudreds of thousands of working cars helping the economy?

[SeberHusky]

OK....You trade in a reliable durable car....to get a car from a company that now no longer exists, and yet you are still making monthly payments on it......SMART IDEA!

[mystere485]

@Ladybirdkisses92 You cant blame him for taking advantage of the cash for clunkers program, why would he take $2-2.5k when the gov't probably gave him $4k? You need to blame the domestics for building crappy cars that were not worth buying, which sent themselves into bankruptcy.

[sideslide23]

thats a chevy chase station wagon that was used in the movie "National Lampoons Vacation" 

[vaguedustin]

Wow I just bought one of these as my first car. [video up] And it wasn't even the LT1! Not to mention 1991 rather then 1996.

[Ladybirdkisses92]

you are a fuckin retard. there ar people lookin for them cars all the time. you could of got probablly 2000 to 2500 off of someone for that not only would it make somone else happy but it wouls still be on the road. you fuckin suck you are sellin it on the video as bein one hell of a car so why not keep it stupid fuck you and fuck our dirty muslim president obama.

[limeimac97776]

@Bellwestern80 Ditto. Obama can suck on the fumes from my carbed 350 with no catalytic converters!

[martijncola]

mother fucker. buy a honda now be happy and don't put vids of it on youtube! we are not intrested in fartcan-sounds. so fuck off bitch :)

[BlueHeavenBound]

Back in Japan: Joshi "Grandfather, will we EVER get back at the Americans for Hiroshima?" "Yes my son, Even Now they have borrowed HUGE sums of money from China, & are buying new cars from Us." " How will that help?" " We have a Kill circut built into our ignition systems; on 12-12-2012 we push a button and a sattellite sends the signal to disable these cars. Then we extract our revenge on them while they are paralyzed...

[Eagleoneradiogod]

so you junk a good car thats all ready paid for in full. to get a car with no guts just so you can have higher insurance and a car payment. too bad beacuse I was going to tell you about an oil company that puts all other oil comps to shame. now that you junked one of the last big cars left in america I'am not going to let you in on this oil secret . Its what big oil comps don't want you to know.