Cash for Clunkers- blowing up Cadillac Deville

the first one i had to do, it's terribly sad to have to do this but your left wing buddies say that i have to or $15k fine will be imposed. 1998 DeVille, very low miles, tight engine clearances, went quickly.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cash
• clunkers
• engine
• blow
• destroy
• waste
• kill
• scam

[LeeLee6006]

i hate cash for clunkers especially the clunkers part alot of them arent even a clunker i fuckin hated the idea they couldve kept the other car and put it in a junk yard instead of just blowin the motor it wouldve had more of a chance atleast for parts i hope they never bring that program back i wanna slap the guy whoever came up with it

[MegaGarrett07]

Its a North Star Motor.. Woulda eventually blew a head gasket.. No big deal

[Xziau1]

@SuperOffgrid I know how you feel. I can understand having small issues with a car, but the headgasket problem was too much for me to handle. I wasnt sure what I needed to replace, so I messed it up and gave it back to the dealership. My plan is to purchase another Northstar next year or earlier 2014. I will be graduating from college soon, so this time I want a warranty with my Northstar. I want atleast a 2009 or 2010 DTS

[SuperOffgrid]

Those of you who think we should keep are old Cadillacs around for your benefit at our expense: I trust you are keeping all of your old televisions, walkmans, nintendos, radios, 8 track tape players working and safely stored for the sake of preserving these valuable relics which are also a part of history. Don't forget fridges, stoves, mattresses, drapes. telegraph keys, rotary dial phones, factory machinery. Does the dame logic not apply?

[SuperOffgrid]

Nobody was forced to sell any cars under cash for clunkers, there are still plenty of old cars around. Cars went under this program because the owners would get more money for them than if they had sold them privately or traded them without the incentive. The simple fact is these cars despite their good condition have little or no trade in value at ten years old. The owners are under no obligation to keep them forever so that somebody MAY want them for a few bucks decades later.

[SuperOffgrid]

@abram7117 Mine was a total money pit after 85,000 miles. over 7 grand spent on the damn thing past that point, a.c. quit, load leveling system leaked, then alternator fried, at which point it was parked. Would have been a bad deal for anybody who bought it used.

[SuperOffgrid]

@Xziau1 Absolutely. I sent my 98 deville to the wreckers in Novmber 2011. Everybody squaks about it, yet in the last 3 years I had it, repairs were close to 7 grand. If they want these cars preserved, they should scour the countryside or cruise the dealerships on Mondays and pick up as many of the "classics" as they can. But no, I should have kept mine, maintained, preserved and stored it just in case they might want to buy it for 2 cents on the dollar, or just to please them. Good Lord!

[JerseyDeville94]

That's a damn shame....I would've loved to have that Caddy! That was definitely NOT a clunker! Damn government! lol

[thunderbirdthang11]

Gah, this breaks my heart. Literally made me sick at my stomach!

[mgtnplus]

This has sold tons of Kia's and Hyundai's. Get over it. But, it does suck to see a Cadillac destroyed. OMG, I love Cadillacs. We all now get better gas mileage and, divorcing ourselves from decent cars boosted car sales like never before. Our car economy needed this boost, Fuck, save that cadillac horn. Google the sound.

[randyseck]

Seems I cannot formulate an Opinion on this one. Anyways, I will be driving my 1990 Coupe Deville until the day the government throws me in jail for polluting the air with Carbon. AND IM A DECENTLY LEFT GUY! Then Again, Im no party registered and hate politics.....Sure green is good, and newer is usually better in masses, however, somethings are nice to keep around! I guess there arent to many 19 year olds who want to remember the 90's they where born in....and learn from the 60's 70's and 80's.

[sammolloy1]

To be fair to those who like first generation Chevy V8's, they are nearly infinitely rebuildable with a minimum of machine shop work, while a Northstar would need a whole lot of precision equipment. Also a Chevy 283, close to the Caddy's 4.6 litres, can match it's power with some common modifications, and be at least as reliable if it is balanced and blueprinted as well as a Northstar. The gas mileage might even be close if it had Arizona Speed & Marine sequential fuel injection.