An NPR segment this morning followed a Maryland dealership as it killed�some of its�C4C cars, running a Dodge pickup drained of oil and filled with the special sodium silicate mixture until it locked up.� Painful to listen to.� The reporter did say that several of the vehicles seemed quite nice and useable, but were destined for the junkyard.� They also spoke with auto recyclers who dread getting these machines with bad engines as that's the most lucrative resellable part.
�
Stephen

--- On Wed, 8/5/09, JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:

From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: idiots for clunkers
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 1:12 PM

just stopped by my local junkyard yesterday... and saw this firsthand.
incoming lot was FILLED with rows of cars in perfect condition...with
dealerships names and "C4C" written on the windshields...

C4C = cash 4 clunkers

all of them had had their motors intentionally siezed by the dealerships..

im serious...most of these cars looked freshly detailed...not a
scratch...no body damage...new tires..new inspection stickers... even stuff like mazda
minivans, toyota landcruisers...etc..etc.. nothing wring with them..

there was this ''89 crown vic... 56k original miles...showroom
shape...looked like it was only driven on sundays by grandpa..

destined for the junkyard.

seems like a major waste to me.

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