yes, the germans figured out 5-10% get illegally diverted to easter europe
and africa. considering that c4c in germany mainly aims at 9-12 yea old
vehicles, and that the  emission reqs there where pretty high back then
already, maybe they should just be exported to the U.S. to make us
greener:-)

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com> wrote:

> This caught my eye.  It describes Gemany's cash for clunkers (C4C) program.
> But they don't require destruction of the engine like in the US.
>
> The picture in this article shows a car being grabbed by thieves ==> a
> Vanagon.
>
> http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/thieves-cash-clunkers-germany.php
> http://tinyurl.com/nwevvq
>
> Roland
>