This is so WRONG!!
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From: Beaver, Pennsylvania
This is so WRONG!!
What a waist of good usable vehicles! Of all the vids i have watched, this hurt the most.
Proved to be a tough 4.0 to kill !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBDgX...B4D61&index=95
( This was not my truck !! )
Proved to be a tough 4.0 to kill !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBDgX...B4D61&index=95
( This was not my truck !! )
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I need to move to where you are, my 2002 110k 4.0 isnt worth more than 6k. A 94 with probably 150k on it, worth 6k, really?
PS I am not being a smarta$$, I just really dont know what real resale values are on these.
PS I am not being a smarta$$, I just really dont know what real resale values are on these.
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Interesting videos. I am pretty ignorant about the Cash for Clunkers program. Can anyone tell me if this is the officially sanctioned method of permanently disabling these vehicles? Ie: a final, orgasmic spewing of pollution into the open air in order to get rid of polluting, poor mileage vehicles?
Or are we just seeing a bunch of good ol' boys having some fun?
Final question - what did the guy pour into the crankcase at the begining? I assume varsol, paint thinner, or something like that to ruin the oil?
Or are we just seeing a bunch of good ol' boys having some fun?
Final question - what did the guy pour into the crankcase at the begining? I assume varsol, paint thinner, or something like that to ruin the oil?
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From: Las Vegas
Interesting videos. I am pretty ignorant about the Cash for Clunkers program. Can anyone tell me if this is the officially sanctioned method of permanently disabling these vehicles? Ie: a final, orgasmic spewing of pollution into the open air in order to get rid of polluting, poor mileage vehicles?
Or are we just seeing a bunch of good ol' boys having some fun?
Final question - what did the guy pour into the crankcase at the begining? I assume varsol, paint thinner, or something like that to ruin the oil?
Or are we just seeing a bunch of good ol' boys having some fun?
Final question - what did the guy pour into the crankcase at the begining? I assume varsol, paint thinner, or something like that to ruin the oil?
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Absolutely...take a vehicle such as this truck that probably got in the 16-18mpg range (20 mixed driving) and then waste the energy and resources of hauling it on a big rig that pollutes much worse to a crushing yard where the machines there pollute like none other. Then have it crushed and end up with a 4000lb paperweight that will sit in a yard for years and years in essence polluting the earth as well since its not going to break down. That damn truck had tons of life left and they just brick the damn thing. Sounds like a great plan to me 
More Turbo
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Absolutely...take a vehicle such as this truck that probably got in the 16-18mpg range (20 mixed driving) and then waste the energy and resources of hauling it on a big rig that pollutes much worse to a crushing yard where the machines there pollute like none other. Then have it crushed and end up with a 4000lb paperweight that will sit in a yard for years and years in essence polluting the earth as well since its not going to break down. That damn truck had tons of life left and they just brick the damn thing. Sounds like a great plan to me
it still will live on in its later life... as a brand new hyundai lol
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Common sense says that if THIS is a good plan, we should hire people to break windows so we can replace them with dual paned, tear down our houses so we can replace them with 'energy efficient' homes.
Don't these watermelons realize how much energy it takes to make new cars and trucks? Don't they realize that the marginal improvement in fuel mileage will take years to offset the energy wasted in replacing functional vehicles? Don't they realize that someone, somewhere is driving an OLDER, more polluting, less fuel efficient vehicle because he cannot afford a 94 Ranger?
tom
Don't these watermelons realize how much energy it takes to make new cars and trucks? Don't they realize that the marginal improvement in fuel mileage will take years to offset the energy wasted in replacing functional vehicles? Don't they realize that someone, somewhere is driving an OLDER, more polluting, less fuel efficient vehicle because he cannot afford a 94 Ranger?
tom
Last edited by monsterbaby; Aug 31, 2009 at 05:40 PM. Reason: taking out politics
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There are still plenty of truck out there. You'all have got at least one, and now that there are a few less, your's might be worth a little more. My 1999 is worth a around 600 more since this program started.
