Cash for clunkers makes me sad

[G.T.R]

well i had been down to the states and went to one of the major local cash for clunkers collecting facilities and my heart dropped. I walked the lot and saw cars that were in extremely good shape with trivial problems going to waste, cars that i had wanted to own for a long time worth way more then the 4500 given to just be destroyed and forgotten. On the lot i was on there was a 1970's ford pick up 4x4, big massive truck, wanted one since i was a boy sitting on the lot 80,000M on the clock no rust ( I was in NY) truck even ran amazingly, reason for trading it in, truck needed a clutch. great, and i left the lot as i heard the shop lackey pour the substance into the engine after draining the oil and redlining the rpms until the engine seized. walked over to the chevrolet dealership 1995 chevrolet impala SS 120,000M. body a little on the ruff side but some body work and paint good as new. reason for trading it in needed brakes tires and new shocks. I left before they siezed it.

and a friend of mine sent me pictures on my BB from a couple he had come across.


gmc cyclone and gmc typhoon. both cars i wanted to own since i can remember and back in the day one of the fastest production suv and trucks ever made, really hard to find and drive amazingly. dont know why they were traded in but it made me upset. well after getting upset my boss and i bought a new work truck for a steal and headed back to canada land. real shame a terrible shame

[love_boost]

i like the cylcones and typoons also!

yeah it makes me sad seing any vehicle like this

[Wolfattak]

why god, why???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj2KrKYTZo
The comments are... interesting

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[EliteGTR]

some guy c4c his 1985 Maserati bi-turbo mint 18K original miles some engines issues but still

[QuietChaos]

WTF! Why? Why to the E34?

And what kind of stupid owner would throw away a Typhoon/ Cyclone? Those things aren't getting any more common, and they're worth money.

And a 95' Impala SS as well? In my mind, that's the only respectable generation of Impala.

I wish I didn't click on this. Bloody C4C.

[QuietChaos]

Someone should break into that lot and save those poor cars. This is murder! Okay, maybe I'm overreactiing, but still..

[CanadianGTR]

Canada is considering something like this... it's being pitched as an ENVIRONMENTAL thing.

The whole program is so narrow minded.

[Dragon Humper]

That makes me very angry, stupid americans.



Jon.

[doublejceballos]

aaaaaaaaaah the impala?
i dont care about the hideous typhoon crap
but the ss?
i know its not the optimal year being 96 but i would have loved that car
anyway, stop with the stupid american garbage. cash for clunkers is genious, if only the guys for NWN would bring in some of their rusty ka's, then we would be alright

[Dragon Humper]

I have worked for and with enough of them in my time to form that opinion. Cash for Clunkers is a travasty, the junk should be junked sure, but the good stuff should be saved. They don't allow that, that's stupid. That is why I am moving away from classic iron, too much dumb crap going on and classics are being needlessly destroyed.

I breaks my heart.


Jon.

[J-Ran]

some guy c4c his 1985 Maserati bi-turbo mint 18K original miles some engines issues but still

they were terrible cars though lol

[Insta_AxE_Toast]

A dealership in Edmonton has just started this as well. On the commercial they mention you can trade in your old gas guzzling cars for the credit. Does it have to be a gas guzzler or can it just be some beater? If it can be any car that is a pretty good deal.

[QuietChaos]

The BiTurbo was probably Maserati's worst production car. Not worth anything anymore.

They were clunkers the minute they came off the assembly line.

But again, the SS and E34 did NOT deserve that. I'm still pissed. Can't even play the video or I'll cry.

[tokes]

aaaaaaaaaah the impala?
i dont care about the hideous typhoon crap
but the ss?
i know its not the optimal year being 96 but i would have loved that car
anyway, stop with the stupid american garbage. cash for clunkers is genious, if only the guys for NWN would bring in some of their rusty ka's, then we would be alright

Screw the impala SS. It's a big ugly sedan with an LT1. Big deal.

But hideous typhoon crap? It's one of less than 5000 produced, and to see it junked really is awful.

[EliteGTR]

they were terrible cars though lol

still. doesnt matter. beautiful car. just do a motor swap lol.