Cash for Clunckers program kills BMW's
08-21-2009, 11:24 PM
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Browsing on YouTube I found some material of destroying cars for the Cash For Cluckers program. Short clips that were shot during the 'execution' of some innocent cars, some of them are BMW.
How do you feel about this program ? I don't live in the US so I perhaps don't fully understand but I found it hard to accept the waste of (some of them) perfect good vehicles in trade of some money. Why not find other solutions to stimulate the market and reuse these cars ? I mean, only the people who have the bucks can buy a new one. The less fortunate ones now even can't buy a decent used car because of the program.
Even disassembly would make more sense then just destroying them.
Some 'fun' material.
killing a 530i
a 525
a 528
a 735
And a recent Volvo
How do you feel about this program ? I don't live in the US so I perhaps don't fully understand but I found it hard to accept the waste of (some of them) perfect good vehicles in trade of some money. Why not find other solutions to stimulate the market and reuse these cars ? I mean, only the people who have the bucks can buy a new one. The less fortunate ones now even can't buy a decent used car because of the program.
Even disassembly would make more sense then just destroying them.
Some 'fun' material.
killing a 530i
And a recent Volvo
08-21-2009, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by A90' post='985235' date='Aug 22 2009, 03:34 AM
If it is a repost, sorry for that, I was unable to find them and hadn't seen it before. thx for your response
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what the hell , why is that volvo being destroyed and those bmw's... i'm pretty sure there are people who drive worse cars as DD, can't they request a trade? or can't the governement give them to families who need a car? these cars still work 
08-22-2009, 06:59 AM
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Somewhere there is one guy desperate to locate that one trim or engine piece from one of those cars, who just punched his moniotor.
08-22-2009, 09:10 AM
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My Ride: 07' 530d - M-Sport - Titanium Silver / Black Dakota leather
08' 120i - M-Sport - Alpine White III / Black Sensatec
Is there a rule that forces them to blow the engine hillbilly style to get the cash? That Volvo was a fine S80 T6 2003, there is almost no car that GM builds today better than it...
How much cash is it btw?
How much cash is it btw?
08-22-2009, 10:21 AM
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Wow!!! What a waste. These cars could have been classics or used for parts.
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