Video of a "Cash for Clunker" C4 destory
08-18-2009, 01:33 PM
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08-18-2009, 08:59 PM
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I don't care if it was a 1500.00-2500.00 junker...its still a waste in my book. This program failed in Germany if I heard correctly. It did not stimulate the sales of German vehicles...mainly ASIAN ONES.
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
08-18-2009, 09:57 PM
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I don't care if it was a 1500.00-2500.00 junker...its still a waste in my book. This program failed in Germany if I heard correctly. It did not stimulate the sales of German vehicles...mainly ASIAN ONES.
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
And you are upset that Asia is sending money to us, by purchasing scrap metal?
Hrmm..
-- Joe
08-18-2009, 10:48 PM
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I don't care if it was a 1500.00-2500.00 junker...its still a waste in my book. This program failed in Germany if I heard correctly. It did not stimulate the sales of German vehicles...mainly ASIAN ONES.
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
And I heard also that the steel being crunched is going straight to China.... WTF ?????
08-18-2009, 11:54 PM
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Melting Slicks
I love it. Sells his Vette but can't avoid belittling those of us that still own them. I am hardly a waxer and the video still made me ill.
It looked like a turd, kind of like the majority of C4's we see on blocks in peoples back yards and on craigslist.
The same car could be had for $2500 all day, and even then it's a bad deal. To get $4500 from the dealer is great, and I hope the owner enjoys his new Honda or Toyota that will get better fuel economy, better acceleration, and be more dependable than the '86 vette was.
You guys need to get off the soap box. Really. The owner made a good economical decision. It's just a crappy 80s car. If it was worth more, the owner would have sold it to one of you vette worshiping waxers.
-- Joe
The same car could be had for $2500 all day, and even then it's a bad deal. To get $4500 from the dealer is great, and I hope the owner enjoys his new Honda or Toyota that will get better fuel economy, better acceleration, and be more dependable than the '86 vette was.
You guys need to get off the soap box. Really. The owner made a good economical decision. It's just a crappy 80s car. If it was worth more, the owner would have sold it to one of you vette worshiping waxers.
-- Joe
08-19-2009, 06:35 AM
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You can pick up a LT1 car for under $5k, go faster, not have the lame dash/doorpanels/breadbox, better rims/brakes/suspension.
-- Joe
08-19-2009, 06:38 AM
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Vette owners seem to have this ignorant love towards the car, and they see past all the mistakes, defects, and issues with these cars.
I still like corvettes, I just made a huge mistake by owning a C4. I should have done my homework. Everything I found on my own was documented by others, just didn't do the research. My bad.
But I'm not going to stand around now and go "no, the car wasnt really a turd".. C4 is a dud. End of story. Seeing one go to the crusher makes me feel relief, because some poor kid won't buy it and spend 10k on it trying to make it enjoyable.
-- Joe
08-19-2009, 07:22 AM
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I've learned from my mistake.
Vette owners seem to have this ignorant love towards the car, and they see past all the mistakes, defects, and issues with these cars.
I still like corvettes, I just made a huge mistake by owning a C4. I should have done my homework. Everything I found on my own was documented by others, just didn't do the research. My bad.
But I'm not going to stand around now and go "no, the car wasnt really a turd".. C4 is a dud. End of story. Seeing one go to the crusher makes me feel relief, because some poor kid won't buy it and spend 10k on it trying to make it enjoyable.
-- Joe
Vette owners seem to have this ignorant love towards the car, and they see past all the mistakes, defects, and issues with these cars.
I still like corvettes, I just made a huge mistake by owning a C4. I should have done my homework. Everything I found on my own was documented by others, just didn't do the research. My bad.
But I'm not going to stand around now and go "no, the car wasnt really a turd".. C4 is a dud. End of story. Seeing one go to the crusher makes me feel relief, because some poor kid won't buy it and spend 10k on it trying to make it enjoyable.
-- Joe
08-19-2009, 07:29 AM
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Glad see it fought to the end, but sad it to see it destroyed!
08-19-2009, 10:13 AM
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why heavens no...IT THE AMERICAN WAY.
I am sure I'll have a bunch of foreign bosses in my future....I'll love working for them for pennies on the dollar and going home to my box by a polluted river or stream. Ah....YEAH BABY! GLOBAL ECONOMY FOR ME YESSIR!!!
08-19-2009, 01:49 PM
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Melting Slicks
Maybe some of us did our due diligence a little better. I am on my second C4 and both were absolutely reliable and cost me little. If you buy junk it does not matter who built it.
I've learned from my mistake.
Vette owners seem to have this ignorant love towards the car, and they see past all the mistakes, defects, and issues with these cars.
I still like corvettes, I just made a huge mistake by owning a C4. I should have done my homework. Everything I found on my own was documented by others, just didn't do the research. My bad.
But I'm not going to stand around now and go "no, the car wasnt really a turd".. C4 is a dud. End of story. Seeing one go to the crusher makes me feel relief, because some poor kid won't buy it and spend 10k on it trying to make it enjoyable.
-- Joe
Vette owners seem to have this ignorant love towards the car, and they see past all the mistakes, defects, and issues with these cars.
I still like corvettes, I just made a huge mistake by owning a C4. I should have done my homework. Everything I found on my own was documented by others, just didn't do the research. My bad.
But I'm not going to stand around now and go "no, the car wasnt really a turd".. C4 is a dud. End of story. Seeing one go to the crusher makes me feel relief, because some poor kid won't buy it and spend 10k on it trying to make it enjoyable.
-- Joe
08-19-2009, 02:23 PM
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the point we are missing is that when we were 16 we could go out and get an old car as our 1st set of wheels for next to nothing.now with every car that gets destroyed the price of what is left goes up so your kids will have to pay 2 times as much for a car that is half as good on the local used car lot