Corvettes for Clunkers
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Corvettes for Clunkers
Car and Driver reports that among the cars traded in on the "Cash for Clunkers" program, 123 were Corvettes from 1984 to 1995.
I'm guessing that these weren't the people putting 12 coats of Zaino on their cars.
I'm guessing that these weren't the people putting 12 coats of Zaino on their cars.
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I want to know who traded the Aston Martin DBS/DB7, or the Triumph TR-7 in for C4C.
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I've seen some Grand Nationals in pretty bad shape, usually with doors and rear quarters rotted out. 
But the Aston Martin I don't get. Now matter how bad of shape it was in, it had to be worth more than the $4500 credit that they got.
But the Aston Martin I don't get. Now matter how bad of shape it was in, it had to be worth more than the $4500 credit that they got.
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Couldn't agree more. Smelled like another automaker hand out and redistribution of wealth tactic to me.I'd bet money that the Aston Martin got "lost" on its way to the scrapyard. There is no way a running Aston didn't fetch more than the govt. trade in credit.
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I don't think they did it right. You are supposed to mix the sodium silicate with water, then pour it in the engine. It flows through the oiling system and makes for a quick death. I have done quite a few cars myself at my dealership. It looks like they were just pouring it in straight and not enough to get picked up by the oil pump.
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