On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:02:37 -0600, robert bowman
wrote:

Curly Surmudgeon wrote:

Not a "perfectly good older one" but a "clunker." Â*Ergo the name "Cash
for Clunkers". Â*It must be less than 25 years old, get less than 19
mpg, have been owned and insured for 12 months with a 10mpg
improvement.

That covers about every two year old SUV on the planet.

What do you see wrong with that?

otoh, I doubt
many people tooling around in their 1985 Oldsmobiles laying down a cloud
of smoke from the 500 miles per quart oil consumption and the worn out 4
barrel will take advantage of the plan. I see it as a great way for
people to unload the Navigator they can't really afford and get into a
Toyota.

The Lincoln Navagator sells about 1,400/month in a good year and most
owners don't care about the mileage or they'd not have purchased it to
begin with. The 1985 Oldsmobile had fuel injection, not a carb.

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Regards, Curly
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