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Cash for Clunkers May Cost Up to $45,354 Per Vehicle

This program is certainly not energy, nor environmentally
sound. It takes a ton of energy and materials to produce a car.

If you have a low fuel mileage clunker, and you don't drive much
then it has a minimal effect on the environment.

Remember, this program is being brought to you by the same people
that gave you the post office, the VA hospital system, ethanol fuel
and now want to give you health care.

I note that even this modest clunker program hasn't operated smoothly as it ran out of funds almost immediately.

The article has already pointed out the program's enormous cost
being paid for with money borrowed from friendly places like China.

So much for the intelligence and structuring behind plans such as
this.

On Jul 31 06:08 PM Alfredo Martinez wrote:

> I never thought that this country would get so far off track that
> we would start using tax dollars to pay for people to buy a brand
> new car, then turn around and destroy the traded used cars and dump
> them in a landfill.
>
> This country is so screwed.

Feeling the Buzz: Ford Goes Electric

I hope all this electric stuff goes forward.

I want all of you to buy them and use less gasoline so it will stay cheap and I can continue to enjoy driving my Dodge Magnum wagon.

Thanks for your support and stay safe out there!

Tata Nano About to Give Detroit a Run for Its Money

Sorry, but the article is totally flawed...readers should not rely on
any information given.

The Nano is a great thing for India and other places like that. That
was what it was intended for. To bring it to other more affluent countries
may or may not ever happen and if it does it will be a long time.

Buyer Beware: 30 Biggest Bankruptcy Risks

Ohh, Ohh....that list is my portfolio.

What do I do now????

Chrysler Bankruptcy: Why Car Buyers Might Not Notice

I agree with you....mopar vehicles are much better than
the common perception.

I have a 2007 Dodge Magnum and really like it a lot...why that model was discontinued when they were selling 4k units/month never made sense to me...it's almost the same as the Chrysler 300 with different sheet metal...very bad mistake I think.

But it's better to let the free market sort all this out and keep the
government out of it...government picking losers and winners just
makes the losers go down harder and allows the winners to
have inferior products.

There is a lot of proud history to the U.S. car industry. Just too
bad that recent managements at these companies have allowed
the industry to be so vulnerable and fragile.

On Apr 24 01:55 PM SouthernCEO wrote:

> I have a Dodge Journey so I hope Chrysler is still around to work
> on my car if needed. I hate to see any of our car companies go
> away. Lot's of history here and lot's of great cars over the years.
> Muscle cars still draw crowds and none of these are Fiats.

Ten Cars Detroit Should Copy

I think you are blaming the auto companies for quite a few things
that you should be really laying at the door of your government and
it's nanny state mentality with all the laws and regulations it shoves
onto the auto makers.


On Mar 29 08:38 AM teammisek wrote:

> Rick, While you are so right in your comparison of foriegn to domestics,
> there are several factors over and above your argument.
> Many years ago I was asking the auto dealers how they could justify
> me paying more for one of their new cars than I paid for my house!
> While the purchase price of autos has leveled off to some degree,
> in part due to foriegn compitition, the unneccesary complication
> of auto design has not abated. They might as well put a lock on the
> hood of their vehicles that can only be opened by the dealership!
>
> The sophistication of today's vehicles is mind boggling to an old
> fart like me. I've worked on vehicles since I was a kid but today
> I have been thrown to the mercy of the wolves.
> My wife and I were the proud owners of a 2000 'L Series' Saturn Wagon.
> We bought it new. It was our third Saturn. What a nightmare! That
> car had three computers, electronic throttle, and this funny little
> light on the dash that would come on: "Reduced Power". Why on Earth
> would someone knowingly build a car that would have "reduced power"?!
> Yet they do. Under 'reduced power' the car would only idle. If this
> occured in traffic...well, there you were. Try to get out of the
> road and shut the car off to reset the computer. No one knew how
> to fix this car. Saturn wanted us to spend $7,000 to replace the
> computers!
> We traded that $23,000 Saturn last year for a new Hyundai Accent
> ($11,000). The Accent has a throttle cable! Ingenious! We got $600
> for the Saturn, not trashed, but not fixed. It did have a nice stereo.
>
> I couldn't guess how many potential customers out there are longing
> for the days of the Saturday morning tune-up and oil change. I need
> a vehicle I can maintain and service myself. I don't need a DVD player!
> I don't want a car that thinks it knows what I want it to do. I don't
> want a car that thinks. I want a car that responds to my direction
> for steering, accelleration and braking. If I need the tires to skid
> a little I don't want ABS (Anti-Braking System) to override my command!
>
> Your points are absolutely on the money pointing out the disparity
> between "ours" and "theirs". I think there is room for improvement
> on a much broader scale. I for one, will regress. ( I enjoy my old
> cars! )
> Steve

Why Most Americans Don't Mind if the Big Three Fail

Detroit has to shed the cost penalty of its unions. If it can't do that then it
will never profit.

Better to go into chapter 11 and reorg and if necessary go to the end of BK
so that some other investor group can take over and make a profit.

That is the way of capitalism and it works really well in a Darwin sort of way.