Comments on: Clunkers Nets Big Fuel Economy Boost

By: qqRockyBeans

qqRockyBeans — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:19:21 +0000

oh btw, the Elise is rated at 23 mpg city/highway

By: qqRockyBeans

qqRockyBeans — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:18:27 +0000

Lotus just introduced a Purist Edition of the Elise, just in time for the Cash for Clunkers program!

The MSRP is $43995, about $1000 under the maximum price allowed

You know SOMEBODY will buy an Elise under the program!

By: kevin2121

kevin2121 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:51:04 +0000

Just wanted to make one more note.I have a full size chevy truck that get 17mph,2001 silverado.Love the truck and will only buy american cars.However I also have a 2008 suzuki c50 boulevard street bike which gets 55mph.I ride my motorcycle to work(about 15 miles) everday I can.Not only does it help save me money.It saves wear and tear on my truck and keeps 2 more gallons at the pump for that poor guy still driving that suv to work everyday and spending $50.00 a week n gas.I’m also not that hot about mass transit.I can’t tell you how many times I have seen a full size bus going from stop to stop with only one or two riders,maybe they need smaller buses in larger numbers?.

By: kevin2121

kevin2121 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:41:09 +0000

Cash for clunkers is a good idea not a bad one.Yes the program does need some refinement.Taking a car that gets 15mpg off the road and putting a car that gets 25mph on the road,is great,not just for the consumer but for the enviroment.I am concerned about those clunkers and how they are dealt with.I recently saw on the news ,some dealers were pouring liquid glass into the engines so they can’t be resold.What better way to increase jobs like the american auto industry,auto salvage and recyclers.Auto salvage companys don’t always strip the cars down completely and just crush them.I should start a total clunker recycle center where all the cars are stripped by hand and totally recycled.Since the dealers are getting these for free if this was done annually,which it should be not only will it help us become less dependent on foriegn oil,it will create jobs.Anyone agree?

By: BoilerCivicHy

BoilerCivicHy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:26:17 +0000

Oh, and the other great thing about this program, it really helped out the American car companies. 4 out of 5 of the cars that were brought under this program were foreign models. At least we helped out Ford.

By: BoilerCivicHy

BoilerCivicHy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:24:00 +0000

I can’t even believe you printed this article, the finding so far are that for 1 billion dollars, it neted a reduction in about 1 hour per year of carbon emissions in the US. It resulted in the reduction in gasoline that would be used in the US in 5 hours in one day. So to get to the new CAFE standards using this method it is estimated to cost around 14 Trillion dollars, now that is government efficiency for you.

By: Scott Z

Scott Z — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:33:11 +0000

Steved28

I don't consider people that do work with a vehicle the problem. When a vehicle is purchased to do work the utility of the car or truck is paramount not the MPG. I am speaking to those that buy vehicles like a work truck and drive it back and forth to the office. I know many people that fit this description. I am sure there are not many people like yourself that can trade in a work pickup and grab a car.

By: schanie

schanie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:58:31 +0000

There is a slight hidden bonus in the EPA numbers. Those numbers are for when the car was new. Older cars tend to slowly lose efficiency over time so the true gain is probably slightly more than the reported 61% amount.

By: jimhenry

jimhenry — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:27:00 +0000

That is correct, Only purchase or lease of new vehicles qualify

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By: RandalH

RandalH — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:41:59 +0000

@Anonymous: "can you carry a 5 bags of cement via mass transit"

What if you want to carry 50 bags? By your logic, we're back to driving monster trucks and SUVs because we might have to haul something occasionally. I would bet that 95% of car trips don't involve hauling anything but our a**es. On those occasions when you do need to haul something, use your car (just because the government puts money toward mass transit doesn't mean YOU can't own a car). Or if you don't want to own one, rent one; or better yet, have the cement delivered.