And of course I see the morons have to have their say and show their low intelligence… F— THE GOVT, BLAH BLAH, F— OBAMA, F— YOU, KILL THEM ALL, LOOK AT ME TYPING WITH ALL CAPS!

1) The program was meant to stimulate sales, and to get some of the gas guzzlers off the road, and replace them with more fuel efficient vehicles. On that point, the overwhelming majority of the vehicles have been the 90′s vintage Sport Utility Vehicle and Minivans. These have been replaced with the CUV (Like the Escape, and CRV) and smaller cars.

2) Point: Why not just dismantle the engine, and the parts, instead of destroying the engine? Counterpoint: What is the average hourly shop rate in major metro areas today, something like $75 per hour. It is faster, and cheaper for the dealer to just seize up the engine than take it apart for usable parts. Besides, the whole point is to get us out of V-8′s and V-6′s into 4′s and Hybrids.

3) They can sell the car for almost the same money of more privately. Not everyone wants to waste their time trying to sell their car on EBAY or Craigslist. You get a rash of low ballers, pestering you on your e-mail or phone, and you never get a realistic offer. This program takes away all the stress of selling the car, and rewards the owner with cash towards a newer car.

4) Again, not every one can wield a wrench, so these cars are just commodities to them. Yes it’s tragic to see some of them go, but remember, this only represents something like 2% of all the cars on the road.

THey have destroyed every kids dream to get a cheap car and fixit up. I feel sorry for my sons who now have lost the chance