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In response to "The way to get the full $4500 discount on your car is so tell the dealer you don't have a clunker. Bargain as best as you can to get the price lower. " by James Bond (aka Igor)

I wonder how many people thought of buying clunkers on eBay/craigslist before getting new cars. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Aug 3 '09, 10:24

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I thought about that. Buy one from like Rent a Wreck but you can't. You need to show proof of ownership and insurance for like a year or something. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:26 2
- It was smart on the part of lawmakers to put those stipulations in. - ty97 Aug 3, 10:27 1
  - Yup very on their part. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:28
I'm kinda confused why Congress ain't rushing to re-fund this program. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:25 21
- It's strange how unhappy so many people are that it was so unexpectedly popular. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:26 17
  - "Did you get the tow package?" -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 10:29 1
    - (should have been in response to TFox) -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 10:30
  - People just think they are getting a great deal. However, I doubt most are. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:27 14
    - They may not be. Question is: What was the goal of the program? - ty97 Aug 3, 10:30 6
      - The program is doing what it should. However, the customers can get better deals if they play their cards right. Right now the customers only think - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:33 2
        
        The house always wins. - znufrii Aug 3, 10:34 1
        
        Yes -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:36
      - I don't understand how you could argue it hasn't helped stimulate the auto industry - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:32 2
        
        personally, I'm not. Friday (I think) some people were -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 10:38
        
        It's gone beyond just people using the CARS incentive, too. Dealers get interested buyers that don't qualify and are cutting deals. - TWuG Aug 3, 10:33
    - This just proves to me that there's a psychological barrier to spending right now that can be overcome. - TWuG Aug 3, 10:30 1
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    - Car dealerships are one of the most fascinating enterprises in terms of innate duplicity. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:29
    - For some of these new cars, unless the dealers rose prices 30%, they are getting a solid deal. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:28 1
      - They don't need to raise prices. The sticker price is always already high. The manufacture gives plenty of discounts to the dealers which usually the - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:31
    - if they're happy with what they got for the price they paid, then they got a great deal. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:28 1
      - And the new car is more fuel efficient which is also a good thing. -- nm - Tim Aug 3, 10:29
- Did they put in another 2B over the weekend? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:26 2
  - The House voted for that (course given the rush, that might last 10 days) but the Senate is slow-rolling it. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:27 1
    - I see. thanks. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:27
you ahve to have owned the clunker for a year. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:25
You had to own the car for at least a year, I believe. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 10:24 1
- Ah, I did not know that. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:25

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