Any way to take advantage of Cash for Clunkers?

just read on another site that a Maserati Biturbo 18k miles is gonna go to the clunker crusher

Cotton wrote: just read on another site that a Maserati Biturbo 18k miles is gonna go to the clunker crusher

As sad as that is, it's probably for the best.

therex wrote:

Cotton wrote: just read on another site that a Maserati Biturbo 18k miles is gonna go to the clunker crusher

As sad as that is, it's probably for the best.

Hard for me to agree with that. They have their problems, but it sucks to see one in decent shape destroyed. Link below. The guy did try to sell it and had no takers.

http://jalopnik.com/5337515/maserati-biturbo-gets-cash-for-clunkers-death-sentence

I just watched the video.....looked like a very clean car.

Well, money talks, and it looks like the government was the only one willing to pay.

I will happily give anyone $4500 for any year of rx-8 :)

Video of a C4 Vette on Jalopnik getting destoyed now. Make it stop!!

This is waaaaaay sadder:

therex wrote: This is waaaaaay sadder:

No effing way.

Seriously?

Are they worth that little now? That's the Turbo AWD model, right?

therex wrote: This is waaaaaay sadder:

you are correct.....that's terrible!

I saw a syclone in worse shape that than sitting in someones driveway, and i asked if it was for sale and the said $10,5k. Even though that one looks pretty beat up, I think it would still be worth at least $5000, or maybe more.

WilD wrote:

donalson wrote: isn't there something about it having to be owned/registered for at least 1 year before the trade in or something...

Yes there is, but I thought the car had to be owned for two, and registered for the last year. However, who is checking on this? How are the dates to be proved? Is it as simple as signing on the dotted line "swearing" that you are elligible?

I mentioned on another thread that the local NBC affiliate showed an '86-ish Suburban getting the Death Potion; while the engine was gasping its last, the camera showed the corner of the windshield with the PA inspection sticker which expired in March of '08! My guess is that the 'burban had been sitting in back of the guy's house with A Terminal Defect (like rust) so they bought tags for it and had it towed to the stealership. There's probably no specific inspection criteria, so everybody did a nudge-nudge, wink-wink. Who's checking on this? Probably the same guys checking six months from now to see if the engine's really seized up...

What's even scarier is that one state is prohibiting dealers from charging customers back the $4500/$3500 should the Agency That Determines This Stuff find that the trade-in was unacceptable...

regarding 300zx's and typhoons... I mean.. those things in absolute ratty condition are going on ebay for more than $4500, and thats assuming the purchaser got a vehicle rated 10mpg or higher for the full voucher amount.
Just hard for me to believe that someone would want to crush a car like that, and even harder for me to believe that a dealership in the business of making money wouldn't just give em $3500 cash and resell the vehicle on ebay at a profit.