[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Valuable perspective..... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:27:55 In Reply to: Good riddance, SWEDECAR [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:24:25 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I think a lot of us, definitely placing myself in this group, see these lists that contain a vehicle we may have lusted over at a different time in our lives (like the '87 GNX) and temporarily forget the realities. The realities of keeping a high performance or high technology car driveable for everyday use.

That GNX was 22 year old and represented the "state-of-the-art" for performance turbo-charging in a quasi street car at that time, meaning the engine was stressed to the maximum the engineers thought would last through the warranty period.

After 22 years of being abused as a street racer, the sole reason for GNX creation, the car was probably worn out and trashed. If this GNX had been owned by someone who valued the pedigree of this car they would never have traded it to the scrap heap.

Reduced national fuel consumption, reduced vehicle emissions, improved occupant safety, keeping citizens working, these were the goals of the "Cash for Clunkers" program. Whether it was worth the cost is a political debate that isn't appropriate here.

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• Just disgusting, Finch, Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:29:20
  • Some actual facts, No Snaab, Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:43:30
    • Re: Some actual facts, oldsaab, Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:12:08
  • Agreed, and the same brain trust..., andym, Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:08:17
    • As opposed to, No Snaab, Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:59:49
    • Sure, because the private sector has done such a great, Craig, Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:34:00
  • Re: Just disgusting, TML , Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:10:33
    • I'm probably the odd ball here, Wasabi, Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:12:18
  • Sorry, actually, can someone explain to me what all of, bender , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:33:39
    • cash for clunkers was usa program to trade in...., baggsly , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:46:33
    • ok, I did a search. This was a program from the govern, bender , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:45:13
      • Re: ok, I did a search. This was a program from the govern, simul8guy, Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:05:22
        • It's easy to jump on another chance to bash the gov..., Craig, Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:35:26
          • Re: It's easy to jump on another chance to bash the gov..., simul8guy, Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:03:33
          • Lots of governments are full of morons. They have to, Noel, Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:45:29
  • it put up a good fight ., Trev, Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:56:36
  • Good riddance, SWEDECAR , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:24:25
    • Valuable perspective....., MI-Roger , Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:27:55 <-- Viewing This Message
  • definately pointless, and from what he was saying...., baggsly , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:21:28
  • that was a waste of 7 minutes of my life...nm, Scott Paterson , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:04:48
  • I just don't get it..., Clay McNeely , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:34:22
    • Dealers give Trade-In Value, not Private Party Value, Bill Homer , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:12:50
      • I know..., Clay McNeely , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:19:05
        • Left brain vs. right brain, Bill Homer , Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:57:31
  • Stupid, Lazy DEALERS!, No Snaab, Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:16
  • Re: Just disgusting, coggs, Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:58:27
    • Just plain wrong....n/m, JEMSaab , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:01:07
  • Man....Holy crap, I don't even know what to say. It's, bender , Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00
    • it is moronic......Bender you said it, sabjam, Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:24:03
      • moronic, and revealing faulty values.., sylvainqc, Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:46:21

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