I saw on the local news about 2 months ago the local Ecology (Pick UR Parts equal and first/largest in California) Manager standing in the yard being interviewed talking about the C4C program, in the background you see guys on cars like ants at a picnic, cars hardly on the supports and they are on them pulling stuff just like you and I would to fix their whatever.

I thought it was kind of funny...

Fast forward to 2 days ago, at the local Pick Ur Parts and they have a Primo yard for "newer" vehicles. I check everywhere of course. The Primo yard is wall to wall C4C trucks and SUVs, C4C painted on the rear fender somewhere, the SAME THING as they are still processing C4C trucks and SUVs in, guys pulling wheels off while the thing is in the air in the isle. forklift driver waiting until they finish pulling the wheel/tires so he can make the turn and set the vehicle down on the supports, the engines are painted with nasty jello green so you can't purchase any of the *engine* parts, but the entire rest of the car is just like any other car in the yard, EXCEPT IN BETTER SHAPE, most likely because they were running before they came to the yard.

So, besides the economic boost of not giving money to the car guys ath the top but making them earn it by a sale (which keeps a car sales guy in a job, a dealership open, and the local gov gets sales tax revenue which helps YOU...), it actually puts parts in the yard that people might just be able to use. Sure it's tax dollars, but I'd rather see it trickle up from the bottom on something like this than be given to the top line and let them decided what to do with it. That approach does nothing for the downstream people at all. Remember the bank bailouts? Where is all that money?

• 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 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 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
  • 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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