A Horse With No Name

That or a Suburban either one. Drive past the local Hyundai dealer on the way home. They must have been busy last night. 5 (Yeah 5) additional 'burbans on the dead line, as well as a really nice Grand Cherokee. Grand Cherokee looked like it was six damn months old. It was a 2000 or something but the damn thing was just flawless. Chris

I agree, Camino. It would be a boring world if we were all the same. Chris

BTW, when you do paint the care, you may wish to take it to bare metal. It's what I did with my 55 Chevy, my 66 Mustang Fastback, and my 71 Chevelle. Use a good grade respirator and aircraft paint stripper. ...and invite a few buds over for beer. Took my about 3 days of work on each car to get them really good and clean. But it made all of the difference in the world in terms of final product. When/if I find my old Chevy truck I'm going to redo...it will be bare metal also. Good luck with her and keep us posted. Again, dude...nice looking ride! Chris

Jeeps are made in Toledo Ohio. Sad to see so much built in my home state gone to scrap. I think everyone in Toledo should wear black given the number of good Jeeps killed. Chris

This is without a doubt intentional. I mean, how other than being hit with near lethal force in the head would one ever find Acuras current lineup attractive? Chris

As anyone can tell...I am very passionate about this. Why else would I have 25 or 30 posts in the other thread? However...I think for some people this program will do them a lot of good. Looking over the dealer lots, lots of vehicles in not great shape are getting crushed. Several really cool vehicles are getting crushed, like the 29K original mile 84 Cutlass I wrote about in the other thread. In real terms, as one of my old room-mates from Alabama once said "we're already screwed" We have lost perhaps a few thousand cars out of the 250,000 or so vehicles they will crush. The guys that will take this hardest will be the off road guys, as so many Jeeps are being lost. My wife has a relative that got his Jeep in JP magazine. The offroad guys have a whole different outlook on this. The other hobbyists I feel sorry for are the Circle Track guys and the Engene builders, as so many good V8 cores will be destroyed. Chris

Hey YellowJacket Didn't notice the neat old CJ in the back-ground... Chris

Exactly, 98 Regency. Since Hyundai is making so many sales, how happy will these people be at 70k miles when their crapbox falls apart and they owe 12k still on a 2k car? Chris

This idiot traded his V8 Firebird for a Prius.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31804730/ns/lo...ws-new_york_ny/ Chris

Oh, and if XP715's cutty story makes you sick...read this from the Jeep Forum. 29K original mile Pristine 84 Cutlass destroyed. Makes me sick. http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22265 I dated my wife in a cutlass like that. Chris

...and I'll stop post sluting a minute. But I am bothered (obviously) by this program. However, here is one VERY HAPPY cash for clunker transaction in my mind...you can all laugh... http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141801 Chris

The take on this over at GMI (GM Insider news) http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f19/did...366/index3.html Chris

A nice old Monte Carlo dies so this woman can have a Corolla... Amazing... http://blogs.news12.com/longisland/2009/07...rives-shoppers/ Chris

Idiot Honda driving neighbor tells Monte Carlo owner to trade in his Monte in Cash for Clunkers... Another Moron is born every minute... http://www.montecarloforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14958 Chris

This idiot traded in his Monte Carlo for a Hyundai...Moron. http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/consu..._day_07_27_2009 Chris

...and another vehicle that suprised me, because it has a big following but...I've seen several Nissan Pathfinders in the program. A few in damn fine shape. Suprised that resale ona Pathfinder is that low...but I'll gladly kill a pathfinder to use up the cash so Roadmasters and Monte Carlo's can live... Chris

And Actually, I didn't know it qualified but I've seen Honda Odyseas at dealerships in this program. Local Ford dealer has a gold one that looks damn near new. Wow! Chris

He needs a fleet...An Aurora and an Intrepid would be a sweet pair. Chris

...and look in the comments here. Yet another Wrangler dies at the hands of its owner... http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27...s-begins-today/ Chris

...and while I am post slutting.... This guy FOUGHT THE EPA to get rid of his Jeep... http://www.cashforclunkersfacts.com/bill/tag/jeep-wrangler Amazing... Chris

...and yet another Wrangler, with only 90k original miles, bites the dust... http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervi...a073009.article Chris

I agree Camino. Thanks to everyone that posts here. I feel as if this is the only rational place on the net when it comes to cars. Chris

Notice how much Toyota seems to feature as the "new car" in this news thread. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=69356...c-video-6935677 ...and notice how the "clunkers" are GM. Chris

Hell, the guys on the Jeep Forum seem to be bragging about turning their jeeps in to be crushed. http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread....3562&page=2 And xjoshxx is talking of turning his 87 Monte Carlo V8 in the "cash for clunkers" program to get a new car. What did the OP on the Jeep forum get in trade for his Nice Ohio built Jeep...A Hyundai... Amazing. Chris

That Olds didn't want to die...kept trying to live... Interesting that soooo many Jeeps around here are getting traded in. Drove past the Hyndai dealer on my way home from work...8 more cherokee's...Eight of them. Ranging from the original cherokee in the two door body style to an original cherokee with the woodgrain to a Grand Cherokee that looked absolutely utterly brand new. Also, an Infinity Q45, odd choice for a Hyundai trade but...interesting. Chris