Video: The (Vaguely Disturbing) Death of a Clunker

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by Dan40

That video and the others linked to it were more than vaguely disturbing. There is a Darwin award waiting out there. Plus how long does the new, better mileage car have to run until it equals the pollutions produced in that idiotic engine 'disabling?" And that Volvo would likely be a sellable used car that would take a mosquito fogging real clunker off the road.

Actual reliable used cars with tolerable gas mileage taken to the crusher while rolling wrecks leaking as much fuel and oil as they burn will, by necessity of the poor, REMAIN on the road with bad brakes, lights, disabled safety and pollution gear. Worn shocks and suspension parts. Citroen C2's will look like "safe" cars.

We will be left with the worst and the newest cars on the road. Not the best plan. If you were to change the program that if you trade in a car for a car that gets XX miles more/gallon, and all cars that are traded in that are in good condition are kept on the lots, and only scrap the worst (Just crush them, don't do this idiotic blowing them up first). The poorer people can trade in a car for a used volvo that they can now afford with the stimulus and we get the worst cars off the road.

But hey, I am not a gov. expert so what do I know?