We made the Clunker list

[Baldwin]

bunch of idiots in congress. This is supposed to keep high polluters off the road and they give them an incentive to get a new car. But it takes resources and ENERGY which burns GAS and OIL in order to recycle metals and plastics. EMMISSIONS are given off when they do this. Then because there are not enough parts at the junk yards/recycling centers, they will have to RE-manfacture NEW parts which ALSO require ENERGY and EMMISSIONS to make. They drain all the traded cars for clunkers of the oil, fill it with sand/salt/water and cease an engine that could be perfectly good! WHAT A WASTE! And WHY is my VX a clunker? I get 18 mpg on it. My wife's car gets 22 but is breaking down and it's NOT qualified? Stupid.

[JAMAS]

.... Then because there are not enough parts at the junk yards/recycling centers, they will have to RE-manfacture NEW parts which ALSO require ENERGY and EMMISSIONS to make. ......

Actually....scrap/salvage yards are buying these "clunkers" and parting them out.

At least that is what a salvage yard guy told me.

He said they have bought a TON of cars. Each time I talk to him, its another 60, etc.

[tom4bren]

They are supposed to be crushed.

I guess dismantled works just as good though ... look how well that worked out for the Army when they wanted to take the old flat fender jeeps off the road.

[circmand]

broken down for parts but they pour liquid glass in the engine to keep the block from being used the shell are too be crushed plus any parts the dismantler does not want to remove