oh, man, and i had my heart set on that new bentley :( On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Redghost <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Obama ran out of cash for the program as of tonight. Seems a billion does > not go as far as they thought and it is almost all claimed now. > > clay > > > On Jul 31, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > > I agree. I heard once that manufacturing a new car pollutes more than >> using an older one indefinitely. >> >> --- On Fri, 7/31/09, tyler <casi...@usermail.com> wrote: >> >> From: tyler <casi...@usermail.com> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] this cash for clunkers just makes me sick >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 6:47 PM >> >> It really bothers me also. There's no way destroying a perfectly good car >> is good for the environment. >> >> I've also noticed that the EPA seems to have dropped the economy ratings >> on a lot of older cars to make them seem worse, and hence get them scrapped. >> I think all of the turbocharged Volvos from the 80s and 90s are rated >> EXACTLY at 18mpg, when in reality they get as much as 25mpg. I'm a huge fan >> of these cars- they're sheer reliability and durability is good for the >> environment because they don't need to be replaced ever if maintained >> properly, and they're very versatile and utilitarian. It's horrible to see >> them being scrapped without the parts even being saved, and replaced with >> cheap crap that will end up in a junkyard within a decade. >> >> If anyone thinks the democrats care about the environment, I think they're >> being misled. They simply use the environment as an excuse for directing >> money towards big corporations. >> >> Tyler >> >> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> >>> Going around visiting all sorts or dealerships since this cash for >>> clunkers deal started is just sick I see all sorts of so called clunkers >>> that are sitting in back, with spray paint on the side saying clunker, >>> gettign ready for the crusher. Alot of these vehicles are perfectly fine. >>> Geez. Many of the dealers around here will have several lined up along the >>> street out front with that clunker stuff painted on the side to get >>> attention. It is really killing the used car business as well. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090731/d1241eb5/attachment.html >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090801/2fab2c62/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
