Re: [AMC-list] AMC-list Digest, VRe: Cars, Clunkers and Greenup

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That's what I love about 22 years of marriage, good jobs and learning not to spend what we do not have. 
   We bought My 04 jeep in 07 and my wifes 600 mile "used" 08  Altima in 08 and paid cash for both. 

  I have looked at some of the new toys out there. But consider it someone elses job to take the initial depreciation hit. I actually like the fact that someone else has put the first scratch in It too!  

   The last new truck I bought my 11 year old at that time son promptly threw up on the back carpet!  That was so special of him ;)

   Save your clunker, crush the new car!


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 20:48:58 
To: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] AMC-list Digest, VRe: Cars, Clunkers and Greenup


Even if the dealer gives you $4500 for your "clunker", one must remember
that the minute you drive that brand new car off the dealer lot, it
de-values about $4500. Just try to take it back to the dealer two weeks
later and trade it for another vehicle, he'll tell you it's worth about
$4500 less.
So, in my opinion, its a wash. But you have a new vehicle, and along with
that comes big monthly payments and big insurance premiums, witch is exactly
what the car manufacturers and the government wants...........  go
figure...........
Enjoy that new car.

Armand


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] AMC-list Digest, VRe: Cars, Clunkers and Greenup


> Moving back to cars, clunkers and greening - I was driving my Rambler
> around yesterday and it slowly dawned on me that my sedan will NEVER
> be worth what it would fetch in a cash for clunkers trade-in.
>
> At first I thought the program would never hurt collector cars (well,
> mine isn't a collector car - it's a hobby car) - but I could see the
> program causing some attrition among low-value stalled projects that
> are otherwise running and driving.
>
> Let's see:
> 500 bucks for the car
> 100 bucks for towing
> some 1,500 bucks in parts and fixing stuff
> some more for garage labor where I decided not to finish up fiddly bits
>
> Still needs window gaskets front and rear
> Still needs the rubber around the doors and the windlace
> Still needs the window fuzzies
> Still needs a clutch
> Got a few small rust spots
>
> After all that's done, it could use a spray
>
> Once done, it will STILL not be worth as much as a cash for clunkers
trade-in.
>
> I don't know if the program accepts cars that old, and I wouldn't get
> rid of the car - but I can see where somebody could be seriously
> tempted to just say the heck with it, crush it and pick up a new
> subcompact.
>
> Wonder how we could track collector or project cars traded in.
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