[/caption] I live in an area of Florida called the Treasure Coast, which generally is considered an area consisting of 4 counties. We had 882 clunkers, the bulk of which were Fords, Chevrolet’s and Dodges go down the drain, especially the engines, which had to be destroyed, from the [...]

Regardless of whether you took advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program, you car could be impacted by the program. Especially if you need even one of the good used engines. Many dealers across the country report a strong response to the government’s program; in Fort Pierce, the local Mazda dealership reports selling several new [...]

Don’t do it. Trade in your so-called clunker, that is. You will be guilty of murder. Once the deal is done, you might want to go to confession. Murder of valuable used engines and other valuable, hard to get parts for your old clunker. Cash for Clunkers trade-ins aren’t being salvaged. No, they’re not being parted [...]

Not everyone is so happy about the “cash for clunkers” programs. The three  groups of unhappy and concerned people are scrap yards owners, used engine suppliers and consumers of used engines for clunkers. Many thousands of Americans have showed up at auto dealers in the past two weeks to turn in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient [...]