http://jalopnik.com/5454090/exclusive-jalopnik-audit-of-clunked-exotics-finds-init...
Sounds like some of the cars on the cash for clunkers crushed list were spared.
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Jan. 22, 2010 9:21 a.m. GlennS Dork
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Jan. 22, 2010 9:24 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork
the La Forza is considered an exotic?
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Jan. 23, 2010 8:48 a.m. Xceler8x Dork
I'll bet this thread goes to 16+ pages of outrage as well!
Thanks for following, and posting, about this. It's rare that you get the outrage AND the often times less extreme ultimate conclusion.
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Jan. 23, 2010 9:50 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
850i: CRUSHED
AngryCorvair's spirit: CRUSHED upon hearing the fate of the 850i.
a healthy dose of LSx would've been just the cure for whatever ailed the BMW.
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Jan. 23, 2010 10:08 a.m. Datsun1500 Dork
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
the La Forza is considered an exotic?
When was the last time you saw one? I always thought they were cool trucks
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Jan. 23, 2010 6:07 p.m. Jay Dork
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
the La Forza is considered an exotic?
They're exotic enough that I ain't never heard of 'em. What are they?
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Jan. 23, 2010 6:17 p.m. Lugnut Reader
Jay wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
the La Forza is considered an exotic?
They're exotic enough that I ain't never heard of 'em. What are they?
Imagine a hand-build Isuzu Trooper with a 5.0 and you're in the right ballpark.
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Jan. 23, 2010 8:10 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
And they are stupid cheap, they pop up on CL for $2500 or so...
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Jan. 23, 2010 11:15 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
i saw on on 285 outside atlanta a few months ago. like a land rover, only uglier.
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Jan. 24, 2010 8:20 p.m. Travis_K Dork
They missed one in the article, both a syclone and a typhoon got crushed. The typhoon was a pos, with terminal rust, the syclone was clean though and someone tried to buy it, but the dealer wouldnt let them (that is what i could find out from some research on a few forums).
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Jan. 25, 2010 7:34 a.m. gamby SuperDork
I knew it was fishy from the first time I read it.
I was pretty sure every GNX out there was well-accounted for and well-cared-for. Those were collector cars from the day they rolled off the assembly line.
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Jan. 25, 2010 7:55 a.m. Adrian_Thompson Reader
Exaggeration was inevitable. So many people looking for any reason to criticize the administration.
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Jan. 25, 2010 8:51 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork
i think people were looking to criticize a ludicrous program that only delayed the inevitable. GM still cant pay back its loan...what the eff was the point?
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:18 a.m. GlennS Dork
i think the point was to keep gms doors open.
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:36 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork
why? if marge and tim run the mag into the ground, the gubment wont prop them up
what makes Gambling Millions worth saving and GRM not?
...yes I meant to open this can ' worms again
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:48 a.m. GlennS Dork
GM is kinda a big deal.
Domino effect on other related companies.
Permanent loss of national manufacturing capability.
at that time they wanted to do anything to slow the bleeding
blah blah blah
I have a feeling a lot of the same people bashing the GM bailout on TV would be screaming about how "the current administration did nothing and let GM fail" if they had done nothing.
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:48 a.m. Adrian_Thompson HalfDork
It was never just about GM or any other single company. It was about the economy as a whole and I believe it worked. Heck I don't think GM was even the biggest beneficiary, I think it was Toyota but I'm not sure.
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Jan. 25, 2010 11:49 a.m. Adrian_Thompson HalfDork
In reply to Adrian_Thompson:
So in reply to myself I was wrong. GM were the biggest beneficiary followed by Toyota
General Motors 18.7%
Toyota 17.9%
Ford Motor 16.0%
Honda 11.6%
Chrysler 10.6%
Nissan 7.0%
Hyundai 6.6%
Kia 3.8%
Mazda 2.3%
Subaru 2.2%
Volkswagen 1.9%
Suzuki 0.4%
Mini 0.3%
Mitsubishi 0.3%
Smart 0.2%
Volvo 0.1%
The point is that it was never intended to be just GM and that still holds
