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Old 07-30-2009, 11:10 PM
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... provided the owners of said "gas guzzlers" have owned them for at least one year, they are of the appropriate fuel-mileage range, not too old, and that the owners of these worthless clunkers somehow are driving them regardless of the fact that they can afford and get financing for a new car with $3500 down.

Kind of like hunting bears with a BB gun IMO.

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Old 07-30-2009, 11:29 PM
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Arthur - I was sure you were joking but NOOOOO - they DID suspend the program just a few minutes ago because it ran out of money. Unbelievable!

I found out that there are apparently NO VW TDI Automatic Wagons in the USA. There is a 3 month wait list at my local dealer. So - back to the drawing boards!
I would steer WAAYYY clear of VW slushboxes. They seem to be ticking time-bombs (particularily the latter units with electronic control) unlike the MB boxes. Also, there's a 20% real-world fuel economy penalty compared to their manuals... and the manuals have much easier resale (not to mention being cheaper to own right off the bat).
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Old 07-31-2009, 06:51 AM
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Wife wants slushbox

I would buy the manual too - but the mileage penalty is not that bad.
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Old 07-31-2009, 09:53 AM
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They just extended it .
This is going to be a fluid Gov plan........

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