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09-29-2009, 11:43 PM
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Cash for Clunkers stats
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09-29-2009, 11:50 PM
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"(5,000+) Mercedes-Benz including (142) SL, (3) S600, a 1994 E500, a 1992 500E, 1995 C36 and 1999 C43"
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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k  1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k  1980 240D Stick China 188k  2001 CLK55 AMG 101k  2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!! 
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09-29-2009, 11:54 PM
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WTF
now im really really really really really angry.
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09-29-2009, 11:55 PM
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Looks like a lot of shady stuff went on, so many poor MB's.
 A lot of M103's were killed.... And supposedly a 1992 300D 2.5? Those get WAY above 18mpg....how was that allowed?! 1,324 300E's died. That's horrible. But far less than I'd have expected. MB sold over 100,000 of those in the USA.And over 2,000 W126's....  That makes me sick to think about. So many beautiful gasser MB's destroyed for no good reason. Tons of them with very likely rust free chassis and tons of good parts. What WASTE. All to buy an unsafe piece of plastic and go into debt. The 420SEL and 560SEL look to be the most commonly destroyed W126. Thankfully no diesels were destroyed....if this had not gone by MPG but by age, a ton of diesels would have been doomed. It looks like the M103 was the most widely destroyed engine. Terrible fate for such an awesome motor. I sure hope that most of the MB's turned in were ones not worth buying or fixing. I bet a lot were, but I also bet a lot were not.
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09-29-2009, 11:57 PM
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What?? Not a single Ferrari???
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09-30-2009, 12:14 AM
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I think most Benz owners were glad for a chance to get out from under their burden.
A good friend was ready to off her 2000 E320 but it missed the fuel mileage cut-off. If Benz built a more cost effective car the trade-in numbers would have been less. Last edited by Chas H; 09-30-2009 at 12:20 AM.
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09-30-2009, 12:27 AM
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09-30-2009, 12:29 AM
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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09-30-2009, 12:34 AM
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4 1985 500SLs????
69 E320 Wagons.  Thankfully my old one wouldn't have qualified since the new owners haven't had it a year yet.
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09-30-2009, 12:35 AM
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Heck, I'm probably buying a '91 300SEL next week so I'm making fun of myself. 18 of those were killed in the program.
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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k 1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k 1980 240D Stick China 188k 2001 CLK55 AMG 101k 2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!
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09-30-2009, 01:16 AM
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I can just picture people laughing while they ran a 500E's hand built porsche engine without oil until it froze up... ugh that's horrible...
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09-30-2009, 04:23 AM
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A sleazy, sloppy plan, which was sleazily, sloppily carried out. While I personally cringe at the MBs lost, they were a very small percentage of what this program did. It was abject waste, coupled with "reward" to those who wasted most. I have zero, zero desire to see any of the U.S car makes succeed at this point, just as I have zero desire to see the short-sighted banks succeed. We'd all suffer but maybe out of it all, a real economy would rise up, at least until we fall to the same delusion again in many years. Congratulations, America. Our government has less class than the cheesiest used-car sales lot you can find on the off-hours of your public-access channel.
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09-30-2009, 06:31 AM
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Anybody with a job in the auto industry should be glad for the program.
Personally I am very sceptical of any decent cars being crushed. Doesn't make any sense....now do I think the auto dealers could screw up and write the wrong model down? HA! OF COURSE! A lot of excitement over nothing, IMHO.
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