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    Brian T in Etown replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Hmm? I wonder if that UFO I saw last night was part of the smart grid? I think it had a G.M. badge on the front....... sorry couldn't...
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    Robert Smithwicks replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    I guess Patch Adams and Joe Diaz missed the sign above, eh?
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    Joe Diaz replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ chris @John Quinn: Patch W Adams is not being satirical, the trends he describes are unfolding daily. Unfortunately, most people are...
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    John Quinn replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Chris -- haha! This string was getting so long, we were bound to see something like this. There's one in every crowd! ahahaha...
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    chris (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Patch W Adams. With all of this getting people so hot under the collar I hope your satire was not lost here! Of course, if you are...
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    Steve (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Ann, you should have your vehicle. I was in the same situation. I told my dealership that the NHTSA as well as the CARS hotline...
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    Ann replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Maybe the dealer GMs are more stubborn in my state but talking with the GM didn't produce results. He says the state law says it is...
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    Patch W Adams replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    This Program is designed to Destroy the Used Car Market so that eventually People will only have a Choice between a Government Made...
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    Kim replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Anne, Here is the update from our car purchase. We picked up our car last night. Salesman treated us great, had a crud remark from...
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    losing patience replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Ann, if it makes you feel any better, we are in the same boat. We put a deposit on the new car on Aug. 4th, the dealer submitted...
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    Ann replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Would you mind sharing what changed and how?
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    Help replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Disregard, NO Help needed, we are picking up our car tomorrow!!! :-D
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    Help replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    IS there any recourse for the consumer who is still waiting on their new car purchased over 5 weeks ago through C4C? This doesn't seem...
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    Susan Smith replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Now the car dealers know what it's like to be a physician. The problems they are describing are the same ones physicians have in...
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Ann, I'm not aware of a way to cancel a 'pending approval' claim. My understanding is that we can only modify a claim when it goes...
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    Ann replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Charles- I went back to read some of the recent posts and want to thank you for your recommendation on speaking with the General...
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Travis, the rejection reasons can be quite interesting to say the least. We sold a vehicle that has a base MSRP of $41000 but with...
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    Travis Thompson replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    It seems to me that the Government is cherry picking the deals to see if they can reject them, they are skipping around in the most...
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Ann, no problem. Our business is extremely cash intensive. Most dealerships in the US finance their inventory with a bank (either an...
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    Ann replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Thank you. I had been told by the Sales Manager that information from a conference call with the NHTSA noted that 150 vouchers a day...
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Ann, the government will release data pertaining to nationwide claim submissions and payment. For the deals that we have done under...
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Ann, I would contact the General Manager of that particular store and let him or her know you intend to contact NHTSA (at the 800...
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    Ann replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Charles- are you able to determine or have heard of how many claims per day are being decided as approved or at the very least processed?
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    Charles Gallaer replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    @ Chris, I work for a multifranchise dealer in VA. The 'front end' of the program was a phenominal success(i.e. stimulating customer...
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    Chris (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    I seems this program has really become a mess. I am curious, to the dealers out there – if this program were to be offered again, would...
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