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    Jon- Your analogy is okay for personal transactions- one can make a choice to participate in loaning money out to a friend or not. This...
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    Jon Groenig replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    What everyone seems to be forgetting is that this is not a dealer or consumer issue, all the problems start and end with the government...
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    Thanks Kim. I have been talking with the Sales Manager. He is the one that provided the info regarding signing an agreement to return...
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    Ann, I a so sorry for your situation. Our situation came to a head when my husband looked at me and said "When does our warranty start...
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    We are in a similar position to Steve and Kim- it has been 27 days since we signed for the new car. Our dealership is 3 hours away so...
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    @ Chris, you are 100% correct. The market does indeed determine the supply/demand equilibruim of goods offered for sale by sellers and...
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    chris (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    To the post above that states “we’re selling more cars at full sticker, because that’s what they are worth.” While I appreciate that you...
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    Michael (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    I THOUGHT THAT THE DEALS WERE REVIEWED AS FIRST IN, FIRST OUT. I HAVE DEALS BEING REVIEWED THAT WERE INVOICED AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AFTER...
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    Thanks Steve for the info. My husband just got back form the dealership and after a lot of talking and finally meeting with one of the...
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    Steve (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Kim, I was in your same position with not receiving my new car and still driving my clunker. I also finished my deal on July 31st. I...
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    I bought a car under the cash for clunkers program on July 31, and am still waiting for delivery. I have been very understanding of the...
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    Chris (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    $50 scrap value is all we gave our customers. We delivered all sold vehicles under the CARS program as told, the same day, or when we...
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    wow. ya'll actually got people on the phone at the number? i never actually heard a voice except for the new recording of a different...
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    John Quinn replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Steve, Please see a couple of posts above.
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    Steve (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Anyone know the deal with the scrap value? Does the dealership get a scap value for the "clunker" when they take possession of the...
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    thanks... at least i know it's not something i'm doing wrong...
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    John Quinn replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    I was on this morning for a while, but getting an error message now...
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    Is anyone having problems accessing the CARS invoice web site this morning? I have not been able to get on to check the status of my...
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    John Quinn replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    My advice is to certainly sit-tight. Like you said -- you both have the same goal. There are now 2000 people going through the...
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    MapleGirl replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    So here's the million dollar question: Should consumers push the dealers to release a car bought with the CARS program or should we sit...
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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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    Bravo to Mr. Quinn!!!!!!!
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    Steve (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    I'm sorry, but they are not playing by the rules anyway you look at it. If they were becoming concerned about not being able to front...
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    John Quinn replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
    Steve, to be honest, your sense of "entitlement" here is a bit disturbing. You want to look a gift-horse in the mouth, well then I...
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