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Stan Sher (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I am so with Jon on this one. I have watched over the past few weeks car deals get written up under this program before the money was...
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Casey Copeland (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Get in, get your deals, and get out. Don't expose your dealership to the very real potential of huge loses.
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Jon Groenig replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Call me a skeptic, but I think more than one dealer is going to be burned by this program before it is all said and done.
Someone...
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Cindy S replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
As a customer . . . .How does the dealer think he can "unwind the car deal" after he has disable my engine with the govt approved...
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Brian T replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Alex, spot on about keeping the cars money flowing. I am going in today (on my day off)to process C.A.R.S deals. EVERYONE please fill...
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Jon Groenig replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Nick, don't worry when the money runs out the new car dealers will go back to sitting on their new inventory and making mini's, while...
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john bowman replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
cash for clunkers has done well for us, but its the biggest pain in the ass. i can go on and on and on about the issues with the...
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Nick Lawson replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I dont see anybody talking about small independant used car dealer having to grab there ankles and hold on for this one.
All i know is...
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Just a CarGuy replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Look at the line on your check that says "taxes". Still happy about the program? You should be.....you paid for it!
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Andy - even though I am speculating those dollar printing presses will fire up again, it is pure speculation. I could be dead...
Andy Decker replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I had a customer last night who came in and stated that they are going to wait for "next month when the government offers a higher...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Richard - not speaking for Brian, but if the money is gone well before November 1st it will be a big win politically for Obama. He is...
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Richard (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Brian,
Do you believe the government will allocate more resources if the program is such a big success?
Brian Pasch replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
If you start doing the math, this program will run out of money by mid August. While everyone is trying to get all the legal...
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Richard (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
John,
"It shouldn’t be this complicated."? Since when is any government program not complicated?
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Skip Shakely replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I'm over-joyed and very nervous. As of yesterday we had over 100 plus deals in our 3 stores plus yesterdays business so the program has...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Mark - good advice. If we're reading the 136 page document of rules right, along with the other newly added forms to the website, it...
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Mark replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Alex/Jeff,
In my travels from dealership to dealership Friday through today, I have found that my client Chrysler Dodge Jeep stores...
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John Savolainen replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I lost a deal on Saturday when the customer wanted to get $4,500 for his '95 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4x4 and buy a 2009 Pontiac G6. His Rodeo...
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Nick replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
I run the Internet department for a Hyundai store. We got a HUGE bump because of Hyundai fronting us the cash before the 24th. I think...
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Rob Ernst replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Well, unfortunately, we're closing on July 31st so we're not participating. From the outside looking in, it's VERY frustrating because...
philipzelinger replied to the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU?.
Jeff,
Every experience that you quoted is already a shared frustration but my real fear is in what is yet to come! The first test...
Alex Snyder posted the thread What is Cash for Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) Doing for YOU? in Automotive News, Press Releases, and Events.
If you're experiencing some good results with the C.A.R.S. Program you're probably excited to have a bunch of cash floating in limbo and...
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Ava replied to the thread Auto Dealers Report Boost in Sales from Cash for Clunkers.
As with most government programs, the success of the "cash for clunkers" program is not measured in how well the consequences of the...
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Marc King replied to the thread Auto Dealers Report Boost in Sales from Cash for Clunkers.
@Jeff, I see Capitol Subaru stepping it up a bit over time. But perhaps you have touched on the key point. Everyone is looking for a way...