OBAMA made me do it..!!!

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:04 pm

Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" program stops this weekend.

Obama made this Cash for Clunkers proposal to run to the end of the year 2009.

Since it was costing the Gov't millions - it ends Sunday August 23, 2009..

So, we bought a NEW CAR..!!!!!!!!!!!

Buick Lucerne 2009, this car is loaded, on star, port for my I-Pod, air conditioned seats, hands off phone in the steering wheel, everything IT'S BEAUTIFUL.!!

I love it - it has the old crome vents - like the old 50"s model

this has a wood steering wheel, it's just so cool. My husband & I have never bought a brand new car before - it's beautiful.

Oh - it's RED of course.:wah:

Patsy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:18 pm

hey, congrats Patsy!:guitarist

It sounds just beautiful and I will need a pic!

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:27 pm

Congrats on the new ride!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:19 pm

Hooray!:)

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:56 am

Patsy Warnick;1233231 wrote: Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" program stops this weekend.

Obama made this Cash for Clunkers proposal to run to the end of the year 2009.

Since it was costing the Gov't millions - it ends Sunday August 23, 2009..

So, we bought a NEW CAR..!!!!!!!!!!!

Buick Lucerne 2009, this car is loaded, on star, port for my I-Pod, air conditioned seats, hands off phone in the steering wheel, everything IT'S BEAUTIFUL.!!

I love it - it has the old crome vents - like the old 50"s model

this has a wood steering wheel, it's just so cool. My husband & I have never bought a brand new car before - it's beautiful.

Oh - it's RED of course.:wah:

Patsy
I'm jealous!!! Congrats, best of luck with it, may it never have to see the repair shop!!! Red, one of my favorite colors as well. My old "92" Buick Lesabre Limited is red too, with 105,000+ miles, still looks like new as always garaged, it is also loaded, not as much as yours though, but have it for second car when needed.

It's still too good to trade in, and our newer car is only 3 years old, which gets 27 to 29mpg, so. . . .

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:12 am

Patsy Warnick;1233231 wrote: Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" program stops this weekend.

Obama made this Cash for Clunkers proposal to run to the end of the year 2009.

Since it was costing the Gov't millions - it ends Sunday August 23, 2009..

So, we bought a NEW CAR..!!!!!!!!!!!

Buick Lucerne 2009, this car is loaded, on star, port for my I-Pod, air conditioned seats, hands off phone in the steering wheel, everything IT'S BEAUTIFUL.!!

I love it - it has the old crome vents - like the old 50"s model

this has a wood steering wheel, it's just so cool. My husband & I have never bought a brand new car before - it's beautiful.

Oh - it's RED of course.:wah:

Patsy

More deception.

It was set to run till the money ran out.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:31 am

Nomad;1233263 wrote: More deception.

It was set to run till the money ran out.
Lets just hope that Patsy gets her cluncker discount, as it was reported this morning that only "7"% of the rebates have been approved!!!

"Deception", seems to be a very "diplomatic" word to use in this case!!! :-5

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:32 am

Nomad;1233263 wrote: More deception.

It was set to run till the money ran out.
:wah: We'd already run out of money before the program was funded.

Congrats on the car, Patsy! What did you trade in?

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:47 am

I wanted to trade our clunker in but its only 2 yo with very low milage. Our other car is a Honda Accord which is very good with gas milage. The clunker is a Ford Explorer, and Eddie Bauer loaded also to the gills.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:44 am

My '99 Chevy S10 pickup is not considered a clunker by gov't standards. :yh_eyebro

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:00 am

Accountable;1233345 wrote: My '99 Chevy S10 pickup is not considered a clunker by gov't standards. :yh_eyebro

Thats a nice little truck...mine is a clunker:wah:

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:22 am

Acct.

We traded in our 2000 Buick LeSabre which had 117 thousand miles.

That was also a wonderful car, but that was our clunker & it was actually only worth @ $1500.00 as a trade in.

We also had & We sold our Chevy S10 a couple of yrs. ago.....

Can't find a better smooth riding vehicle like a Buick..

This new Buick is our traveling car, can't wait for our first road trip..

It's funny - when your young, you want cool, fast cars

The older I get - I want comfort, and this Buick Lucerne is comfort.

I love it - it's beautiful.. it wasn't cheap..!!

The Dealership stated - they will not turn down what the customer turns in as a clunker.. so go for it Acct..

Patsy

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:16 am

Patsy Warnick;1233353 wrote: Acct.

We traded in our 2000 Buick LeSabre which had 117 thousand miles.

That was also a wonderful car, but that was our clunker & it was actually only worth @ $1500.00 as a trade in.

We also had & We sold our Chevy S10 a couple of yrs. ago.....

Can't find a better smooth riding vehicle like a Buick..

This new Buick is our traveling car, can't wait for our first road trip..

It's funny - when your young, you want cool, fast cars

The older I get - I want comfort, and this Buick Lucerne is comfort.

I love it - it's beautiful.. it wasn't cheap..!!

The Dealership stated - they will not turn down what the customer turns in as a clunker.. so go for it Acct..

Patsy

I didn't know that...darn I could have turned in my old Ford Explorer thats worth about $300...I'd have gone right to a Honda dealership for a nice little Civic.:-5

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:43 pm

Accountable;1233292 wrote: :wah: We'd already run out of money before the program was funded.

hahahaha whooo thats funny...wheeee

Have we ever been flush?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:32 am

Yes, but this is about new cars. Does your motorcycle have OnStar?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:19 am

The one thing that was not thought of in this CFC program was the industries that this might not help and very well may hurt. Take the auto repair business, and the engine re manufacturing business. There are now 500,000 less vehicles on the road that might have needed repair or new engines. I read today that only 2 out of 10 cars bought thru this program were American autos.

I will admit that I gave my old 84 Bronco t my son to turn in on a new car. He got 4500.00 for it ans it was not worth $100.00. It was just my hunting and fishing transportation. I did tell him he had to buy American made and he settled on a Ford Fusion. The problem I had with it is he got very little off of sticker, he did get $1500.00 rebate from Ford. I still think that he would have gotten within $1,000 to $1500 if he had bought the same car without the trade in before CFC. The dealerships are making out like bandits. They don't have to discount as much because they can't even keep eligible new vehicles in stock. So they sell the cars for sticker prices with no discounts and then bank the money from the Govt.

Oh well what do ya do?

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:48 am

Honda & Toyota both have plants in the US. Only my opinion as I think the Honda is a way better car. Have never had any probs/recalls on it.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:00 am

qsducks;1233833 wrote: Honda & Toyota both have plants in the US. Only my opinion as I think the Honda is a way better car. Have never had any probs/recalls on it.
I have no prob's with them. If you have a factory here building them then I consider it American made.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:07 am

YZGI;1233846 wrote: I have no prob's with them. If you have a factory here building them then I consider it American made.

I know Toyota has a factory in California & Honda has one in Kentucky. Yes, they are great cars but the Ford Fusion is also a good little car too. I see them all over the road...what color did he get?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:59 pm

qsducks;1233850 wrote: I know Toyota has a factory in California & Honda has one in Kentucky. Yes, they are great cars but the Ford Fusion is also a good little car too. I see them all over the road...what color did he get?
Blue. Another industry that i was just reminded that is taking a bit of a hit is the mom and pop tire replacement business. 500,000 possible vehicles that might have needed replacement tires in the next couple of years are now off the road.

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:59 pm

YZGI;1233846 wrote: I have no prob's with them. If you have a factory here building them then I consider it American made.
Unfortunately, although the cars are made here, (good for employees) the millions of $$$$$ made here goes overseas to the parent company in Japan, or where ever. So it's still not bolstering the US economy as much as it could/should, if it were a US company. :-2

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:54 pm

YZGI

Curious - your stated trading in a Ford & buying a Ford, there's a $1500.00

rebate.??

Is that like a end of the year tax deduction - or is your son getting a $1500.00 check? Never heard of any rebate ?

Good for him if it's a check.

I was able to get alot $$$ off the sticker price

I told the young man after listening to him nervously twisting the numbers - look we're here to buy a car today, so who do I talk to

negotiate a real price, bottomline price or we walk..????

We did get a great deal

Patsy

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:34 am

Patsy Warnick;1234058 wrote: YZGI

Curious - your stated trading in a Ford & buying a Ford, there's a $1500.00

rebate.??

Is that like a end of the year tax deduction - or is your son getting a $1500.00 check? Never heard of any rebate ?

Good for him if it's a check.

I was able to get alot $$$ off the sticker price

I told the young man after listening to him nervously twisting the numbers - look we're here to buy a car today, so who do I talk to

negotiate a real price, bottomline price or we walk..????

We did get a great deal

Patsy
Good for you Patsy, that's the only way to buy a car, (we do it that way also) "pressure them" into a good deal, not the other way around!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:26 am

Patsy Warnick;1234058 wrote: YZGI

Curious - your stated trading in a Ford & buying a Ford, there's a $1500.00

rebate.??

Is that like a end of the year tax deduction - or is your son getting a $1500.00 check? Never heard of any rebate ?

Good for him if it's a check.

I was able to get alot $$$ off the sticker price

I told the young man after listening to him nervously twisting the numbers - look we're here to buy a car today, so who do I talk to

negotiate a real price, bottomline price or we walk..????

We did get a great deal

Patsy
He basically paid sticker less the $1500.00 Ford rebate (taken off the price) and less the $4500.00 he got for the old Bronco. $22000.00 sticker price, got it for $16000.00. It was the last Ford fusion on the lot. This is also the largest dealership in Kansas and has advertised for months that it has sold more vehicles than any dealership in the nation this year. His best friend was his salesman and was basically told that if they werent friends he would not have even gotten the Ford rebate. Most others were paying sticker and fighting over the vehicles available that qualified.

Now who will be buying new vehicles for the next 6 months? The total is up to 625,000 cars. 625,000 cars now will not need fixed, tires etc. etc for years. I'm not complaining, just a part of the deal no one has brought up.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:28 am

cars;1233973 wrote: Unfortunately, although the cars are made here, (good for employees) the millions of $$$$$ made here goes overseas to the parent company in Japan, or where ever. So it's still not bolstering the US economy as much as it could/should, if it were a US company. :-2
I realize that Cars. But at least some Americans are employed by some of those companies. That is why for me to give him the old Bronco to get this deal I pretty much told him he had to go Ford or GM. I would have prefered GM but he had a friend who worked at Ford.

princessladedah · Post by **princessladedah** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:13 am

Hey what color, you go!!! New car the closest I get is that new car smell:yh_rotfl

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:44 pm

YZGI;1234117 wrote: I realize that Cars. But at least some Americans are employed by some of those companies. That is why for me to give him the old Bronco to get this deal I pretty much told him he had to go Ford or GM. I would have prefered GM but he had a friend who worked at Ford.
And also a Ford plus, it was not one of those "bail us out" grubbers! :wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:46 pm

cars;1234198 wrote: And also a Ford plus, it was not one of those "bail us out" grubbers! :wah:
Agreed..

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:23 pm

YZGI

I understand the ripple effect as far as other companys will miss their potential job

or service. I don't know - this economy is still on a tight rope...

I heard Obama has now started another GOV'T Rebate for appliances.

same concept as "Clunker" Rebate.

so the MayTag Man won't be just slow - now He'll need to retire.

Patsy

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:13 pm

Patsy Warnick;1234343 wrote: YZGI

I understand the ripple effect as far as other companys will miss their potential job

or service. I don't know - this economy is still on a tight rope...

I heard Obama has now started another GOV'T Rebate for appliances.

same concept as "Clunker" Rebate.

so the MayTag Man won't be just slow - now He'll need to retire.

Patsy

Yeah, what is that Patsy? I'd love to get a new refrigerator...mine is a pos...darn it, why didn't I wait & do my wash by hand...I could have saved a fortune on a washing machine:-5

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:36 am

Patsy Warnick;1234343 wrote: YZGI

I understand the ripple effect as far as other companys will miss their potential job

or service. I don't know - this economy is still on a tight rope...

I heard Obama has now started another GOV'T Rebate for appliances.

same concept as "Clunker" Rebate.

so the MayTag Man won't be just slow - now He'll need to retire.

Patsy
I'm waiting for the Cash for Shacks program. Burn down your inefficient house for 50 grand toward a new Energystar house. :yh_bigsmi