Get a great truk at the junkyard!

[doorgunner]

I went to the local yard a couple days ago & the guy told me to go to the cash-for-clunker section....

I thought he was yankin my chain.....

So....I went....there's enuff cherry-bodied clunkers out there that I would need an 18 wheeler to bring em home!!!!

[koda6966]

Thought that was illegal?

[doorgunner]

Sorry.....I don't have that problem....you know.....thinking....
by the way....seems like the only thangs that is legal is the thangs that used to be illegal.....like killing babies in the womb....and they're worried about someone turning a clunker into a good truck that gets good gas mileage that will last 30 years.....(grits teeth....wipes foam from mouth)


I jacked my own thread

[LittleBigFoot]

They just can't sell the motors. You can still get complete rigs. I'm pretty sure.

[Original_Ranger84]

I thought it was the trucks, becaus i heard they like black listed the vins. The dealers would get in major trouble if one of the trucks found its way back on the streets... or so I was told... But whats to say you didn't just do an excellent job repainting your truck. :D

[exbass94]

Those trucks will never see the road again. It is illegal to re-register them. You can strip all the parts off them, but the bodies must be crushed and the engines must be destroyed. Anything else is fair game. I'm 150% positive on this.

[Sevensecondsuv]

They just can't be registered under the VIN that they were destroyed under. You'll also need a different engine, because they destroy the one it has. So basically you need two trucks to make one good one. But yes, there are a lot of excellent body parts off them.

[TaddeoEG]

From the official NHTSA website on CFC www.cars.gov

"The CARS Act requires that the trade-in vehicle be crushed or shredded so that it will not be resold for use in the United States or elsewhere as an automobile. The entity crushing or shredding the vehicles in this manner will be allowed to sell some parts of the vehicle prior to crushing or shredding it, but these parts cannot include the engine or the drive train."

[doorgunner]

From the official NHTSA website on CFC www.cars.gov

"The CARS Act requires that the trade-in vehicle be crushed or shredded so that it will not be resold for use in the United States or elsewhere as an automobile. The entity crushing or shredding the vehicles in this manner will be allowed to sell some parts of the vehicle prior to crushing or shredding it, but these parts cannot include the engine or the drive train."


So.....no engine or xmsn or d-shaft or differential.....add 1 cherry body/chassis to my cart.....they can shred the drivetrain & VIN tag...no prob.

[idriveafordranger94]

Where can I find the "Cash for Clunkers" clunkers? Are they being held at dealerships?

[stegomon]

ya there was a 88 bronco 2 in my local yard...with 40,000 miles it...body was cherry and the frame still had paint...asked the yard if they would trade 5 trucks for that one...they said no...i even told them if all i did was have it rust in my own yard...and they still said no

[exbass94]

So.....no engine or xmsn or d-shaft or differential.....add 1 cherry body/chassis to my cart.....they can shred the drivetrain & VIN tag...no prob.

No, you cannot reuse the body or chassis either. from the cars.gov website:
A disposal factility on the list must certify that it will dispose of the trade-in vehicle in compliance with the regulations......NOTE: While a disposal facility in one of the 50 States must be on NHTSA’s list to be eligible, that by itself is not enough. The listed disposal facility must also make specific certifications for each CARS trade-in vehicle it receives...A dealer may not transfer a CARS trade-in vehicle to a disposal facility unless the dealer receives the signed certifications from the disposal facility.....These certifications, which are legally binding on the disposal facility, include a certification that the CARS trade-in vehicle will be crushed or shredded onsite within 180 days of receipt of the vehicle, that all toxic or hazardous components will be removed and properly disposed of prior to crushing or shredding, and that the vehicle will not be transferred to any other disposal facility before it is crushed or shredded

So in other words, dealers can only bring vehicles to certified facilities, and those facilities must prove that they crushed the body within 180 days.
Where can I find the "Cash for Clunkers" clunkers? Are they being held at dealerships?
They're all in junkyards by now.

[Roger]

And time is running out on these too... Parts will be gone before too long.

[doorgunner]

sooooooooooooo....you can stock up on fenders, doors,hoods, glass, etc for your personal vehicle before they get crushed

[Sevensecondsuv]

So.....no engine or xmsn or d-shaft or differential.....add 1 cherry body/chassis to my cart.....they can shred the drivetrain & VIN tag...no prob.

I've already bought the rear axle out of a 99 F-150 that was CFC. Some of the ones in the yard also still have good engines (you can tell which ones did and did not get crap put in the oil pretty easy). I guess some dealers were just putting the tags and green paint on 'em and sending 'em off without actually destroying them. You know there was going to be at least some cheating going on with such a brainless program.

[doorgunner]

Yep.....our wonderful government has a way of handling things...if it doesn't benefit them or their buddies---kill it.....

cash for clunkers....destroy the "clunker"...don't give anybody a chance to rebuild it & make it last another 20-30 yrs.

helicopters in VietNam...push em off the end of aircraft carriers into the ocean...we got some buddies that need new gov. contracts....

wild horses in the western states...me & my wife wnted to go get a colt for our grand-kids...guess how that turned out...

gee...can't wait till I get 80 yrs old..."Hey, Old Man....you're past the CumulativeFinancialCutoff year"! "Get out of that piece of junk Ford that should have been destroyed years ago & come with us--you're using too much Oxygen".

So...ifn i wanted to get a new 300hp EFI crate motor that gets 25mpg (when it's not floored!) & put it in a cherry Clunker...NO!

The century that history has dreaded is heeeeeeeeere...enjoy it while you can....

BOOOO--HOOO-HOOOOO...I'M WHINING AGAIN.......

RELAX FELLAS!!!!!!! HE'S JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ozziemo27]

Yep.....our wonderful government has a way of handling things...if it doesn't benefit them or their buddies---kill it.....

cash for clunkers....destroy the "clunker"...don't give anybody a chance to rebuild it & make it last another 20-30 yrs.

helicopters in VietNam...push em off the end of aircraft carriers into the ocean...we got some buddies that need new gov. contracts....

wild horses in the western states...me & my wife wnted to go get a colt for our grand-kids...guess how that turned out...

gee...can't wait till I get 80 yrs old..."Hey, Old Man....you're past the CumulativeFinancialCutoff year"! "Get out of that piece of junk Ford that should have been destroyed years ago & come with us--you're using too much Oxygen".

So...ifn i wanted to get a new 300hp EFI crate motor that gets 25mpg (when it's not floored!) & put it in a cherry Clunker...NO!

The century history has dreaded is heeeeeeeeere...enjoy it while you can....

BOOOO--HOOO-HOOOOO...I'M WHINING AGAIN.......

RELAX FELLAS!!!!!!! HE'S JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Shit like this is going to accumulate and piss off enough people to cause another civil war eventually. Mark my words.

[doorgunner]

They're marked......looks like we've covered all the bases on this one....

I'd say we got enough facts to slap a lock on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[92880mj]

Those trucks will never see the road again. It is illegal to re-register them. You can strip all the parts off them, but the bodies must be crushed and the engines must be destroyed. Anything else is fair game. I'm 150% positive on this.


yes 100% right my buddys dad bought well over 250 of them they have to be crushed with the motor with in 6 months... im pissed cuz i had my chance to get my hands on a 93 cobra but was told you cant get any parts from it... :(

[garyl]

I work for a local body shop that is owned by a dealership that ran the cash for clunkers campaign. To my knowlegde the engines were frose before leaving the property with liquid glass then all the fluids were drained and drove the the back lot to be hauled off to the junkyards.

[Madracingalley]

Shit like this is going to accumulate and piss off enough people to cause another civil war eventually. Mark my words.

Agreed... then again. Most of our population Is full of idiots that dont even know what an transmission is............................

But. If it does happen again it will be because of a draft toward the end of this stupid war we are in.... If the make me go over to that pointless dust bowl... Im going to canada.

[ozziemo27]

Agreed... then again. Most of our population Is full of idiots that dont even know what an transmission is............................

But. If it does happen again it will be because of a draft toward the end of this stupid war we are in.... If the make me go over to that pointless dust bowl... Im going to canada.

I don't think a draft is going to happen but I do think that Obama is a danger to this country.

[sittenHIGHon35s]

cash for clunkers stupid to begin with but u can get them titled and all because the government never finished paying the dealers back so the dealers sell em cheap gotta make sumtin back though the law may differ state to state i know this is the case in Florida idk green way ford in Orlando was selling them so are other dealers :icon_welder:

[rangerrager]

i work at a used car dealer and my boss hauls cash for clunkers from dealer to the junk yard.they sell him cash for clunkers cars.some run most dont though.and we take parts off them or sell the running ones over seas.

[rangerrager]

yes 100% right my buddys dad bought well over 250 of them they have to be crushed with the motor with in 6 months... im pissed cuz i had my chance to get my hands on a 93 cobra but was told you cant get any parts from it... :(


not true ,there are ways to get your hands on these vehicles you just have to know the right people at the right junkyard.

[Scotty J.]

I'm curious, and I've not seen this in the media at all, what are the rules regarding the C4C vehicles that the Gooberment stiffed the car dealers on? Are they still held to the "rules" of C4C?

[orfordguy@yahoo.com]

the local yards here have dozens of bronco 2s, rangers, exploreres, jeeps etc.. they will sell any part i need except the body tub. the engine or trans if you want, why with the garbage they put in it though... the rest of the body and the frame if you like but sold only as a frame for repair/replacement and without title, reciept only, you get to deal with revining it...

[Mr99Ranger]

I don't think a draft is going to happen but I do think that Obama is a danger to this country.

That statement is so spot on it's like it was a lazer-guided strike of brilliance straight from your brain-hole to your keyboard! Obama is a threat to national security, and we NEED him gone in 2012!

[ozziemo27]

That statement is so spot on it's like it was a lazer-guided strike of brilliance straight from your brain-hole to your keyboard! Obama is a threat to national security, and we NEED him gone in 2012!

LOL, Thats quite the fancy bit of words there. I think you and me are gonna get along just fine! :icon_hornsup: No way hes getting re-elected!

[Mr99Ranger]

Yeah, even the Dems. hate him now!

[ozziemo27]

Yeah, even the Dems. hate him now!

muhahahahha! :yahoo:

[TheOne]

i cant believe it took people this long to clue into the stupidity that is Obama! i hated him from the get go! all the people even here in Canada with "vote obama" stickers....

grrr wanted to run every last one of those cars off the street...