Cash For Clunkers on Shine

Consumers weren't the only ones to benefit from 'Cash for Clunkers'

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I remember my first car was a used Navy Blue 5.0 Ford Mustang. It had all the bells and whistles including the clutch that would go out and the engine would run hot. Yeah those were the days! I had to insert a flat head screwdriver inside a flap on "some gadget" underneath the hood for it…

Cash for Clunkers and Appliances... Gone Wild!

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Now you can also turn in your old appliance and get a government rebate for a new one.

Cash for refrigerators? I'm in.

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The Cash for Clunkers programs has ended, and there will be somewhere between 700,000 and 800,000 new vehicles on the road because of it, and the same number of older, presumably gaz-guzzling models off of them.The program has been deemed a success, though car dealers are still waiting for their reimbursements from the government ($3,500 or $4,500 for each car). They are crossing their fingers that a very finicky computer system will actually be working today, the deadline for submitting the (13-page!) applications for each cash-for-clunker exchange.

Tempting as this program was, we didn't really pursue whether our 100,000-plus-mile van qualified, knowing we would still save more in the end if we get a few more years out of our trusty family steed. But, oh, how my heart skipped a beat when I read about a simillar $300 million program to encourage we sluggish, skeptical consumers to buy energy-efficient appliances.

Local Auto Dealers Create their Own Privately Funded Stimulus Program

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After months of declining car sales and closing dealerships, consumers are back in local dealerships today with the success of ‘Cash for Clunkers’. But not all prospective buyers qualify, so automotive retailers across the nation have created their own privately funded stimulus program to provide additional incentives to make it easier to get a newer more fuel efficient vehicle for consumers and enterprises left out of ‘Cash for Clunkers.’

How to Buy a Car: Avoid Getting Ripped Off

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There are many things that you don’t want to see a dealership do to you as a buyer, but there are some things that you should not do as well, if you don’t want to alienate the dealer. Here is a list of “don'ts” that you should abide by if you are really looking to get a good deal.

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"Cash for Clunkers" is so popular it's running out of money

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Just as soon as the government's "Cash-for-Clunkers" program started, it nearly stopped. But it seems it may restart, since the House speedily voted to fund an additional $2 billion for the popular program. Clearly, it did what it was supposed to do -- inspire people to buy cars and jump-start a struggling U.S. auto industry. All eyes are on the Senate to see if it will concur with the House on the additional spending to keep the program going.

"Cash-for-clunkers" program aims to drive up car sales

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Driving a clunker? Or at least an older-model, gas-inefficient vehicle? Congress has approved a "cash-for-clunkers" program, designed to get fuel-hungry cars off the road, and--more to the point--get more people into car dealerships to buy new cars.

If your vehicle qualifies, it could mean a $3,500 or $4,500 voucher toward the purchase of a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle.

The program will run until Oct. 1, or until a $1 billion limit in vouchers is reached. Here's how it works: