SWO

The abomination known as "Cash for Clunkers" is probably still skewing statistics like these towards expensive vehicles like the Land Cruiser (#1 on the list) which didn't make financial sense to crush. It not only affects the cars that were crushed, but also the salvage parts market.

Brian Bourgeois

Clash for clunker was a total failure, like many govt programs. It only incentivised people to buy earlier and it destroyed cars that would have been good for people on a lower budget.

marshallr

The CFC program had an effect on the used car market for about 2-3 months. That is long ago water under the bridge. It took about 2 cars off the road for every new car dealership in the country. Granted many of those vehicles still had some useful life in them, but most truly were clunkers that would have been in scrapyards within a few months anyway. It worked like the gun buy back programs. The vast majority of guns turned in aren't useable and the proceeds are used to buy better guns. CFC did the same thing.

This "article" is next to useless due to the way data was collected. Anymore 200,000 miles is setting the bar pretty low.

SWO

CFC destroyed plenty of perfectly usable vehicles like the one in the video. That truck won't be in listed for sale anywhere because it has now been more recycled. You can't deny its effect.

By the way, there are 18k dealerships in the US. 700k cars were crushed, so that's more like 40 cars per dealership, which matches what I saw at dealer lots.

Here's some more statistics. The top vehicles traded in (destroyed):

1. Ford Explorer 4WD
2. Ford F150 Pickup 2WD
3. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
4. Ford Explorer 2WD
5. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD
6. Jeep Cherokee 4WD
7. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
8. Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD
9. Ford F150 Pickup 4WD
10. Ford Windstar FWD Van

Hillbilly Original

Not very safe? How so?
I get around 16.5 gpm general driving & around 17.5 hwy. Yes! , I wish it was better

Hillbilly Original

Guess I show have sent quoted mssg.
I'm new to using the site, haven't been around for a few years, so here I go again;
Not very safe? How so?
I get around 16.5 gpm general driving & around 17.5 hwy. Yes! , I wish it was better

NC F150

Not very safe is an understatement. Rated one of the 10 unsafest vehicles ever produced. Right next to the Pinto.

NC F150

Go to YouTube and search 2003 (or whatever is closest to year 2004) year model crash test video.

17Sport4x4

I had a 1990 F150 with 210k when I sold it, a 2002 Ranger with 234k, sold last May, and a 2014 Fusion with 270k that got sold last December. All ran great when sold. Never had a problem getting 200,000 from any of my Fords.

Russell Shettle

My 98 XLT 4.2 V6 went 275,000 for me. Sold to a old friend who needed a work truck. Still running.