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One of the goals of the cash 4 clunkers was to raise the national average mpg from 15 to 25 (edit: at least I think it was). Personally I went from a 16 mpg beast to a 38 mpg car. Was my SUV working and running good? Yes. But honestly, I'm glad it is off the road and crushed.
The program obviously helped new car sales, but will most likely hurt used car supply and the availability of good useable used parts. I imagine both used car sales and used parts prices are going to go up a bit due to 250,000 cars being crushed and recycled.
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