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Originally Posted by ZeroFuel

I was being facetious.

You have to admit that is an idiotic way to dispose of 700k engines.

Meh, someone can still yank it and disassemble it if they really wanna. Replace the bearings/rings, maybe clean up the bores, clean everything else up well, and it'll probably run fine.

Originally Posted by ZeroFuel

Here is a CO2 cost analysis of the program. A real bargain.

STUDY: Cash For Clunkers not exactly a bargain, emissions reduction costs 10x more than carbon credits — Autoblog Green

Yeah, I never understood looking at Carbon emissions alone. It also reduces HC, NOx, CO, PMx, etc... All of which have some cost savings. Oil consumption, to the tune of a thousand bucks per car per year, and probably saves money through better safety (passenger and driver) too.