Cash for Clunkers results fudging

[Christ]

Yeah, I still don't think it's gonna happen that way... I'm sure those yards were required to monitor/separate those vehicles from other "available" stuff, or still to document what had been removed/dismantled. There was ALOT of paperwork necessary to be a part of the program.

[RH77]

I'm not sure how, but a co-worker was offered a clunker as a used vehicle (this was pretty early in the program). It was an older vehicle for her son, which qualified as a C4C. My best assumption is that the buyers took rebates instead of the Government program, or flat out, the dealer was selling vehicles traded into the program (but without the engine killer).

Each clunker's death can't be overseen by a representative, on-site (they barely have enough people to process the claims).

Who's to say that someone didn't pull the old switcheroo with an old salvage Buick out back, use that VIN, and take the running clunker and put it in the 'Used' pool. The dealer even admitted over the phone they were selling clunkers!

Aside from that, what's the penalty for selling clunker engine parts, and how hard will it be enforced?

RH77

[dcb]

This is actually pretty innovative, I mean if you want to enforce C4C, then do this little ditty and nobody is going to want to touch the engine afterwards.

[ZeroFuel]

Here is the real story behind C4C, a wide spread conspiracy.

REPORT: Cash for Clunkers leads to shortage of destruction derby cars. Oh, the humanity! — Autoblog

[wdb]

Originally Posted by roflwaffle

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.

IOW completely rebuild the block and heads, making sure to clean every single bit of the silica/sand (a.k.a. glass) out of it before daring to turn the crank. Possible maybe, but economically impractical in the extreme.

BTW the smoke coming out the exhaust pipes is predominantly steam.