Cash for Clunkers...

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Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
We all need to think what is "best" for the total picture. Not just me me me....


I'm wondering if there is some way I can de-tune my Jeep without losing any performance to pollute more, purely out of spite?
 
Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
We all need to think what is "best" for the total picture. Not just me me me....


I'm wondering if there is some way I can de-tune my Jeep without losing any performance to pollute more, purely out of spite?


take a hacksaw to the cats and weld in a test pipe. its what i did to my 98 mustang GT, except everything was bolt in.
 
Originally Posted By: Cardinal49
You are an evil, evil person. Don't you care that the Polar Bears are sweating? You need to take those gaz guzzling, no good SUVs out back and put them down. You can ride your big-wheel around the New Mexico desert.


ROFL!
To answer....

1- Thank you, thank you very much.

2- No.

3- When [censored] freezes over.

4- As a matter of fact i do own something to ride around in the desert..........a Honda XR650R.
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Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
We all need to think what is "best" for the total picture. Not just me me me....


I'm wondering if there is some way I can de-tune my Jeep without losing any performance to pollute more, purely out of spite?


take a hacksaw to the cats and weld in a test pipe. its what i did to my 98 mustang GT, except everything was bolt in.


Ironiclly, when i bought my '97 Cherokee the previous owner HAD removed the cat and installed a test pipe.
I did the "environmentally correct" thing and replaced the proper cat.
(yes i DO feel stupid now.....)
Maybe i should see if that test pipe is still laying around somewheres?
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just did 2 engine disables. one on a 91ish ranger that lasted about 4 minutes, another on a 86 ranger with a 2.9l that lasted about 6 minutes. got them on video, including the radiator exploding on the ranger.
 
Just when I thought I've read/heard it all I realize how wrong I am.

But, cutting the cat off to pollute more, purely out of spite over C4C, that's a topper.
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Kinda like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
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Originally Posted By: sayjac
Just when I thought I've read/heard it all I realize how wrong I am.

But, cutting the cat off to pollute more, purely out of spite over C4C, that's a topper.
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Kinda like cutting your nose off to spite your face.
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Unfortunately I live in an emissions state, but if I still lived in Oklahoma it would already be off. What do I care? The environment is going to be just fine either way, the economy will burn out long before we have a chance to finish it off.
 
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
just did 2 engine disables. one on a 91ish ranger that lasted about 4 minutes, another on a 86 ranger with a 2.9l that lasted about 6 minutes. got them on video, including the radiator exploding on the ranger.


SAD.... Even IF the vehicles were junk, taking them to a junk yard is the proper thing to do.

Destroying them on purpose is just WRONG.....
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Wow, those are nice cars! I would pickup a used Caddy fast if theres one out there! I guess the owner got sick of it and got a Nissan econobox instead.

boo!
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Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Unfortunately I live in an emissions state, but if I still lived in Oklahoma it would already be off. What do I care? The environment is going to be just fine either way, the economy will burn out long before we have a chance to finish it off.


Fortunately for the rest of us you live in an emissions state.

Out of curiosity, do you invest any of your money?

Clark
 
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
just did 2 engine disables. one on a 91ish ranger that lasted about 4 minutes, another on a 86 ranger with a 2.9l that lasted about 6 minutes. got them on video, including the radiator exploding on the ranger.


SAD.... Even IF the vehicles were junk, taking them to a junk yard is the proper thing to do.

Destroying them on purpose is just WRONG.....
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i agree wholehartedly with you bill.

I cannot believe vehicles are being destroyed for this.

the environmental cost of MAKING A NEW VEHICLE (including mining the metals, making the plastic from oil, shipping everything, etc etc ) must SURELY be greater than the margin in fuel savings?

un believable.
 
Originally Posted By: ClarkB
Fortunately for the rest of us you live in an emissions state.

Out of curiosity, do you invest any of your money?

Clark


Stupidly, I do, quite a substantial amount. But now that you mention it, I really should cash some of it out and drive to Vegas. It's not going to make a lick of difference how much I save the way these clowns are operating.
 
You'd be surprised how fast these high end cars depreciate, no matter how good they look. My 95 Mercedes E320 cabriolet, which originally cost $75K, is now worth $10K... not far from the $4500 bogey. And this is a pampered car.

They depreciate horribly because these cars are incredibly complicated, loaded with electronics that are incredibly unreliable, and are incredibly expensive to diagnose and repair. The owners cut their losses by selling them cheap. Buyers don't want to inherit the problems (present and future).
 
Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Originally Posted By: ClarkB
Fortunately for the rest of us you live in an emissions state.

Out of curiosity, do you invest any of your money?

Clark


Stupidly, I do, quite a substantial amount. But now that you mention it, I really should cash some of it out and drive to Vegas. It's not going to make a lick of difference how much I save the way these clowns are operating.


Another SAD but TRUE statement.

The $$ is going to worth nothing WELL before I retire (and that is not too far off)

Originally Posted By: crinkles
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
just did 2 engine disables. one on a 91ish ranger that lasted about 4 minutes, another on a 86 ranger with a 2.9l that lasted about 6 minutes. got them on video, including the radiator exploding on the ranger.


SAD.... Even IF the vehicles were junk, taking them to a junk yard is the proper thing to do.

Destroying them on purpose is just WRONG.....
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(the stinking devil)



i agree wholehartedly with you bill.

I cannot believe vehicles are being destroyed for this.

the environmental cost of MAKING A NEW VEHICLE (including mining the metals, making the plastic from oil, shipping everything, etc etc ) must SURELY be greater than the margin in fuel savings?

un believable.
 
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Originally Posted By: mstrjon32

Unfortunately I live in an emissions state, but if I still lived in Oklahoma it would already be off.


Just get a "MIL eliminator" and punch out the cats, leaving a hollow shell. Works well if they do an OBD-II fault code inspection.
 
Just curious who "the devil" is of which you repeatedly speak? Perhaps you could be very specific. I'm unsure of who "the devil" is?

60 senators voted to extend C4C. Are they "the devil"? Just wondering?
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