Ipsos i-Say

Why does everyone think that people will take on a car payment they cant afford? Maybe people who could afford it, but were just waiting for a better deal, found one. I would have liked to participate, but I knew I could not afford a car payment and my car is paid off.

No, It's a good program, I just didn't need a car right now

No Way. I do not want to be GUIDED or LED into purchasing a certain kind of auto. I have a small car to drive around town and to work, but picking people up at the airport or taking a trip over 2 hrs. long in this car is a joke. I want big and comfortable. Global Warming is nothing but a gimmack to get us to buy new and price-y.

My son's friend got a great deal on a new Nissan & traded in his old Pathfinder. He'll get much better gas mileage. Those carping that the program wasn't limited to American cars don't seem to know that most "foreign" cars sold in the US are also made here by American workers. And a lot of those crying about not having a job or money for a new car also don't seem to be able to spell simple words in English. Think that might have something to do with your employability??

No, My Car is a 2007 that gets 30 mpg but I was not sure that I agreed with destroying cars that could provide cheap transportation for less fortunate people.

IT was good four the usa and if i had a car i would did something

No I won't. How can you they are out of money now. And they dealerships around here raised their prices just alittle so you are not coming out ahead.

No I didn't participate but it was very appealing especially a Hyundai deal for 2009 cars only 9550 plus that cash for clunkers would be awesome huh?

My "clunker" has 314,000+ miles on it and gets 33 mpg, so she wouldn't qualify anyway. She's worth way more than $4500 off of new car payments even if I did qualify,(and the insurance cost will eat that $4500 up quickly!)

No,I will not support Govt.M = The new Bernie M

i think it did do some good

No, I don't qualify.

I think the "cash for clunkers" is a great idea there are alot of people who can not aford a down payment on a car and that gives them other options besides just jumping into something that they will regret and there are alot of people who have old junkers now they can up grade.. thank you to who ever come up with this i have always drove cheap cars and most of the time when they break down it cost more to fix them then it did to bye them so i have a yard full of JUNKERS.

no - prefer older clunkers than newer models - besides that - couldn't afford new payments, program doesn't help us po' folks

Absolutely not! No way! NO!!

No my car is a 2005

No I need a job first

I want to but I dont think they would want my car...plus, I cant afford a new one anyway!

Cash for clunkers was made to help people that shouldnt need help. What abought the poor that needs used cars.

NO I agree with Eponine

No!

No a great deal for people struggling to make ends meet.My dear hubby has been laid off for 2 years looking for a decent job.We don't qualify for this program because of low credit and job issues.It may have help some but not in our case.

No because my car is a 4cylinder & was not eligible for the program.

If I had the extra money maybe I would. Luckily my S10 truck serves me well.

Several Years ago, around 1996, When my used Station Wagon fininally it the dust and I strobly atmitted it was a lost cluase, After six yaers of faithful sevice and God only knows the number of quarts of 40w and pump filled that now is part of the streets and highways of St. Augustine. I larned of a program somewhere in th Carolines that buys old cars for somthing and te money goestoa chrity, I toughthat would be good for the old girl so the man who towed it away give me a tax thing,like I really was interset in a tax write off. so I wondering if this was the same thing, just bigger.

I'll not be participating in the "Cash for Clunkers" program.

I already did! I got more for my clunker than I ever would've gotten for trade in value. Glad its gone. Now I have a shiny new ride.

Tried and got turned down.

i do not need a new vehicle

no iwill not

Yes. I had a vehicle that was due fopr replacement around the same time as the program.

no i;m unemployed

No, I haven't taken part in cash for clunkers. I'd rather keep a clunker.

Alot of the clunkers that were being traded would have been great cars for someone else. I think alot of the stimulus packages are not really helping those that need it most. They need to look into giving a stimulus package to everyone to really move the markets and the economy.

I think they should have taken the money and helped the people thats out of work. The only people that benifited from this were the car dealers & the junk yards. The average Joe thats hurting didn't get a thing.

NO

No, had car crash 21 years ago and don't drive anymore.

No, I just bought a brand new car last year. No clunker to trade.

No, I have a new car and do not need another one. I think that the prices of the new cars were jacked up to make an even more profit off people needing a new car. I think it is awful that this program is offered when there are so many people off work. A program like this should be offered when the economy is in better shape so people are not going more in debit.

No I will not. The incentive should have been limited to american built cars or at least a car that was more than 50% american built. This would have been a greater boost to the economy as well as the environmental benefits

I already have traded in my clunker

I had purchased a new car already. Besides, they really did not take the "clunkers" off the road. If the car was over 25 years old, they didn't want it. What was up with that?

Well, from what I have seen on the T.V., it looks like alot of money being spent destroying perfectly decent running cars. Shouldn't things remain working if they are indeed working? Why be so quick to destroy what works!

NO I WILL NOT

Hello! And why would I want to? I live in the greatest city in the world, with the best mass transit system in the world, so I do not need a car or a license.

Should limited cash for clunker to american made vehicles!

I had new cars with the great milage,a great job, untill Obama got in office, I got layed off, lost the cars,have bad credit now.I drive clunkers. I got two for the price of one new car payment. The tags are cheeper and so is the insurance. The cash for clunkers program is going to make finding a used car harder and more expencive. well,at least untill the car lots are full of all the repos from the clunkers program.

No way! I don't think that it is right, especially because if you have "identity theft" you can't get anything. Everyone that I would try, would deny my credit! Maybe there should be some way to arrest people that hack "paypal" accounts. Then maybe I would be able to finally buy a new truck!

I can't afford a car payment.I do have an old truck that would qualfiy for the cash for clunkers. I think alot of people are cashing in on this, but well not be able to pay for their new cars. and some people are cashing in on this and can afford to pay cash for a car anyway. Also some of the trade in vehicles could help out alot of people that can't afford a new car. Some of these cars are in better shape then my vehicle.thaey should junk some of them . but i think it is a bad mistake to junk all of them.

No. I have an 11 year old Volvo which I plan to keep until it dies--and it may never!! It is greener to keep a car for a long time, and keep it up well than to buy a new car. My car is paid for and runs beautifully because I take good care of it.

No. This programme is ridiculous. They are destroying all these cars for some stupid reason! Clunkers my eye! They were mostly all good cars and could have been given to the poor who cannot afford a car, seeing as the gov. does not provide any adequate public transport and the way our cities are built , I doubt anyone can! This was another stupid way of spending OUR money.

Sadly this enticed alot of people into a payment they cant afford. What are they going to do when payments kick in. Goverment was SUPPOSE to be helping the econemy but all they did was put people into a debt they couldnt afford. IF they had been able to afford a new car they would have done it before this.

No. This program is intended by our Fascist Administration to further weaken the automotive industry.

I purchased my vehicle 2 weeks prior to this program being announced. Too bad i didnt know about it then, would have waited and got a better car and deal

no, I would like to participate but unfortunately I cannot afford a new car payment at this current time I am trying to modify my mortgage payment and my credit now sucks. I wondering could they give a new car at much lesser price almost the same exchange as the clunker from 3000 to 4000.00.

I would have loved to participate in the program, it benefits a lot of people. It's a wonderful idea to get those cars off the streets, but of course I do worry if it is the right time for such a program, I mean the economy is so unstable right now.

I don't have a vehicle to trade in

No

This program is proactive about cleaning up the environment and making America less dependent on foreign oil. People here who think it is a waste of taxpayer $ have little vision.

I feel like this program was designed more for those who have jobs or money. They probably had a 3rd vehicle sitting around or the car company let their car slide. I have 1990 Subaru that someone gave me. After my car accident I did not have money to replace my car. My old car was a 1995; but, it was in great shape. This car is rusted out but it runs. So I will just make due with my "Clunker" or perhaps the government will give us new cars. LOL They gave the banks, insurance and car companies the tax payer money. In reality it hasn't helped the average person.

I dont have a car I wish one day I could efort one. tank you.

I would have liked to participate but I didn't qualify. I have a 91 pontiac grand am that has been a good car but is on it's last leg. I feel like the people who really needed help from this weren't helped at all. I truly have a clunker and can't afford a new car. That money would have helped me, even though I can't really afford a car payment right now, I really would like to have a reliable vehicle.

No, our cars are paid off. Even though I have an old car that isn't in the best shape, it still gets better mileage than the cash for clunkers program requires. In fact, it gets as good if not better mileage than my husband's 2005 car.

Americans "old clunkers" are all EPA approved when we get our state inspections done. This program only destroyed peopoles assets only to put them in more debt, along with our cash reserve for good old USA. This program really stinks, not our air from burning fuel in these clunkers.

No

No, it's a waste of taxpayer $$$ to benefit a select few. There doesn't seem to be an end to the gov. giveaways and in the end the public always comes up short changed.

No. As much as it sounds so appealing, getting into car payments right now is far from appealing to me. So we decided to stick with our clunkers!

no, I think cash for clunkers does not really help our economy in the least. I think all people should be able to choose the car that they want without having to worry about what the governnment wants from the car lots or the american people wants to buy.

I am happy to say that I am not a part of the driving race. I walk, ride the bus or when weather permits, I ride my bike.

Timing is everything! We waited until the President's Day sales for a good used pickup truck and donated our '95 Dodge Ram 1500 to a charity for a lousy $500 tax write-off... then they started this program! We could've gotten $4500 IF we bought a truck with much better mileage so guessing it would NOT have been a Dodge contractor trimmed truck! LOL My '99 SAAB did not even make the list of eligible cars, so I paid $1500 for a 100k tune-up, brakes and plan on keeping it for another 100k at 27mpg easily.

All this program is going to do is get more people in debt. They were obviously driving a clunker because they do not have money in the first place, hence another recession in the future.

Yep another government screwing of the taxpayersd, why would I or anyone subsidize the auto dealers. Never knew an auto salesman who would not screw his own family out of a dollar if he could!

Sadly no, didn't qualify. Also let's not put such a politically charged question up, everyone's ignorance is showing.

No way. I love my car and no payments. The car dealers better wake up as they may not get their money.

I know two people who have taken advantage of this "handout"..... Neither fits into the "needy" category. One more government poorly run program.

About one month prior, I donated my clunker to a charity, and found out that I do not get the tax break I was expecting. I guess I should have waited one more month, and I too would be driving a new car.

No thanks not interested!

No, only because the program does not all deisel vehicles! That stinks!

No, I refuse to cooperate with Government-run, socialized schemes.

No, I like my clunker and can't afford the payments for a new car regardless how much they may take off the initial price.

With wasteful government spending running rampant , you would think they would come up with a better way to spend OUR money !

No, my car is very low mileage. But I'm glad that people had a chance to do this. It's especially good for people who needed a car and couldn't afford today's prices, but it is also very good for people who use their car is sales and similar professions. Miles and wear and tear on their cars really cut into their earnings.

I don't believe that the $4500. rebate can justify the extra cost to financing a new car. It is also a to narrow a program. And most people could not take advantage of the program. It also breaks my heart that many perfectly good vehicle were destroyed with no real purpose. There are still thousands of similar cars and trucks on the road that people need and little was gained after destroying all of those beautiful vehicles many people would kill for. Shame Shame.

another government plan with short term goals, the only hope is it wins elections in 2010.

It is only a short term program with short term benefits for the economy. I resent my tax dollars helping someone buy a car when I can't afford to buy a new car for myself.

I just bought a new motoe scooter so I don't need the program, but for those who do need it I think it's a great program.

No. I have a good running car and it's paid for. Who knows what the future holds for my job so I wouldn't want to risk losing the vehicle and have nothing if I ever lost my job. Yes it is a good program but not if you can't make the payments.

No I will not,just bought a car last year.

No, my cars are not clunkers and I couldn't afford the payment since I've been unemployed for over 18 months

Absolutely not. It's insulting to call my car a clunker. And more importantly, since when does the Constitution give the government the right to spend my tax money on new cars for people?

No I already have a new car.

My pickup is 10 years old and in great shape. Best of all, it's paid for. The clunkers program ended today.

no. we have no income to afford this program, since my husband got laid off at the beginning of the year

No I'll just have to drive what I got till our President decides how much more we will be paying for in our future.

no - my 1996 & 1999 vehicles are doing fine and I don't want another car payment anytime soon!

No I will be keeping my '03' Impala I wanted it for a long time and now I have it. It gets 27 mpg anyway.

I would if I could,no two way's about it,plus all the other incentives you could get with it.

No Thanks! How about something that actually helps the consumer not the dealer. I have a Ford that get 26 mpg on the highway. I am fine with that!

no i will not be taking part in the cash for clunkers program. i bought a new suv in june and traded in my old van . it was not a clunker.

I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ABOVE: ESPECIALLY IN A SITUATION LIKE ME: NO JOB,NO INCOME, WHY HAVE A PAYMENT WHEN U HAVE BILLS & MORTAGE TO PAY:HAVING TO DIP INTO MY IRA JUST TO PAY THE BILLS: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD IDEA,BUT AS USUAL THE GOV IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE BIG COMPANIES INSTEAD OF LOOKING UT FOR THE PEOPLE THT PAY THEM:MAYBE WE NEED TO PUT THEM ON SALARY INSTEAD OF THEM GIVING THEM A RAISE:WHEN I WAS WORKING MY EMPLOYER DID NOT GIVE US A RAISE FOR GOING ON THE 2ND YEAR B4