# Cash for clunkers bills runs out of money.

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [August 2, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cash-for-clunkers-bills-runs-out-of-money/245833 "2009-08-02T07:12:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cash-for-clunkers-bills-runs-out-of-money/245833/24 "2009-08-02T18:48:06Z")

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> [@FR: or Poss FS:5 Bdrm house on the island.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fr-or-poss-fs-5-bdrm-house-on-the-island/21097/18):
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> The money is only good towards a trade. The dealers arent handing out cash.
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> They have to destroy the engine and tranny but the rest of the car can be parted out at the junkyard. I read an article in the paper about it a few days ago. They pour some chemicals into the engine to ruin it.
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> To me this program is a stupid waste of money but it wouldve been nice back in '05 when I traded in my '96 Blazer for a new Elantra. I probably wouldve gotten $4500 instead of $2000.

> [@SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold/19752/36):
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> It is. Dealers were saying that they had to pay $150 for the chemicals and theyre only getting $100 for scrap cars. Then theres like 42 pages of paperwork they need to do.

Yup, Paul knows what he’s talking about.

I might be going in this week to help “kill” a car 😃 should be fun :lol

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