The Pasch Consulting Group polled car dealers on Monday, July 27, 2009 and the number of Cash for Clunkers deals that have been completed is very high.

Dealers that PCG contacted had at least 10 Cash for Clunkers deals done.  

Preston Motors   in Preston Maryland had over 60 deals done.  Preston is the dealer that had the most sales of those we interviewed.

Classic Chevrolet in Fort Worth  Texas had over 30 Cash for Clunkers deals completed.

Midway Chevrolet in Pheonix Arizona had over 25 Cash for Clunkers deals completed.

Marlboro Nissan   in Boston Massachusetts had complete 28  Cash for Clunkers deals.

Findlay Chevrolet in Nevada over 15 deals and Bartow Ford in Florida 20+ deals.

You get the pattern. This is a very popular program for a select group of American consumers.

Cash for Clunkers Projections

If you start to do the math, conservative reports say that 18,000 dealers will register for the program. If 50% of the dealers were “asleep at the wheel” and waited to do deals until today to start, you would have 9,000 dealers that have been pushing the envelope at least for one week.

Add to this number all the Hyundai dealers that started selling CARS deals on July 1st and the 9,000 number is a no-brainer.

If 9,000 car dealers have done 15 deals by now (9,000 x 15 = 135,00 cars), the money for the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) will be gone in a few weeks. Our prediction that the CARS funding will run out by Labor Day weekend is looking very solid.

Call President Obama

If anyone knows how to call President Obama, please call him immedately. Someone has to speak up and tell him that the $1 billion in funding will be used up in the first 30 days of a 90 day program.

Congress will have to act quickly to allocate additional funding before the program comes to a screeching halt. If that is the case, we hope that Congress will amend the language of the bill to acomodate the largest Cash for Clunkers petition: www.nocashforclunkers.com

The song and video is designed to bring awareness to a growing grass roots movement to change the rules for the Cash for Clunkers program.   The online petition for Americans to sign is located here on this website. The current rules restrict many true clunkers from being included in the government program administered by the NHTSA.

The most common complaint by consumers is that the NHTSA Fuel Economy website rates their clunkers as getting over 18 miles per gallon when in fact their clunkers get far less.  The current requirements for old clunker cars to qualification is that they get  18 miles per gallon or less.  A car rated at getting 19 or 20 miles per gallon cannot participate in the trade-in program.   

Consumers have been writing into www.nocashforclunkers.com to say that the government website does not reflect the current condition and mpg of their clunkers.   There are over 3,000 signatures on the online petition which will be sent to backers of the Cash or Clunkers bill in August.

The goal is to amend the bill to reflect a NET-10 increase in mpg to participate in the CARS program and remove the 18 mpg rating restriction.  Consumers are also asking that cars older than 25 years old can participate.

Create Your Own Version

If you would like to submit your own version of the Cash for Clunkers Blues, the lyrics are posted below.  Send us your YouTube Embed code when you have uploaded your video.  Send linking code to info@paschconsulting.com

Cash for Clunkers Lyrics

By Connor James Pasch and James Pasch Jr.

Woke up this morning heard the great news..
President Obama is gonna take away my blues…
$4,5000 for my rusty car….
But to my surprise  it didn’t pass the bar

It looks like my car isn’t as bad as it seems….
Oh President Obama have mercy on me…

My old car….is far from fit
It leaks alot of oil and smokes a little bit…
20 miles per a gallon is a government dream
I’m lucky if my clunker gets 12 or 13.

Will someone in Congress hear my please…
I’m looking for some money and a little sympathy

Chorus

I got the Cash for Clunkers Blues…
Uncle Sam Don’t Understand
I got the Cash for Clunkers Blues…
Uncle Sam Don’t Understand

If can’t cash in my clunker
I’ll never by an Eco Friendly Man

My Daddy’s Old Clunker is a Hell of a Ride
But His In-surance Lapsed…
So It Doesn’t Qualify….
The Dealer Said Sorry I have to Play By The Rules
I’d Like To Cash in Clunker But Congress Made The Rules

Speak Up Now There is Something You Do
You are not the only one with the Cash for Clunker Blues

Chorus

I got the Cash for Clunkers Blues…
Uncle Sam Don’t Understand
I got the Cash for Clunkers Blues…
Uncle Sam Don’t Understand

If can’t cash in my clunker
I’ll never by an Eco Friendly Man

Since every new car buyer qualifies, this may be the answer that many consumers have been looking for to get into a new car.

Click to view:  Chrysler Incentives Chart

The Chrysler program will start on Thursday July 23, 2009 and will offer consumers addition incentives that can be combined with the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) credit. For some consumers this can equal up to $9,000 off the MSRP for new cars that qualify for the NHTSA CARS program.

If you would like to have a Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge dealer in your area call you about your qualifying clunker, complete the form on the left.

The new Chrysler program runs until the end of August which is interesting because we predict that the CARS initial $1 billion in funding will also be used up by Labor Day.

Chrysler Double Cash For Your Old Car

Auburn Hills, Mich., Jul 22, 2009 – Chrysler Group LLC today announced new incentives, “Double CA$H for Your Old Car,” that can save consumers up to $9,000 toward the purchase of a new Chrysler, Jeep® or Dodge vehicle.

“Everyone shopping for a new car or truck qualifies for an incentive of up to $4,500 – even if they don’t have a vehicle that qualifies under the U.S. Government’s program,” said Steven Beahm, Vice President – Sales Operations, Chrysler Group LLC. “This incentive is great in that it’s easy to understand and available to everyone.”

Beginning July 23, 2009, Chrysler Group LLC will offer up to $4,500 Consumer Cash or 0 percent financing for 72 months through GMAC Financial Services on most 2009 model vehicles. These incentives are valid through August 31, 2009.

July 23, 2009 also marks the start of the U.S. Government’s Car Allowance Rebate Systems (CARS) program, more commonly known as “cash for clunkers.” The CARS program offers a government credit of either $3,500 or $4,500 for trading in an inefficient vehicle that is not more than 25 years old for the purchase of a new vehicle. The amount of the credit is determined based on the fuel-economy improvement between the turn-in vehicle and the new vehicle purchased.

“The administration’s program is aimed at getting less fuel-efficient vehicles off the road, and for vehicles that meet the requirements, offers a great incentive to do so,” Beahm said. “But we didn’t want consumers without qualifying vehicles to feel left out so we are offering up to $4,500 to everyone.”

Chrysler Group offers consumers 35 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles from which to choose at almost 2,400 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealerships located across the United States.

Consumers are disgruntled over the government’s standardized fuel ratings which are posted at www.fueleconomy.gov.  The fuel ratings do not take into consideration wear and tear to vehicles which prevents them from attaining the MPG numbers the vehicle was originally estimated to achieve. 

Add your name to the petition.

Most consumers understand that the NHTSA is only responsible for implementing the program and is not responsible for the restrictions of the bill.  Therefore, a new website was established as an outlet for consumers to be heard by the sponsors of the bill. 

This website, is taking comments from consumers who want their voices heard.  By joining the online petition, consumers will add their names to the petition list that will be sent to the original sponsors of the Cash for Clunkers legislation.  The goal is to make sure Congress hears their voices if additional funding is requested. 

The most common complaint from consumers is that the Federal website rates their “clunker” at 19, 20 or 21 combined mpg.  Consumers are adamant that their vehicle’s condition prevents it from getting anywhere near that mpg number.  For example, one reader wrote in to the site, “I have a 2001 Infiniti I-30 with 220,000 miles. The EPA MPG says I am getting 20 mpg. That is a joke. I have 220,000 miles on my car. I would be lucky to be operating at 18 mpg.”  These types of complaints are flooding the www.cashforclunkersfacts.com blog site in the SPEAK UP forum. 

Another consumer wrote, “Regarding the Car Allowance Rebate System. I currently drive a 1995 model car that I have owned for 12 years. According to the website fueleconomy.gov, it has a “new” mpg rating of 20 which means that I do not qualify for the CARS program. The MPG when the car was new was 22. This is disappointing as I do not understand how a change of ONLY 2 mpg is calculated on a 14 year old vehicle!”

NET-10 Cash for Clunkers Proposal

The ‘No Cash for Clunkers’ website suggests an alternative qualification model called:  NET-10.  If a consumer trades in their “clunker” for another new vehicle that gets at least 10 mpg  more than their current clunker, they would qualify for the $4,500 credit. 

This type of revision will accomplish the fuel conservation and environmental goals of the bill and will also remove the penalty from consumers who have a car that is operating at much less of a fuel efficiency than the government’s standardized estimates suggests. 

For more information on the No Cash for Clunkers petition, consumers are encouraged to visit http://www.nocashforclunkers.com/

If you have been locked out of the CARS program, share you feedback with our legislators below. This is not our online petition but a place to outline your ideas for change to the current Cash for Clunkers bill. We also urge you to signup for our online petition.