Consumers who are looking for quality used cars in Portland have a few choices that represent trustworthy dealers that stand behind the cars that they sell. The first question is which Portland are you living near? Portland Maine or Portland Oregon.

The goods news is that we have contacts in both cities that can offer assist with buying a Portland preowned car.

Used Cars in Portland Maine

The Bill Dodge Auto Group, a family owned and operated automotive group, is a great choice for finding a preowned car in Portland.  Since they have franchises in Portland Maine that include BMW, Infiniti, Hyundai and Kia, they have a large selection of used cars that they take in on trade or purchase at the wholesale auctions.

the best news for Portland car shoppers is that all their used cars are listed on one site, just click here:  Used Cars Maine . Stacy and Win Dodge, owners of the automotive group have pledged to give Maine consumers great deals on used cars.  In fact, during the Cash for Clunkers program their used cars sales had the highest volume in the past 12 months.  That’s because their pricing is fair and their reputation in Portland Maine is outstanding.

Used Cars in Portland Oregon

If you are looking for used cars in Portland Oregon, we suggest that you contact Griffith Motors who is located in teh Portland Suburbs.  They are an authorized Honda Dealer and Toyota Dealer in Oregon and have numerous high quality used cars for sale.

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

Thousands of American’s have the Cash for Clunkers Blues and now they have a video dedicated to their plight. Connor James Pasch, a 12 year old New Jersey musician, wrote a song called The Cash for Clunkers Blues and posted his video on popular video sharing networks today.

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