Comments on: Detroit Captures Market Share of Dumped Clunkers http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Forc http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-131763 John Forc Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:51:09 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-131763 There will always be a need for trucks and other vehicles in the transportation industry. While there is progress being made in providing more efficiency, people and work to become more accountable for the amount of fuel they use and the price. There are many tools that are available to help them do this. There will always be a need for trucks and other vehicles in the transportation industry. While there is progress being made in providing more efficiency, people and work to become more accountable for the amount of fuel they use and the price. There are many tools that are available to help them do this.

]]> By: Muchomacho http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-11937 Muchomacho Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:55:42 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-11937 Wrong again: "Back in 1996, in an effort to change tax laws "to encourage business investment," Congress made it possible for business owners to claim $17,500 in accelerated depreciation on equipment (such as trucks)." So much for the biased Bush-bashing, maybe you could bash Congress or better yet, Clinton instead. Wrong again:

“Back in 1996, in an effort to change tax laws “to encourage business investment,” Congress made it possible for business owners to claim $17,500 in accelerated depreciation on equipment (such as trucks).”

So much for the biased Bush-bashing, maybe you could bash Congress or better yet, Clinton instead.

]]> By: Muchomacho http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-34918 Muchomacho Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:55:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-34918 Wrong again: "Back in 1996, in an effort to change tax laws "to encourage business investment," Congress made it possible for business owners to claim $17,500 in accelerated depreciation on equipment (such as trucks)." So much for the biased Bush-bashing, maybe you could bash Congress or better yet, Clinton instead. Wrong again:

“Back in 1996, in an effort to change tax laws “to encourage business investment,” Congress made it possible for business owners to claim $17,500 in accelerated depreciation on equipment (such as trucks).”

So much for the biased Bush-bashing, maybe you could bash Congress or better yet, Clinton instead.

]]> By: Captain Morgan http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-11936 Captain Morgan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:44:37 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-11936 Please ... "desperate and grateful Americans unloaded the gas guzzling behemoths they had been lured into buying with huge SUV tax credits by the Bush administration.” Did you forget that one could also have received a generous tax credit for buying a hybrid or alternate-fuel vehicle under the 'evil' Bush administration? Did you notice, as Tim C. correctly pointed out, that the SUV's being traded under the clunkers program were largely from the 1990's, prior to Bush even taking office? Did you consider that these desparate and grateful citizens are merely taking advantage of yet another government handout and in most cases probably didn't really need the help? The quality of your writing would benefit greatly if you would stop the petty partisanship and just move on. George Bush did not create our dependency on petroleum, and Barack Obama will not cure it. Please … “desperate and grateful Americans unloaded the gas guzzling behemoths they had been lured into buying with huge SUV tax credits by the Bush administration.”

Did you forget that one could also have received a generous tax credit for buying a hybrid or alternate-fuel vehicle under the ‘evil’ Bush administration? Did you notice, as Tim C. correctly pointed out, that the SUV’s being traded under the clunkers program were largely from the 1990′s, prior to Bush even taking office? Did you consider that these desparate and grateful citizens are merely taking advantage of yet another government handout and in most cases probably didn’t really need the help?

The quality of your writing would benefit greatly if you would stop the petty partisanship and just move on. George Bush did not create our dependency on petroleum, and Barack Obama will not cure it.

]]> By: Captain Morgan http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-34917 Captain Morgan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:44:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-34917 Please ... "desperate and grateful Americans unloaded the gas guzzling behemoths they had been lured into buying with huge SUV tax credits by the Bush administration.” Did you forget that one could also have received a generous tax credit for buying a hybrid or alternate-fuel vehicle under the 'evil' Bush administration? Did you notice, as Tim C. correctly pointed out, that the SUV's being traded under the clunkers program were largely from the 1990's, prior to Bush even taking office? Did you consider that these desparate and grateful citizens are merely taking advantage of yet another government handout and in most cases probably didn't really need the help? The quality of your writing would benefit greatly if you would stop the petty partisanship and just move on. George Bush did not create our dependency on petroleum, and Barack Obama will not cure it. Please … “desperate and grateful Americans unloaded the gas guzzling behemoths they had been lured into buying with huge SUV tax credits by the Bush administration.”

Did you forget that one could also have received a generous tax credit for buying a hybrid or alternate-fuel vehicle under the ‘evil’ Bush administration? Did you notice, as Tim C. correctly pointed out, that the SUV’s being traded under the clunkers program were largely from the 1990′s, prior to Bush even taking office? Did you consider that these desparate and grateful citizens are merely taking advantage of yet another government handout and in most cases probably didn’t really need the help?

The quality of your writing would benefit greatly if you would stop the petty partisanship and just move on. George Bush did not create our dependency on petroleum, and Barack Obama will not cure it.

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-11935 John Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:19 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-11935 "So what the Republicans so foolishly gaveth, the new administration now relieveth us of." The economy back then was a bit different than it is now, wasn't it? Why turn this post into partisan bashing? “So what the Republicans so foolishly gaveth, the new administration now relieveth us of.”

The economy back then was a bit different than it is now, wasn’t it?

Why turn this post into partisan bashing?

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-34916 John Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-34916 "So what the Republicans so foolishly gaveth, the new administration now relieveth us of." The economy back then was a bit different than it is now, wasn't it? Why turn this post into partisan bashing? “So what the Republicans so foolishly gaveth, the new administration now relieveth us of.”

The economy back then was a bit different than it is now, wasn’t it?

Why turn this post into partisan bashing?

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-11934 John Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:25:40 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-11934 Ford sales increased very little from this program, and it is not clear that the sales were all from C4C anyway. 4,000 vehicles in a month? Ford sales increased very little from this program, and it is not clear that the sales were all from C4C anyway. 4,000 vehicles in a month?

]]> By: John http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-34915 John Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:25:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-34915 Ford sales increased very little from this program, and it is not clear that the sales were all from C4C anyway. 4,000 vehicles in a month? Ford sales increased very little from this program, and it is not clear that the sales were all from C4C anyway. 4,000 vehicles in a month?

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2009/08/04/detroit-captures-market-share-of-dumped-clunkers/#comment-11933 Susan Kraemer Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:28:38 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3154#comment-11933 Looks like the Ford Focus is the top gainer in this http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-numbers-are-in-ford-focus-tops-sales.html Looks like the Ford Focus is the top gainer in this

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-numbers-are-in-ford-focus-tops-sales.html

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