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Pickup owners say no to high fuel rating
The Cash for Clunkers program reminds me of the old saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Many Utahns swapped gas-hog clunkers for newer, shinier, gas-guzzling trucks
One Utahn decided to trade in a 1989 Chevrolet K2500 pickup truck that got a lousy 13 miles per gallon as part of the Cash for Clunkers program.
The Obama administration's cash-for-clunkers program had two goals: to jump-start the recession-ravaged auto industry and to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways.
Cash for Clunkers Program Cashes In
The Cash for Clunkers program was geared toward trading in your old gas guzzlers, but national statistics show the new cars guzzle gas too.
Analysis: Guzzlers replaced clunker trucks
The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.
'55 Ford F-100 Roadster shortbox, stepside, 1/2 ton lowrider Pick-up-truck. 350/350. Full tilt steel reverse flip front-end. Custom floors; smoothed;decked; lowered; twin custom grills; stainless everything; custom interior; 12 volt electric hoist to install and remove the steel roof; smooth tailgate; custom graphics; won weekly " KOOLEST car in ...
Item Number One: It's bad enough that Chairman Zero's crew decided to count raises given with stimulus money as jobs "saved" by the Stimulus.
From what I know,everything has been modded up to cobra besides the supercharger.
Data: Old gas guzzlers traded for new guzzlers
The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.
The $3 billion cash for clunkers program has been one of the most popular parts of the Obama administration's assorted -stimulus efforts.
Summa Announces Winners to First Annual Contest
Summa has announced the winners of its first contest. Entrants were asked to submit photos of unique projects printed on their Summa DC4, DC4sx, or DC3 for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes and an opportunity to have their work featured in Summa marketing and advertising.
This was a joint project between my dad and me. He found it in a pasture in Donie, Tx.
November 04, 2009 - Comments A few days ago I wrote a blog called Ow! My Head Hurts! A about how if the Edumunds.com figures were right, the tens of thousands of dollars per additional car sold under the Cash for Clunkers program seemed like a collosal waste.
Clunker deals: old Ford pickups for new ones
Some cars are so well-designed that they are almost art. These aren't. Here are 10 cars from the past 50 years that redefined the word 'ugly.' updated Nov.
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Solar Panel Thefts in Johnson County
Sheriff Alford reports the Johnson County Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of thefts from gas well sites throughout the Johnson County area.
Leroy Latham's 2008 Monster Buggy
Latham's incredible homebuilt DOM chassis has virtually no fat. What is phat, however, are the massive 54-inch Baja Claw TTC tires on Stazworks double-beadlock wheels.
Wayne Sheeley's 1963 Willys Jeep FC 170
Now here's something you don't see every day. No, we're not talking about the Sheeleys in matching bright orange T-shirts. We're referring to their Durabak polyurethane-coated rig that's rolling 44-inch Boggers on 15x10 steel double beadlock wheels.
Corey Casper's 1998 Dodge Durango
Casper painted the Durango Hunter Green and white with custom flames, and then figured there was no reason to destroy his work, so he fabbed and installed a custom exocage.
Ford's Quality Horrors--and Turnaround--Detailed in Plant Foreman's Book
By Jim Motavalli Oct 30, 2009 Bob Dewar , author of the new book A Savage Factory , was general foreman at the Ford Sharonville transmission plant in Ohio in the 1970s, and says he saw upfront the industry's ethic of waste and meet-the-quota at all costs, quality be damned.
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