# Do you think the "clunkers" will really be scrapped? (Not political, human nature thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-clunkers-will-really-be-scrapped-not-political-human-nature-thread/505525 "2009-08-06T13:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-clunkers-will-really-be-scrapped-not-political-human-nature-thread/505525/21 "2009-08-08T18:56:20Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I also am starting to believe that the powers that be have decided to pull a fast one on a big segment of their supporters (the clunker-buyers) and knowingly screw them in the short-term by manipulating the market with the intention of driving older cars out and leaving a market gap until the newer more efficient cars filter into the lower-end used market.. There are already plenty of efficient cars on the lower-end used market. The threshold for this program is 18 mpg, which means most small and mid-size cars don’t qualify. Even my old 1998 Dodge Caravan was too fuel-efficient to qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-clunkers-will-really-be-scrapped-not-political-human-nature-thread/505525/22 "2009-08-08T19:56:51Z")
As a whole I think it’ll work correctly, but I’ve learned if there’s a buck to be made, someone will always figure away to do it, either honestly or dishonestly [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-clunkers-will-really-be-scrapped-not-political-human-nature-thread/505525.md?page=1)