Biz, U.S.: Does Cash for Clunkers destroy classic cars or kill off cruddy ones?
- It would be a shame to wipe out the rootstock of all the great cars that followed, to see a utopian symbol like the Jeep Grand Wagoneer or a car with the rich personality of an Alfa Romeo 164 get clobbered.
- Car and Driver editor in chief Eddie Alterman • Discussing some of the cars that could head off the road thanks to Cash for Clunkers, which just got another financial boost from the government. While cars of the era that are getting taken off the streets – vehicles made after 1984 – were made in a period where vehicle quality was in decline (hence the name of the program), some cars were definitely keepers that would stand the test of time. • source