10 Most Exotic Cars Destroyed By Cash For Clunkers

[Nerdsrock22]

Some of this is quite sad. Hopefully that GNX didn't get swapped for a Corolla or something stupid. :gay:


1992 BMW 850i - 30,000 examples

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Aston Martin DB7 Volante - 7,000 examples

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Roush Stage 3 F-150 - $46,000

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GMC Typhoon - 4,697 examples

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LaForza SUV - $60,000

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Mercedes C43 AMG - 4,200 examples

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Bentley Continental R - 1,290 examples - $307,000 !!!!

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Excalibur Autos Phaeton

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Buick GNX - 547 examples

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Maserati Quattrporte - 55 examples

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Original Article with Production Numbers (http://jalopnik.com/5365954/ten-most-exotic-cars-destroyed-by-cash-for-clunkers/gallery/?skyline=true&s=x)

[HachiDori]

How in the world could those be accurate? I would have payed more than 4500 for most of those lol

[esi_atlanta]

850 sexy... ... i love it ... +1 for u sir ...

[Revmaynard]

That hurts my feelings a little bit. I would have given $4500 for any of those, honestly. Especially the Typhoon. lolol

[Nerdsrock22]

That hurts my feelings a little bit. I would have given $4500 for any of those, honestly. Especially the Typhoon. lolol

Yeah I think the Typhoon was one of the rarest up there. That's about the only one I would have wanted to actually own and maintain. :2cents:

[AnthonyF]

I do enjoy seeing an 850 from time to time on the hwy. Wish there were more orrr if they came out with a new one... :goodjob:

-Ant.

[Revmaynard]

Mhmm. I still plan on owning one some day. That or a Syclone. lol

[Nerdsrock22]

Added production numbers and/or price. :eek:

[Revmaynard]

That makes it even worse! lol

[Nerdsrock22]

That makes it even worse! lol

That's some insane depreciation for the Bentley. :screwy:

[DUBSf22c]

HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST.. DONT LOOK IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD DAY

http://www.cars.gov/files/official-information/trade-in-vehicles.pdf

NOT A SINGLE WRX/IMPREZA got traded in

[DUBSf22c]

THIS GOT CRUSHED
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/modelpicture.php?id=675

[sleepys4]

I'm trying to figure who traded in the Bentley and the Martin.

[Nerdsrock22]

I would have bought that TVR for $4,000 and put it in my living room as a couch.

[uproot]

1 crx, lol, no civics besides that

I see some eagle talons... dont cry tibby

[DUBSf22c]

1 crx, lol, no civics besides that

I see some eagle talons... dont cry tibby

U see the amount of Odysseys and Passports..

this pisses me off
635csi 1989 13



Oh and if you see the amount of cressidas crushed. That also helps to explain why they just went up in price

[Nerdsrock22]

1 crx, lol, no civics besides that

I see some eagle talons... dont cry tibby

How would a CRX have been crushed? They had to be under 18mpg?

[Revmaynard]

Yea, Civic's mpgs are too good to qualify.

[uproot]

How would a CRX have been crushed? They had to be under 18mpg?

Maybe it was that one with the V8 swap :lmfao:




Yea, Civic's mpgs are too good to qualify.

Yeah i know my point exactly.

[Nerdsrock22]

Yea, Civic's mpgs are too good to qualify.

That list says that those cars are not necessarily reviewed or approved, e.g. somebody ain't gettin' paid for the CRX.

[DUBSf22c]

How would a CRX have been crushed? They had to be under 18mpg?
they dont have to be 18mpg. the gap had to be a certain amount. The website has that up.

[DUBSf22c]

That list says that those cars are not necessarily reviewed or approved, e.g. somebody ain't gettin' paid for the CRX.
they mean they havent PAID the dealships. Jim ellis is owed like 1.5mil

[Nerdsrock22]

they mean they havent PAID the dealships. Jim ellis is owed like 1.5mil

Yeah that's what I meant. I thought it had to be at most 18 to qualify for the program?

Cause I ran my s10, and it had 19mpg, and didn't qualify. And I was looking to buy an insight.

[DUBSf22c]

Yeah that's what I meant. I thought it had to be at most 18 to qualify for the program?

Cause I ran my s10, and it had 19mpg, and didn't qualify. And I was looking to buy an insight.
hrmm check the website see if the rules are up

[Christopherr]

Fudge! GNXs!? Good examples bid for 30 grand...seen one for 90! Our dumb goverment just got dumber!

[Nerdsrock22]

hrmm check the website see if the rules are up


Your trade-in vehicle must:

have been manufactured less than 25 years before the date you trade it in and, in the case of a category 3 vehicle, must also have been manufactured not later than model year 2001
have a "new" combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less
be in drivable condition
be continuously insured and registered to the same owner for the full year preceding the trade-in

[2003Accord]

If it had to be before 01 then how are all those 03-04 cars there? wtf

[Nerdsrock22]

If it had to be before 01 then how are all those 03-04 cars there? wtf

Dealerships effed up.

Or just went ahead and made the deal, knowing it might not work out. If the deal was contingent on that trade-in, they may have just factored the $3k-$4k into the final price.

[j0nbunklah0m]

Crushing my babies.

[awestun]

ugh. People disappoint me.

[STI101]

Damn this is horrible. Cash for clunkers are making a generation of cars extinct. Is there a way to purchase a car before it is destroyed? My dad had an 850 when I was a kid and that shit was awesome. I used to sit on his lap and drive it around the neighborhood not knowing what a bad ass car it really was....sigh.

[2003Accord]

Nope. Its illegal. I was reading and its a 15k$ fine per offense if you get caught.

[MrBiggiee]

Fudge! GNXs!? Good examples bid for 30 grand...seen one for 90! Our dumb goverment just got dumber!

YES!!!.....GNXs are easily worth 100,000

[Jenson]

The dumbest fn way ever to buy a new car. They could have sold all those cars at auction and owed china less money, not to mention all the little dealerships and junkyards could be making money off them. It coulda been a win win for the economy but instead it was a quick way to sucker people into buying a new car so they can roll out new models and end of the year sales and all the tools can think wow, the govt helped me get a new car, I love them. Good luck finding a decent priced used car now, or used parts from a junk yard.

[2003Accord]

The dumbest fn way ever to buy a new car. They could have sold all those cars at auction and owed china less money, not to mention all the little dealerships and junkyards could be making money off them. It coulda been a win win for the economy but instead it was a quick way to sucker people into buying a new car so they can roll out new models and end of the year sales and all the tools can think wow, the govt helped me get a new car, I love them. Good luck finding a decent priced used car now, or used parts from a junk yard.

Actually, Pull-A-Part, gets a bunch of clunkers in. I go up there almost daily and I know that they get at least 10 per day. So its not like we totally get out of the deal. :yes:

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Look at that 91 M3 and all those M5's. Holy shit...a fuckin 3000GT Spyder !!....wow....

Look at all those Merkur's....TVR....93 Mazda RX7.....couple of Maseratis, some Audi S4's....

[DieselNuts]

they dont have to be 18mpg. the gap had to be a certain amount. The website has that up.

Not true. 2 different places wouldnt accept our 94 Pontiac Bonneville because it gets like 22mpg with mixed driving. They said the MPG that was rated by the EPA is the number they go by and it had to be <18mpg


Fudge! GNXs!? Good examples bid for 30 grand...seen one for 90! Our dumb goverment just got dumber!

the guy that gave the car up is even more dumb than the entire govt...

[BLK JDM]

Please no killing of the GNX!!

[Crazy Asian]

wow scion xd 2008 for 4500? You get like 10k at least still.

1997 Supra? Who's stupid enough to do that?

[Bigt8aford]

Wow, at least no 1994-96 Impala's were crushed.

[Revmaynard]

Wow, at least no 1994-96 Impala's were crushed.


Lol good one.

[Njobe]

there are some retarded motherfuckers for giving up those cars... what the fuck where they on. god damn it makes me angry

[CHADbee]

Yeah I think the Typhoon was one of the rarest up there. That's about the only one I would have wanted to actually own and maintain. :2cents:

i wish i could rep you again. i love those things. i have seen 1 my entire life and it was in a fawking trailer park LOLOL

[WalkS]

Yea I'm sad to see the Typhoon and the GNX up there, now I don't want to even click the link to look at it. But how accurate is this accusation? I understand some people are oblivious to what they are driving. But I damn sure doubt that someone has insurance for over a year or be driving it regularly. GM electronics back in the 80's aren't that perfect if no one takes care of it. And I believe this government clunkers for cash for clunkers isn't going to last not much longer...

[Revmaynard]

I used to see a Syclone weekly when I worked off Moreland. Typhoons are more common than the Syclone though.

[HypnoToad]

i wish i could rep you again. i love those things. i have seen 1 my entire life and it was in a fawking trailer park LOLOL

love those cars so much,theres one on CL right now for 8k:D

i saw one running at ams this year.

[CHADbee]

I used to see a Syclone weekly when I worked off Moreland. Typhoons are more common than the Syclone though.

yeah lightspeed on here had a big turbo, built motor syclone...OMG....it was nasty

[CHADbee]

love those cars so much,theres one on CL right now for 8k:D

i saw one running at ams this year.
yeah i saw that, its got like 130k miles on it right?

[HypnoToad]

yeah i saw that, its got like 130k miles on it right?

yea think so,still worth it to me........and there was a lower mile syclone for 10k

[claybird]

GOD THIS PISSES ME OFF!!!!! I see 850'seery where in rome though

[i4_garage]

i would have given 45,000$ for the aston. LOL!

[uproot]

cluck

[SampaGuy]

That list says a 2005 RX8 was traded in. Those didn't even qualify for the program. :umno:

[crxsiguy]

1997 Supra? Who's stupid enough to do that?
Someone did it at the toyota in roswell from what i heard, there was also a 98+ Trans am WS-6 that was clean as hell!

[OnURleft]

I don't get why anyone would crush these cars, it makes no logical since. So for $4,500 + some weak trade in $'s i'm going to crush my $100,000+ GNX. Our family friend has a GNX and I don't think there is an owner out there that isn't aware of its value. Maybe they were traded to cash for clunker dealerships and not destroyed? Maybe they got so much money for them that they didn't care if they were crushed? Did the government really give a dealership 100K so they could crush a GNX? I need more pics of these thing destroyed to believe they truly were destroyed because that DB7 picture is a FAKE

[WalkS]

That list says a 2005 RX8 was traded in. Those didn't even qualify for the program. :umno:


Did the government really give a dealership 100K so they could crush a GNX? I need more pics of these thing destroyed to believe they truly were destroyed because that DB7 picture is a FAKE

Exactly, I need some proof! I believe some of this is more of a hoax (especially the GNX and Typhoon, don't care for the other cars). People working at any dealership should know what the hell a GNX is, the value etc.

[VooDooXII]

The 850, the DB7, the GNX, and the Bentley...I'd pay $18,000 for allllllll of those.

[zachallen19]

That hurts my feelings a little bit. I would have given $4500 for any of those, honestly. Especially the Typhoon. lolol


theirs a nice one on craigslist man
jump on it

[Nerdsrock22]

Maserati (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiORhKnwXF4) with 18,000 miles. Killed.

[bdydrpdmazda]

mother fuckin travesty

[Total_Blender]

That hurts my feelings a little bit. I would have given $4500 for any of those, honestly. Especially the Typhoon. lolol

I'm willing to guess that these cars have histories... like major crashes causing frame damage, flood damage, etc etc. for cars with bad histories that require expensive rapair its probably better to take the $4500 credit.

Say you're 8-series or your LaForza gets into a major crash... its pretty much worthless after that... they're just aren't repair parts around for these rare vehicles. And most of the people who own such vehicles aren't the types who can be bothered finding someone who will give them more than $4500 for their now worthless vehicle.

Not to mention that these exotics are plagued with electrical problems and crap anyway.

I know of a place that has had an 8 series sitting on the lot for 2 years with 12k on the window. If he wants 12k then the wholesale price he payed would be closer to 6. So its not like $4500 on a beat-down 8 series was that big of a loss...

[swollix]

C5 vette does not qualify... gas mileage is too good.

[Brian*]

That is fucked up... My buddy kitt sold his typhoon for 12 I think, I wanted it sooooooooo bad...

[RedGTS]

how about the toyota supra 97

[Supraboy87T]

How about the 250-300 mk3 supras they crushed. Stupid ass government.

[Total_Blender]

How about the 250-300 mk3 supras they crushed. Stupid ass government.

A flawless MkIII Supra is worth maybe $3500 in a private party sale on a good day, about half that at wholesale. And its not like they are rare.

A friend of mine sent running/driving MkIII Supra to the crusher because the 7MGTE had a knocking rod and the interior was trashed. He tried to sell it for the low low price of $500 for over a year and no one wanted it. :no:

[AV8ter]

I seriously doubt 3 2007 Avalanches were traded in/crushed. No one would do that, let alone three people.........

[OG-Skinny]

I would love to find the owners of the 1991 M3 and M5's they turned in.

Fucking morons.

[Elbow]

I believe it's BULLSHIT people.

LMFAO LaForza.

[razorride]

You know there are a lot of cars on there that make me sad but the BEST sports car EVER made got crushed too... If you have never driven one don't fight me on it... But if you look at the BMW list a 1991 E30 BMW M3 got traded in cash for clunkers.. These things are rare.. just a shell for one of these things sell for over $4k in some cases.. and cash for clunkers requires the cars to run.

Moment of silence please!!!!

http://www.cbg.ie/photos/multi/default/D_13921_630n8fo06b_01.jpg

[mchschase27]

grand national FTW!

[Glides]

I dont believe that list for a moment.

[J-ROCK]

that list is either fake or the cars had very major problems thats all i can come up with

[Nerdsrock22]

The list isn't fake. Its straight from the USA.

Unless of course you don't believe the government..blah..blah.

[Total_Blender]

. These things are rare.. just a shell for one of these things sell for over $4k in some cases.. and cash for clunkers requires the cars to run.


I am pretty sure they don't require much else other than the cars run a couple laps around the parking lot to make sure they are drivable. For all we know someone could have taken the M3 badge and VIN off of a real wrecked M3 and affixed them to re plain Jane 318 or whatever.

I am sure a lot of these "exotic" vehicles either had major problems or were just hard for their owners to sell so they took a loss on them as a trade in. Its the owners' choice what to do with their vehicles anyway.

But I guess if I ever end up with a E30 M3 with frame damage and knocking rods I can just sell it for top dollar on IA as theres obviously a bustling market for such vehicles and buyers lined up around the block with $$$ in hand. :crazy:

[Nerdsrock22]

I saw a video of the Maserati that got crushed. It had 18,000 miles and they guy had been trying to sell it for a long time.

Everyone says they would drop 4 grand on an exotic car, but folks that actually have that kinda money in disposable cash don't blow it on crappy cars.

[Total_Blender]

Everyone says they would drop 4 grand on an exotic car, but folks that actually have that kinda money in disposable cash don't blow it on crappy cars.

This is definitely true. $4500 will buy you a 20 year old BMW "supercar" in shitty condition, or it will buy you a newer run of the mill model in much better condition.

If owning an exotic car was as easy as finding the first 20+ year old beater with a low price, everyone on IA would be in 8 Series' and NSX's :crazy:

[Glides]

I understand some of the cars. I owned a Laforza, I know what it's like to find parts on it. I would have traded that in for cash for clunkers for sure and come out ahead on that deal. But some of the others, I don't believe.

Yes, I doubly don't believe it coming from the US Government. Anyone doubting that....obviously hasn't worked for the US Government. When you do, then you will understand that 50% of the information that comes from them is incorrect, 20% is fabricated and 30% is true.

Especially in a program, which was proven to work so well they extended it. It was the shining beacon of prosperity and the cannon call of how well the government was working during the recession.