Got my Car an Driver in the mail today, an ran across a interesting cash for clunkers article..

Out of the nearly 700,000 used cars traded in here is a small list of some of the most expensive cars traded in...

makes me sad that they destroyed these cars


Total # -- Years ---------- Base price new

123 -- '84-'95 Corvettes...$23k-37k

67--- '86- 89 Mercedes-Benz 560SL ... $48k-64K

9--- '90'-'92 Mercedes-Benz 500Sl... $83K-106K

1----'93 Mazda RX-7 ... $33k

1.... '85 TVR 280i ....$23K

3..... '89-90 Laforza....$38k-43k

1..... '91 BMW M3.... $35k

1.....'91 BMW M5.. $56k

1...... '91 GMC Typhoon... $28k

1.... '05 Mazda RX-8 .....$25k

3..... ' 97-98 Mitsubishi 3000GT spyder ... $57-64

the best for last...

1.... '97 Aston Martin DB7 Volante... $146k...
Wish I could have found the owner that was stupid enough to trade this car in... I would have giving them the "cash for clunker" price for it...