Federal Law and Technology Specialist and Engine Builder Rob Sandera says. We had Engines getting 90 M.P.G. in the City in 1979. Maybe the Bushes and Regans should explain why they were destroyed and the inventors harassed. The cash for Clunkers Law is a total failure and the Government is being lied to and misled. People are trading in Trucks or cars that get 22 M.P.G. and driving off in one that gets 14. NO AMERICAN Car should have sand poured in the engine to blow it up this is total stupidity and wastefulness and as Anti Green as it gets. My guess the engine featured on yahoo news is a GM V-6 3.8 Easily Capable of 35 M.P.G. Read Some 96 Rivera Reports all over the net

Its no wonder our Country is left in the shape of a third world nation somebody doesn't seem to think things through very well at the Giant Steering Wheel in Washington.

I am a diehard Democrat and I am stunned at the stupidness that's going on because of this law. Single mothers are ready to retaliate comes next election cause they're terrified their kids will never afford a good used car.

Let the people blow up Japanese cars their what ruined it for auto makers in the U. S. Stop blowing up American Cars and part them out instead of destroying them. This is an outrage the Republicans and Voters will never forget no matter how many people spent money or went back to work.

This is worse then $400.00 hammers and all that kind of waste I am deeply ashamed of my Democratic colleagues that they just can't seem to get their shit together. Stop this and change the Law NOW. I've asked Governor Granholm's office to issue an executive order. I am very disappointed Michigan did not lead the way and do this right.

Republicans will probably gloat like they did something right by not supporting the Bill but the truth is this is all their fault and I think I got plenty of proof to prove it. People need to understand many 80s and 90s cars get way better mileage then the cars after the Bush Era. I think Oil Companies wanted the new cars to guzzle gas why did Chevy and Ford destroy electric cars and trucks as soon as Bush was in Office.

How is a person supposed to have pride in their country when we engage in such stupidity. If we continue this I don't care who's in office the next election they need to be thrown out. This is a slap in the face to the Greatest Auto manufactures in the World and everyone in Michigan.

I got a better idea smash a Hyundai Toyota or Honda. I don't care if their making those cars in America or not. They steal our metallurgy, technology, and come over here with no unions and employ robots. not tens of thousands of auto workers. And Companies like Mazak machines we busted for tearing made in Japan tags off and selling Japanese Machines to the Defence Dept. that said made in America. We are destroying high quality made in America Parts and substituting made in China and Mexico Junk with this program. I wonder how far Michigan would have went down if we didn't allow Bush to steal the first election away from the popular vote. Man we have stooped to an all time low. Dumping liquid silica sand in American engines and running therm till they blow up. Read this disgrace on Yahoo News

This ought to leave me some more long Lasting Republican Scars. It may be Democrats that screwed up and didn't get this law right but It was Reagan and Bush and that Big Oil Connection that made sure a engine at the plant I worked at was snuffed that was built way back in 1979 It was the Moody Shetley car and It was leaned down to 105 M.P.G. on the highway and 84 M.P.G. in the City. It was supposed to go in all the mail jeeps. Id say Volkswagen and Volvo probably have the closest thing now.

Please Join the yahoo group and submit you letter to you reps to change this program. These Engines and cars could go to High School Auto Shops Junks Yards for parts etc. I know I can get about 30 M.P.G. out of any Ford 302 or Chevy 4.3 and I'm sure these are being destroyed as well as engines I could even get higher mileage out of.

Robert Sandera remembers the engine in a Blue Chevy Monza
and what he was told by Engineering. The car was all locked up in a cage. "I'd like to see a Federal Investigation. If we let this stand and Destroy American Made Parts and Engines I'll Be running for a High Political Office in one of the next Elections this is a disgrace" At Perkins We had Engines in Full size Dodge Vans etc.

We were told the Government contracted to put the engines in all the mail Jeeps. That was till Reagan and Bush came along and the usual course of conduct recession and high gas prices etc. I have to wonder how long people are going to accept this from Big Oil Crooks. I'd like to see immediate full regulation of Energy Companies and undue everything Phil Gram did. I don't think we need people like Taiwan and everybody else setting the U.S. Economy by messing with our gas prices. This was the greatest most powerful Country in the World and its time to Stand Up and Have Some Balls"

Oil Corruption goes way deeper then this where I grew up people like the Amish are greatly ripped off owning gas Wells There has to be federal regulation of a well owner to have their own meters. They take tens of Thousand of Cubic Feet of Natural Gas and pay them like 10.00 a month. Its a disgrace.

People Magazine Article on the Engine in 1979
Time Magazine Article on the Engine