cash for clunkers

WTF: MR2 SW20 in British Cash for Clunkers

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I spotted this picture on Jalopnik yesterday:
British Cash for Clunkers: 14000 clunkers
British Cash for Clunkers: 14000 clunkers

That's 14K of pretty good drivable cars packed together on an airfield waiting to be destroyed. That's even worse that the German CFC where the cars may be reused for parts...

Normally I wouldn't have posted this here, but when I read the full article on the Daily Mail I spotted this:
British Cash for Clunkers: 14000 clunkers
British Cash for Clunkers: 14000 clunkers

What sick mind trades in their SW20 MR2 in a Cash for Clunkers arrangement?? I can understand trading in the Corolla EE80 above (or the AWD Subaru GL somewhere in the middle) because it is a good deal. However a MR2? Did the owner think it was worth less than 2000 pounds??

BTW: someone also traded in their (immitation?) Ford Racing Puma on the mid right... Weren't those limited to 500 cars? Or is it an imitation bodykit?


Cash for clunkers: immaculate German Celica GT carbio ST162

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This is a very good example why Cash for Clunkers is wrong:
Immaculate German Toyota Celica ST162 to be wrecked
Immaculate German Toyota Celica ST162 to be wrecked

This Celica is for sale at Marktplaats (Dutch craigslist), but you can never drive in it!

According to the ad:
AUTO KOMT VAN DUITSE SLOOPREGELING DUS GEEN CHAS>NUMMER DUS ALLEEN VOOR SLOOP OF ONDERDELEN

Which roughly translates into something like this:
Car was taken in from the German Cash for Clunkers, so no valid chassis number and only to be used for wrecking or parts
More pictures and info after the jump...