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    1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher

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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    09/20/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    Looks quite nice. Thats a $2000 car around here, maybe even $2500.

    The 351W is a good place to start if youre going to build it up.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    Cougar had style
    Owner finds vile
    Jalops demand trial
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    We saw a lovely green first gen, top down, cruising along today. Perfect condition. The car was older than both of the guys in it. Combined.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    This doesn't get to me nearly as much as it would if it were a first gen. These beasts demonstrate that model bloat is not a new phenomenon.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    Oh, that poor, poor kitty cat. I saw a gorgeous '72 convertible at Cruise Night Thursday, it makes me sad to think it could have just as easily ended up here.
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    Image of AlienProbe AlienProbe
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    Do people even try to sell their cars anymore? I mean, seriously, the previous owner could have put a $500 sign on it and made some quick cash... That thing is gorgeous. Isn't this the same lot that puts the cars up for cheap auction before their possible fate? I just don't understand how the forces of fate doomed a car like this... it is uncanny.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    09/19/09

    @AlienProbe: Do you realize what it's like to see your car these days? If you live anywhere within 20 miles of an Urban area, it's a virtual nightmare.

    - You list the car on Craigslist for a certain amount of cash, and what do you get? An e-mail box full of spam, and offers that are around 20% of your asing price.

    - You put a For Sale sign on the car and park it in the driveway, and what do you get? All sorts of low life saying they want to take a ride, asking all sorts of questions, and then low-balls you, asking if you'll take some cash, and some other questionable stuff.

    - If you've had the car in your yard for some time, and never got around to fixing it, some municipalities actually fine you for having an unregistered car. (You see, if it's not registered, they can't collect property tax!) So, you have 10 days to dispose of it.

    - Forget about fixing up a beater if you live in an apartment complex. The ones around here have a no tolerance ordinance, and if a car doesn't move in 10 days, they tow it away for you.

    There are way too many reasons why people don't keep their cars, or have to get rid of them in a hurry. Unfortunately, this Cougar, and countless others have died, and can never be brought back to life.
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    Image of AlienProbe AlienProbe
    09/19/09

    @UDMan: I guess I didn't really realize how hard it is because I live in a rural area. I am shielded from a lot of those scary things that go on outside Vermont...

    Excellent valid points!

    .... I'm still crying though.
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    Image of MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy MrHowser: Now on XBL as NoReturnPolicy
    09/19/09

    @UDMan: You have obviously spent some quality time on the CL.
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    Image of JB_Finesse JB_Finesse
    09/19/09

    In reply to 1972 Mercury Cougar XR7 Has Used Up All Nine Lives, Now Faces Crusher
    It's a shame, but I can still consider the person who junked this thing human, unlike that total jizz-gargling fuckmonger who junked the '67 to fix up his shitstang.
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    Image of Jstas has gas! Jstas has gas!
    08/31/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    All those Thunderbirds and Cougars! Makes me want to cry!

    I miss my '94. I don't regret getting rid of it, I couldn't afford to keep repairing it constantly. But now that I have the income to repair it properly instead of band-aids, I want it back 'cause it really was a pretty snazzy car. I think they were very under-rated cars.
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    09/02/09

    @Jstas has gas!: I think you hit the nail on the head with why they were junked. I've known quite a few people that payed a lot more than they should have to keep their similar vintage Thunderbirds alive. While they were fun they weren't exactly reliable but perhaps that's just because my friends got a bad lot.
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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    08/30/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    Was all this worth the .02% increase in consumer spending last month? An increase that will likely be offset by a larger decrease in the coming months, because of all those people who only bought their new cars earlier than originally planned?

    What a bunch of flippin' dolts we have running the show in DC.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    08/30/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    Lots of MN12 Thunderbird/Cougars. Sad.
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    Image of carider67 carider67
    08/30/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    burgandy beemer wasn't a real M5...... but i did pull the 3.46 lsd out of it. 520i euro only grey market. thanks, clunkers :)

    you wouldn't believe the cars that are being clunked in marin county - next to where i work is a lot with about 60 high end cars that probably would've fetched more than the $4500....... sad
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/30/09

    @carider67: Seems like idiocy on the part of the dealers, who could've given the owners the $4500, saved some paperwork, and still made a profit...
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    08/29/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    If anything came of all this carnage, it was the verb "clunkerize". I now mentally clunkerize all cars I find unworthy when driving/walking/whatever.

    "Clunkxecute" has potential, too.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/30/09

    @eggwich is the man on the silver mountain:

    I would like to also propose...
    Clunknihallation.
    Clunkthanasia.
    Clunkakevorkianism.

    Nice Blackmore reference in your name, by the way. ;)
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/30/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Clunkevorkianing, I like that one.

    And yeah, Rainbow kicked ass!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/29/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    This is kind of good, for me, if I managed to find a 94-95 E320 which has an already rebuilt transmission in it, but that's unlikely.

    It could use some interior parts and some wheels, too. Hmmmm. I see a junkyard day, tomorrow.
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    Image of bonestock94 bonestock94
    08/29/09

    @I gotta job, I'm gonna pay the rent: I love these two years and have been thinking about getting one. The trannys explode??
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/30/09

    @bonestock94: If you blow them, they will.
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    Image of bonestock94 bonestock94
    08/30/09

    @FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: lol, nice
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    08/29/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    I hated the CARS program for many reasons, including the few truly lustworthy vehicles whose lives were cut tragically short, the shortsightedness of the program in condemning late model vehicles in lieu of truly horrid rolling smog factories, and its short-term boost of sales by foreshortening the next several months' worth of sales.

    What we have here is the one silver lining, people. Get your parts while you still can. The glut of new inventory makes for a veritable cornucopia of automotive treasures, but the clock is ticking. Don't come around bitching when you miss your chance.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    08/29/09

    In reply to Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
    Rant against me all you want, but I, for one, am happy to see a lot of these cars in the yard.

    I'll probably head out and snag some disc brakes for my wagon courtesy of a clunkeriezed Exploder.

    Plenty of other people who have crappy old cars that they actually care about are going to reap many a benefit in the form of cheap parts to replace or upgrade.

    I'm not saying there weren't tragedies, but just like this program most likely only compressed the next year's sales in to 2 months, most of these clunkerized cars were destined to be neglected and filled with racoons before being sent to the crusher anyway. They just accellerated the process.

    See ya in the yards.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    08/29/09

    @Mad_Science: let me know if you find an 02-05 tiburon. i want me some rear disc brakes
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    08/29/09

    @Mad_Science: Well, it's about time someone else on this damn blog agreed with my point of view... I was wondering if I was the only one.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    08/30/09

    @Mad_Science: Also, keep in mind that most of these cars wouldn't have been sold in the first place, had Americans not had 15 years of access to unlimited free credit. We're paying the price for unlimited free credit, now.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    08/30/09

    @Murilee Martin: Whoawhoawhoawhoa whoa.

    You're saying you can't amass debt in perpetuity?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/30/09

    @Mad_Science: We can't. The federal government apparently can, though!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    08/31/09

    @Mad_Science: We've gone well beyond the previously understood rules of the debt game, much like going off the edge of the map in a video game. No telling what will happen now!
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