truly pitiful that someone would junk a Defender 110. They trully suck.

Wow they had a La Forza on there. I never even knew they even existed IRL,and only saw one tiny blurb in a car magazine (one of those new model issues) about 20 years ago.

Asked Grok 3 in think mode to do an analysis of the number of cars destroyed by cash for clunkers that might still be on the road today.

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Final Answer

Approximately 62,000 of the 677,081 cars destroyed under the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009 would still be on the road in 2025 had they not been destroyed. This estimate accounts for their average age and typical vehicle survival rates in the U.S.

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Wild part about all this is they destroyed the engine blocks. they were required to pour sodium silicate in the oil and run the engine until it seized. 62K seems accurate but way higher number of those engine blocks would still be on the road had they not been destroyed.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Asked Grok 3 in think mode to do an analysis of the number of cars destroyed by cash for clunkers that might still be on the road today.

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Final Answer

Approximately 62,000 of the 677,081 cars destroyed under the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009 would still be on the road in 2025 had they not been destroyed. This estimate accounts for their average age and typical vehicle survival rates in the U.S.

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Wild part about all this is they destroyed the engine blocks. they were required to pour sodium silicate in the oil and run the engine until it seized. 62K seems accurate but way higher number of those engine blocks would still be on the road had they not been destroyed.

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Every dealership has to have someone sign a legal document that they saw the engine seized. That ended up being me for about fifteen vehicles. Most really were clunkers in the few I did. There was a beautiful ext cab Ranger that made me sick. Most engines seized in less than thirty seconds. There was one old 80s F250 with an inline 6. That motor ran for what seemed like an eternity with no oil and the solution supposed to seize it. I've always been a Chevrolet guy but much respect for that inline 6

I don't remember all the details of the clunker program but I got rid of an 89 Astro van for a new Tacoma pu under the program.

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The list also says a boatload of Grand Wagoneers. Thats sad....you used to see those everywhere.

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I know a place in Austin with a bunch on its parking lot.