Sacrilege? Maserati With 18,500 Miles Get Traded In Under Cash For Clunkers Program!

It is hoped the federal so-called "Cash for Clunkers" program will take as many as 800,000 older modeled gas guzzlers off U.S. highways. The program is designed to remove less fuel efficient vehicles from the road and spur the economy through car sales.

Go Subaru in Golden has seen the positive effects of the Cash for Clunkers program. They've taken in nearly 50 clunkers since the program began.

"Probably half our deals right now are Cash for Clunkers," Billy Mills, general sales manager for Go Subaru, said.

Most of the clunkers Go Subaru has taken in through the program are predictable. Many are large SUVs and pickup trucks. Some are in pretty bad shape.

"Ninety-nine percent of them are clunkers," Wes Guthrie, a salesperson at Go Subaru, said. "I took somebody's car in the other day that their door wouldn't shut anymore, and they were using a bungee to shut the door."

Then there was the "clunker" a man drove onto the lot that surprised everyone.

"I was like, 'Wow, that's a cool car,'" Guthrie said of the 1985 Maserati BiTurbo.




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dumpsty - 8/14/2009 1:01:49 PM

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A bit sad. I almost shed a tear for the poor Maser.

But, it seemed like it was a lemon anyway. Maybe if purchased by an enthusiast, the mechanical issues probably could've been worked out for descent operation. Only 18K miles....crazy. The guy probably got way more from the govt (program) than he would've gotten from a traditional trade-in valuation or from a private customer.

Shredmo - 8/14/2009 1:28:01 PM

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Meh, I was more moved when I saw the Volvo S80 get bombed. Maybe I am just getting desensitized to this madness.

Willis - 8/14/2009 1:41:57 PM

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This a-hole traded in a rare Maserati Biturbo? I am speechless. This is a classic in the making, regardless if it is unreliable or not. I am burning with rage.

Joe_Limon - 8/14/2009 2:07:30 PM

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lol Japanese cars weren't reliable back then.

ghosthunter - 8/14/2009 3:15:26 PM

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This Maserati Biturbo is number 28 in the BBC book of "Crap Cars" and is Time Magazine's worst car of 1984. The Biturbo was the product of a desperate, under-funded company circling the drain of bankruptcy, and it shows. Everything that could leak, burn, snap or rupture. Even at 18k miles, it is hard to sale to a car enthusiast, not to mention average drivers don’t give a rat ass about Italian heritage

Shredmo - 8/14/2009 3:50:53 PM

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I was just going to post this.

aarononymous - 8/14/2009 3:18:18 PM

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lol, 85 Bi-Turbo, probably better off in the Chrysler LeBaron Maserati Edition....

Shredmo - 8/14/2009 3:51:49 PM

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Now that is insulting :)

PlanB - 8/14/2009 4:03:42 PM

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When I saw the headline I thought it was a more current model. But once I saw it was an 85'... that car got what it deserved.

rxh8me9000 - 8/14/2009 4:23:43 PM

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18,000 miles doesnt seem like a lot,but the car has age. Sitting there for months at a time. Maybe in the snow,maybe heat,maybe he lives next to the woods and animals are going in his hood eating things. God knows lol,but surely after sitting for 24 years and barely being driven its going to have problems.

theoptimisticpessimist - 8/15/2009 1:33:36 PM

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I'm not suprised these cars started to "self-destruct" as soon as the drove of the showroom floor. I amazed the interior held up so well, usually it was the first thing to go. No need to pour anything in the engine to destroy it: Just let it run for a 1/2 hour and it should burn its self to the ground.