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(Cleveland) - Will Cash for Clunkers further hurt people who can’t afford a new car?
A local used auto parts dealer says the government's program will actually hurt some local drivers. Jim Weiss with Denison Auto Parts on West 130th in Cleveland says the program will likely make used engine parts more expensive for people who are least able to afford them.
Under Cash for Clunkers, dealers are required to disable the engines of the clunkers they take in. Used parts dealers like Denison buy those cars from the dealers, strip them for parts, and sell what's left for scrap.
Weiss says most of the value in older cars is in the engine. With so many being disabled, Weiss thinks used engine parts will end up costing more.
Weiss says customers who can't buy a car, even under Cash for Clunkers, rely on used engine parts to keep their cars on the road.
Weiss says Cash for Clunkers will likely make those parts harder to acquire. He says it would have been better if the government canceled titles on the clunkers, but made all the parts available.
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