Comments on: How green is scrapping an old car and buying a new one? http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:58:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Albertofrog http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Albertofrog Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1375 Older cars do produce more emissions than new ones unfortunatley. Older cars have more characteer however do pollute more. Scrapping an old car will remove high emission vehicles off the road, will also allow the metal/parts to be recycled (another green issue.) Also help the economy by purchasing a new car. Older cars do produce more emissions than new ones unfortunatley. Older cars have more characteer however do pollute more. Scrapping an old car will remove high emission vehicles off the road, will also allow the metal/parts to be recycled (another green issue.) Also help the economy by purchasing a new car.

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]]> By: GABY http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 GABY Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1376 The old car is completely recycled and makes more steel. Hopefully the new car will save a lot of fuel. The old car is completely recycled and makes more steel. Hopefully the new car will save a lot of fuel.

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]]> By: Ed M http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Ed M Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1377 If you get rid of your old car and get one that is more efficient, Guess what? Now someone else is driving your old car + you are driving a new one. If you get rid of your old car and get one that is more efficient, Guess what? Now someone else is driving your old car + you are driving a new one.

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]]> By: foxa11 http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 foxa11 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1378 scraping your old car and making a new car can be beneficial or "GREEN" as you call it. the newer cars are more fuel effiecient and have lower emission then older cars. older cars have higher emission rates and are costly at the pumps the only problem is money. the cost of a new low emission gas efficient car is crazy and not many people can afford it so while getting a new car can help the enviorment not many people can afford it scraping your old car and making a new car can be beneficial or "GREEN" as you call it. the newer cars are more fuel effiecient and have lower emission then older cars. older cars have higher emission rates and are costly at the pumps
the only problem is money. the cost of a new low emission gas efficient car is crazy and not many people can afford it
so while getting a new car can help the enviorment not many people can afford it

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]]> By: Unafraid ○●○●○●○●○ http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Unafraid ○●○●○●○●○ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1379 I can't afford a new one so I hope it's not bad to buy an older one. I won't buy it that old. Usually it's better not to buy new things. I can't afford a new one so I hope it's not bad to buy an older one. I won't buy it that old.
Usually it's better not to buy new things.

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]]> By: fritya56 http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 fritya56 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1374 This is where it all falls down . New car = loan =steel production = plastic production =energy consumption . The next phase of driving people off the road . This is where it all falls down . New car = loan =steel production = plastic production =energy consumption . The next phase of driving people off the road .

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]]> By: Lord_Darkclaw http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Lord_Darkclaw Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1373 I don't know, fuel consumption must be a factor but do old cars burn more fuel than new cars? I don't know, fuel consumption must be a factor but do old cars burn more fuel than new cars?

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]]> By: truthmerchant http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 truthmerchant Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1372 It is MUCH more harmful to the environment to make a new car than to run an old banger. It is MUCH more harmful to the environment to make a new car than to run an old banger.

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]]> By: Andy http://thenewsbase.com/2009/05/how-green-is-scrapping-an-old-car-and-buying-a-new-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Andy Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://thenewsbase.com/?p=479#comment-1371 No idea if there are any figures for this, but recycling of cars is down to a pretty good fine art these days, with something like 80-95% of material reclaimed. Of course, reclaiming the materials and building the new car also takes masses of energy, so it all depends on how much you use the car and how close you were to the tax brackets. In the short term this effect of people scrapping 'good' cars for new cars is obviously harmful, but 10 years down the line it will have almost certainly been a net saving measure. No idea if there are any figures for this, but recycling of cars is down to a pretty good fine art these days, with something like 80-95% of material reclaimed.

Of course, reclaiming the materials and building the new car also takes masses of energy, so it all depends on how much you use the car and how close you were to the tax brackets.

In the short term this effect of people scrapping 'good' cars for new cars is obviously harmful, but 10 years down the line it will have almost certainly been a net saving measure.

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