On: The Final Numbers on ‘Clunkers’

[dzlobin]

I think what's slightly more interesting is the fact that the top 10 purchased cars are all small cars, given that the majority of the cars likely came from suburban America.

[dougp → dzlobin]

There is a slight stat game going on here that may or may not be intentional. The evidence is at #10 Ford Escape FWD. Trucks and SUV's come in a variety of transmission configurations and are actually counted as unique models for these stats.

Here is normalized list from earlier this month http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/autos/cash_for_clunkers_sale...