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Volkswagen diesels cheated emissions

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by chow_yun_fat, Sep 21, 2015.

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  1. justtxyank

    justtxyank Member

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    My wife also had a Wolfburg. She loved it, but yeah, lots of issues.
     
    #61 justtxyank, Sep 24, 2015
  2. fchowd0311

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    Owned 3 VW's. Never had any issues besides regular wear and tear.
     
    #62 fchowd0311, Sep 24, 2015
  3. JuanValdez

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    But that other guy who sold contaminated peanut butter got 28 years. Go figure.
     
    #63 JuanValdez, Sep 24, 2015
  4. Invisible Fan

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    Don't mess with job creators.
     
    #64 Invisible Fan, Sep 24, 2015
  5. Bandwagoner

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    The fact you bring this up makes me think you have no grasp of how big of a deal this is.


    No one can possibly know. All of the cars run lean instead of fattening up to burn the NOx. Just don't get the recall done, if you live in Texas you will be good to go.
     
    #65 Bandwagoner, Sep 24, 2015
  6. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    What do you consider wear and tear and long did you have them?
     
    #66 rockbox, Sep 24, 2015
  7. Sajan

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    Of course not every VW is terrible..but the general consensus is that they are not that reliable compared to something like a Lexus.

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    #67 Sajan, Sep 25, 2015
  8. sabesque

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    Gotta think that will be problematic for people who bought into clean diesel being actually clean, right? There's no good solution for people who invested in 20-30K on these things.
     
    #68 sabesque, Sep 25, 2015
  9. cheke64

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    You know... transmission and engine replacement, just the usual basic stuff
     
    #69 cheke64, Sep 25, 2015
  10. KingCheetah

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    How in the world is VW going to fix all of those cars? This really is one of the dumbest massive scandals i've heard of in a while -- Enron level shenanigans..?
     
    #70 KingCheetah, Sep 25, 2015
  11. Harrisment

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    So has it been determined yet if this only impacted the US models? If it's their Euros as well, they are screwed.
     
    #71 Harrisment, Sep 25, 2015
  12. Duncan McDonuts

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    http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/25/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKCN0RP14U20150925

    6x more in Germany, that they've admitted to. Also this was only in Germany.
     
    #72 Duncan McDonuts, Sep 25, 2015
  13. Rox11

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    So it just came out that Audi was fitted with the same devices as vw....oh my
     
    #73 Rox11, Sep 29, 2015
  14. Dr of Dunk

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    From what I've been reading, it affects a few million of Audi's cars, but most are in Europe/overseas. Only a few thousand in the US.
     
    #74 Dr of Dunk, Sep 29, 2015
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