Most liked posts in thread: Oh, the wicked web you weave...

I'll never part with my Duramax... (I don't care if it smokes or not)

 

VW's 'ugly' emissions cheating scandal will damage diesel technology - LA Times

LA Times article has a quote that supports your view:

"If I’m enjoying the mileage and the torque I’m getting, I might wonder whether this 'fix' will negatively impact my car’s performance," Brauer said. "I'm going to get to that right after I rearrange my sock drawer."

Interesting that this quote appears to have been deleted in a later version of the article.

VW cheated on U.S. pollution tests for 'clean diesels' - LA Times

 

I think it's funny as hell! I wonder how the EPA figured it out.

My "other" car is a '97 Ford F350 4X4 with a 7.3 L Powerstroke Diesel. I really like it.

 

:frown2: I'm not a VW fan, but really, how stupid!

 

The US EPA may impose fines on VW of up to $37,500 per vehicle for violations, a potential total of more than $18 billion. Regulatory authorities in other countries might impose additional fines.

Consumer law suits for damages are pending. The recall itself will cost additional millions. VW customer relations and sales may also be adversely impacted.

VW's stock was down almost 20% in trading today in Germany, a paper loss to shareholders of about $17 billion.

Billions wiped off VW market value after rigging claims

 

I see an opportunity for BMW to enter the picture here. How fitting it could be, so many decades later.

 

This must've gone up to very high levels. Scheduling is everything for putting a car into production. If engineers were struggling to meet emissions goals and causing delays, executives would have gotten involved with creating the test defeat as a Plan B.

 

I've been wondering if this impact non-US cars...

http://jalopnik.com/volkswagen-admits-it-cheated-with-11-million-engines-s-1732283322

 

Looks like the first sacrificial lamb has been led to the altar....
http://jalopnik.com/vw-ceo-martin-wintekorn-being-replaced-by-matthias-muel-1732285443

 

Volkswagen denies report about CEO's ouster

September 22, 2015 14:18 CET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Volkswagen denied a report that said CEO Martin Winterkorn was to be replaced by Matthias Mueller, the head of the carmaker's Porsche sports car business.

A Volkswagen spokesman described the report as "ridiculous." A spokesman for Porsche said Mueller was currently at a Volkswagen management board meeting at its headquarters in Wolfsburg.

Full Story - http://europe.autonews.com/article/20150922/ANE/150929963/volkswagen-denies-report-about-ceos-ouster

 

Hmmm, wonder how much of a depreciation hit VW's will suffer. Might be a good time to go buy a used TDI model.

 

Don't know why any TDI owner would sell now. They'd lose a good bit. We may see VW paying TDI owner's for diminished value.

 

To say the sharks smell blood here is cruel to sharks...

A proposed class-action lawsuit filed today alleges that Volkswagen and a Florida dealership deceived customers about the performance of the diesel-powered vehicles at the center of the German automaker’s emissions scandal.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Florida woman who bought a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle with TDI clean diesel engine and others who bought cars with the technology, names Volkswagen and AutoNation Volkswagen Delray -- an independently owned dealership now under a new name -- in Delray Beach, Fla.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20150922/OEM01/150929947/vw-fla-dealership-accused-of-deceiving-diesel-customers-in-lawsuit