Why Did No Automakers Call ******** On Volkswagen?
http://jalopnik.com/why-did-no-automakers-call-********-on-volkswagen-1783131086
Hell.... Mitsubishi got away for years overinflating their tires to improve their gas milage and none the the competitors engineers figured that out... :crazy:
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I had read when VW was first found out about a Ford engineer saying all of the Ecoboast engines were designed to be diesels. They couldn't get then certified & couldn't understand how VW could. That's why your Ecoboast burns gas not diesel.
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Gotta get all these VW diesel air polluters off the roads.....
So if they can't be economically certified to meet air pollution regulations.... I wonder which 3rd world country these will go to?
Local Gambian news..... VW has just opened a new auto mall on Jammeh drive.... Special financing available.... Big sale Saturday...
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a32004/vw-3-liter-tdi-v6-settlement/
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Latest reports indicate surprising results....
Test fleets of repurposed diesels driving around Beijing are dramatically improving air quality...
Hans, one of the testing engineers, reports that it's amazing to be driving behind one of these repurposed diesels..... "It's like you are driving in a clear tunnel with brand new asphalt being spread on the ground...."
The diesel engine has the ability of running on very bad air quality, and via the combustion process, is able to convert the exhaust into harmless carbon particulates that simply falls to the ground. These black particles eventually become energy rich coal and can be very economically harvested with existing street sweeping equipment and later sold to coal fired businesses for heating....
Local pencil manufacturers are performing exhausted testing.... Results are showing promise....
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The VW diesels fail on one pollutant that is most strict in the US than anywhere else. After doing some looking around the best I can find is that the pollution is measured at the tail pipe with no regard for miles. If the non-compliant VW can go x miles on a gallon more than a compliant VW doesn't pollute less over all.
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Just increase the diameter to increase the rolling distance...
VW Donk's
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Must be a spy photo. Those are the new wheelz for the MK8 GTI. :arf:
Here's one TDI that will not be sold in Bawana or China...
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Did that guy really need to do that?
What a jerk...
Yeah, VW did some underhandedness, they got caught and it's moving ahead... slowly (it's a complicated mess)...
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VW has postponed his appointment to turn in the vehicle.
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Dune Buggy?
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Dune buggies, Baja Bugs, and sand rails were all a lot of fun in the from the 60s well into the 90s. They are far and few these days. I built a couple of Baja bugs and sold an old Manx dune buggy I never got around to restoring.
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Then they went a little overboard and got this...
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You can relive your yute.
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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPawHTe0YWM"]Sorry, You Cannot Return a Stripped VW TDI - Lehto's Law Ep. 3.12 - YouTube[/ame] -
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If I had a Jetta diesel, I'd keep it. An original Jetta Diesel may be worth some money someday.
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I'll bet the guy that stripped the VW thinks... "Hey I took it apart.... I'll put it back together"... No one will be the wiser.....
Yeah, like he's going to put it back into the same condition as if it came off the assembly line.... Good luck with that...
Car "A" built and assembled by robots that were programed to do it right...
Car "B" built by Joe Schmo, who can take things apart and sometimes amature legal document reader....
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Wonder if VW sent their lawyers in. Take zee wideo down now!:incazzato:
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So what was in the video???
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There has to be some value / benefit for both sides...
In order for VW to offer cash.... The returned vehicle needs to be in good enough condition so that VW can recondition it for resale (if they choose to). Similar to the "Lemon Law"....
Turning in a drivable carcass does not meet the terms of the agreement....
So basically that guy messed up big time by pulling that stunt..
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