VW US Diesel emissions debacle

[kevm14]

http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... dailydrive

"There will be controls on vehicles in the style of doping tests," Dobrindt said in the interview. "Unannounced and every year. Randomly selected vehicles, for example, from car rental companies could be tested for emissions."

Randomly selected vehicles. For example, it could be a Jetta TDI. Or it could be an Audi A3 TDI. Or, even more unpredictably, it could be a Passat TDI! There is no rhyme or reason!

[kevm14]

http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... dailydrive

Buy back plan!

[kevm14]

Speaking of winning buyers with a good entry level product, here's how not to do it:
http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... dailydrive

Ironically, Honda is mentioned in the second paragraph.

[Bob]

I am still waiting for VW to get desperate enough to offer a new GTI with a 150k mile bumper to bumper warranty for like $20k. At that point, I would have to give it some consideration as a daily driver.

[Bob]

Actually, I may not be too far off here. Many high volume dealers are advertising internet prices around $21k for base model GTIs ($5-6k off MSRP). Now to get that warranty...

[kevm14]

http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... dailydrive

Regarding the buy-back:

But I suspect I feel like many other VW customers do: I like the car, and don’t want to give it up.

All it takes is a quick scan of car-buying sites for another wagon priced at $30K or less that’s fun to drive, has a quiet, premium-level interior and would return 45 mpg on my long highway commute. There aren’t any.

Maybe that’s because combining all of those attributes was too good to be true in the first place. It could be that VW’s vaunted engineers will never come up with a fix that would preserve the combination of peppy, low-end torque and great fuel economy that has me hooked.

Emphasis mine.

[kevm14]

More payment info:
http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... their-cars

[kevm14]

How it works on the EU side:
http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... s-cheating

Kind of funny that the MAF screen is one of the changes. LT1 and LS folks have been discussing MAF screens for 20 years now. It is still a thing.

[kevm14]

http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-s ... dailydrive

Dealers getting compensation, too. Lots of unsold cars.

[kevm14]

The latest with the 3.0L V6 diesels (Audi applications mainly):
http://www.motortrend.com/news/volkswag ... 8A849CA7D1

Volkswagen’s 3.0-liter TDI settlement mimics the larger one reached for its 2.0-liter TDI vehicles. That settlement involved approximately 475,000 vehicles at a cost of at least $14.7 billion.

Additionally, Automotive News reports that parts supplier Bosch has agreed to $327.5 million to owners affected by both the 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter TDI engine scandal. Owners sued Bosch claiming the company helped Volkswagen develop the cheat devices involved in the scandal. Bosch points out it’s not admitting guilt, but instead is settling the case.