Posted on 07/19/2016 7:55:24 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The recall fix has still yet to be approved, but increasingly, it looks like the cars affected will never meet U.S emissions standards....
The fix is mainly intended for customers who decide to forgo the option of a buyback or a lease cancellation. For those who bought one of these diesel Volkswagens for environmental reasons, news of a non-emissions-compliant fix makes a buyback a much more appealing proposition.
News of this comes a week after the California Air Resources Board rejected VW's proposed fix for various VW, Audi, and Porsche models equipped with emissions-cheating 3.0-liter V6 diesels. If the company can't work out a satisfactory fix for those cars, it'll potentially face more costly buybacks.
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Live in an area that does not require emissions test. I would not live in such a place anyway, it means you are near a very large city.
“I’d feel the same way. Keep it forever!”
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The question becomes whether or not you will be able to keep driving it, “unfixed.”
Seems likely the .gov will eventually prohibit registration renewals for these evil diesels.
I can see Volkswagen—before it goes “whole hog” into long-range electric cars from 2020 on—start offering their 1.4-liter TSFI turbocharged engine rated at around 148-152 bhp for the US market, mated to a new eight-speed automatic designed for FWD cars. It will be the new base engine for the Golf and Jetta models.
Changing the oil regularly is a key item on any vehicle. I am a stickler for maintenance, and I have never worn out an engine. My cars get sold, wrecked, or blown up (the most recent one - faulty fuel injection system caused hydraulic lock).
Never got the intelligence that sacrificing efficiency for emissions was a good idea.
I get 48-50 mpg on my way to work everyday with my TDI passat. Why would I ever want to give that up? Why would I ever want to be let down?
I don’t own one but I’ve driven many in my car reviewing gig and would buy one if I were in the market. Too bad you can’t buy them any more! Great cars!
cheers,
Jim
That 1.4 is great! Plenty of poop and good mileage.
I’d prefer a diesel, though.
cheers,
Jim
Bet there are some good deals to be had. Are they allowed to sell them?
Diluting gasoline with ethanol is a perfect example of this.
Our son has a 2014 TDI wagon and loves it!
They have a downside, the DSG double clutch 40,000k maintenance.
The dealer took him for about $600+, he used the VW rebate; only place he can spend it.
Note he drives over 200 miles each day, to work and back.
We have a Prius V wagon, not quite as roomy and far lower maintenance.
I think he spends more for the trans than fuel?
If he keeps it we will buy the special tools.
You probably know about tools from eBay.
The WSJ noted that most of the penalty to VW went to Tesla!!!
Elon Musk The king of rent seekers!
Royalty of regulatory capture!
Do you have the dual clutch auto?
Have you had it serviced?
Cost?
The TDI club recommends only one non oem for OBD; a software package and plug used with a laptop.
They need to be reset after fluid change.
The rest can be cobbled together.
I see what you did there. . .
I would doubt it, but who knows. Maybe they could be sold as demonstrators?
At some point, VW made the US Jetta sedan wider, but never tooled up a s/w version of the wider body. The Golf wagons are European wide but now maybe built in Mexico.
Turbo pull is good on the 1.4T?
I just saw a Golf wagon today on the road. Looks much better in person than in pictures. An elongated Golf, same rear end. Not bad!
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