VW TDI EPA Recall (2.0L and 3.0L)

VeeDoubleYou · Nov 29, 2015

0%? Big deal. I got 0.9% for 72 before the stop sale. Resale value on 3.0 is down. They admitted to cheating on the 3.0 just like the others. It doesn't matter if the fix is easy, they would still be wise to offer a goodwill package.

Xam-D · Nov 29, 2015

VeeDoubleYou said:
0%? ... they would still be wise to offer a goodwill package.

I didn't think they were to begin with

Philth · Nov 29, 2015

VeeDoubleYou said:
0%? Big deal. I got 0.9% for 72 before the stop sale. Resale value on 3.0 is down. They admitted to cheating on the 3.0 just like the others. It doesn't matter if the fix is easy, they would still be wise to offer a goodwill package.

I got the same (.9%)

Hoping for a good will of some sort.

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nickm · Nov 29, 2015

nickyt said:
^^Your logic is impeccable, but this is VAG we are speaking of. Are we sure the two can be mixed?

:-k

We'll see what Mueller does. He keeps talking about distancing brands. If he does this quickly and kills the Touareg then there's going to have to be some effort around moving Treggers into the Audi or Porsche showrooms.

MConti · Nov 29, 2015

Thoughts on legal representation? Is anyone considering a lawyer?

fincher · Nov 29, 2015

My local dealer has no 2016 TDIs in the lot. Wonder where they went? Two weeks back, there were five on the lot. Maybe all are towed to a central location.

m-fine · Nov 29, 2015

MConti said:
Thoughts on legal representation? Is anyone considering a lawyer?

What exactly would you be suing for? The issue with the 3.0 is with the software that controls the temperature conditioning of the exhaust catalyst and a software fix has already been submitted to regulators. You are going to have a tough time showing how you have been harmed in a way that deserves compensation, and even if you win, what do you expect to get?

182RG · Nov 29, 2015

fincher said:
My local dealer has no 2016 TDIs in the lot. Wonder where they went? Two weeks back, there were five on the lot. Maybe all are towed to a central location.

Perhaps VWOA hauled them off after refunding dealers so they can take them off of their floor plans. Central location? Back to port for shipping somewhere else? Ask your dealer manager.

fincher · Nov 29, 2015

182RG said:
Perhaps VWOA hauled them off after refunding dealers so they can take them off of their floor plans. Central location? Back to port for shipping somewhere else? Ask your dealer manager.

I agree with the first sentence.

Yeti · Nov 29, 2015

More then likely they are being stored elsewhere until this all blows over. I know my dealer in SLC has a holding lot that customers would never be in anyhow just down the street. That is where theirs are sitting for now. I know a friend of mine works at a dealership in OK and he said all theirs are sitting behind the dealership not for sale. i doubt VW is buying them back right now.

fincher · Nov 29, 2015

That makes sense. I wonder why move them at all?

Yeti · Nov 29, 2015

fincher said:
That makes sense. I wonder why move them at all?

Probably so they don't have to answer questions about why they can't sell them like the rest. I guess kind of an out of sight out of mind situation.

fincher · Nov 29, 2015

That makes sense, too.

zosocane · Nov 29, 2015

MConti said:
Thoughts on legal representation? Is anyone considering a lawyer?

For the 3.0 owners, going the legal route is a lose-lose situation, meaning (1) if you join a class action and accept a class settlement, you are doing your part to ensure that a handful of lawyers buy new Bentleys and otherwise become multi-millionaires while you receive a relatively paltry settlement and foreclose any future recovery of your own (LOSE) or (2) you file your own fraud-based lawsuit and be prepared to spend a lot or your valuable time and disposable income (meaning hiring a lawyer) in prosecuting your claims while hell freezes over with no certainty of recovery (LOSE). At this point the legal route is more of a last resort. I'm speaking for myself, but if I was considering asserting a claim because of diminished value, etc. -- and I am not -- I would wait until I see what remediation and restitution is being provided. Too early to tell at this stage.

wvdearbeck · Nov 29, 2015

cracknut · Nov 29, 2015

wvdearbeck said:
Dido

We have one of her CDs.

fincher · Nov 29, 2015

cracknut said:
We have one of her CDs.

Nicely done.

Ditto.

noobytoogy · Nov 30, 2015

I thought Dido was Aeneas's bit of crumpet who came to a sticky end!

MConti · Nov 30, 2015

Thanks guys, I appreciate your input.

MtnPass · Nov 30, 2015

I have a "wait and see attitude" on this. As long as the software update has no effect on the power and mileage, we in the for the long run. We have a well maintained and fine running machine that can tow our RV perfectly.

I am a bit concerned VW will apply a band-aid fix. We have very high expectations!

VW TDI EPA Recall (2.0L and 3.0L)

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MConti

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182RG

fincher

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MConti

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