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Here's the situation - 2010 Touareg TDI with 260,000 km (161,500 miles) on the odometer, I've owned it since new. Brakes are shot and I was planning to replace them next week. Multiple repairs over the past year have cost thousands - water pump, ad blue pump, replaced battery, engine control modules and NOx sensors.
Last night driving home from work, the electrical system started going haywire.

"System fault" flashes intermittently on dash. Rearview camera shows up while driving (forward) on the highway. Radio turns on and off intermittently by itself. Proximity sensors flash on and off at least once a minute, and the climate control system fan keeps shutting off and turning on again.
I have loved the vehicle though - it's great in snow and our Canadian climate, and gets great mileage being a diesel. I was holding on until they finally announce the resolution to the emissions issue in hopes that I would get some sort of credit I could use toward my next purchase.
Do I sink an inevitable $1000 or more to repair and hold on until the emissions issue is finally resolved later this year?

Or do I sell now (I'm told there's a lot of demand for the diesels, despite the regulatory situation) and buy a Benz or BMW diesel?

Last night driving home from work, the electrical system started going haywire.
I have loved the vehicle though - it's great in snow and our Canadian climate, and gets great mileage being a diesel. I was holding on until they finally announce the resolution to the emissions issue in hopes that I would get some sort of credit I could use toward my next purchase.
Do I sink an inevitable $1000 or more to repair and hold on until the emissions issue is finally resolved later this year?