No diesel comments ?
09-22-2015, 08:26 PM
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No diesel comments ?
VW/ Audi probably faces the greatest challenge of its lifetime. And no comments about the fact that MILLIONS of consumers were lied to about their emissions? Would you want to try & sell a diesel today? What if your TDI doesn't pass emissions w/ the "computer" disabled? This will make "unintended acceleration" look like a Shriners parade.
09-22-2015, 09:17 PM
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VW will either have to re flash the 500,000 cars to always ruin the EPA test mode or modify every car to have the add blue.... If that is even enough.
I would be pissed if they just reflash to a tune that passes EPA's tests. It would mean that your car now makes less power and gets worse millage! Besides the $18 billion they might have to pay they are going to lose a lot of customers over this, which is a shame because it felt like they were finally starting to get the diesel trend moving in the U.S.
I would be pissed if they just reflash to a tune that passes EPA's tests. It would mean that your car now makes less power and gets worse millage! Besides the $18 billion they might have to pay they are going to lose a lot of customers over this, which is a shame because it felt like they were finally starting to get the diesel trend moving in the U.S.
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09-23-2015, 12:43 AM
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I wish I could say I was surprised. It takes some nerve, though, to pull a stunt like that. This will be very expensive for VAG, comparable to the Takata scandal.
09-23-2015, 03:17 AM
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If the software on board the car can detect that an EPA test is underway, it certainly sounds as if the EPA testing conditions have nothing to do with real life driving conditions.
That also raises the question regarding the validity of the EPA tests. In other words, if the EPA testing conditions are never matched in real life, who is to say what the car really does when actually being driven. I really question the EPA's testing procedures and methods.
Too many unanswered questions.
That also raises the question regarding the validity of the EPA tests. In other words, if the EPA testing conditions are never matched in real life, who is to say what the car really does when actually being driven. I really question the EPA's testing procedures and methods.
Too many unanswered questions.