Thread: Regarding the VW fix for the emissions cheating software

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

we'll end up as wage slaves of the rich and powerful.

You lucky buggar Mick, I already am.

In the original test that set the vw dieselgate ball in motion, they where originally trying to show how much better small diesel cars where for the environment. They where shocked that a vw was pumping out 40, yes 40 times the maximum level of Nox ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
now as someone elsewhere said " what about their big trucks" well of that type of emission, a semi puts out less..... This is actually tested on the run by equipment permanently fitted after a truck maker tried the same trick years ago.
as has been said vw set it up so in the lab they did euro5 or California xyz but on the road 40 times worse.
The emissions that cause the breathing problems are not the "rolling coal" type from no egr but are invisible and deadly.
Think about this, they programmed the egrs and injectors etc to run rich and not use recirculated crap, now those poorly designed to be used little components are going to be working very hard, how long do you think they will last?
As for VW reliability BULL**** !!!!!!
Our ex multivan almost killed us and it's dsg is a well known problem common across the world, yet we get screwed here. Basically driving home on freeway and at 100kph it goes into limp mode in front of a semitrailer! Lucky it was downhill and I got into the exit lane. The dsg gearbox had decided to **** itself and lost even gears. Repair bill was over $11,000 which we argued with vw about and eventually got it down to $5800.
Now in USA, Japan or China it would have been free as their govts have all enforced a 10 year warranty on all dsg VW's after lots of the same issues. The van was 6.5 years old 140,000km and just outside the extended warranty we paid for, fully serviced by our mechanic to book.
Other Tdi common problems, besides gearbox are the water pump or pipe seals ,which leaks onto egr electronics and stuffs them. We where lucky to have that happen under warranty at about 90,000km so free fix. Egr valve or spring itself after 70,000km Fast wear out of front tyres even with rotation.
We got rid of it as soon as it was fixed, and EVERY dealer , we went to 8, asked and tested the transmission including 2 who had vw in their multi franchise.

And one other point to ponder, no insurer will offer an extension to the vw warranty now past 5 years, yet the dinosaur we got for my wife ,Isuzu MUX, comes standard with a 5year and it's cheaper to get a 5 year extension to 10 years than it is to up the vw by 2 years (or 3years that we did in 2011)to 5 years..... Now why would a statistical based company refuse coverage hmmmmmmm,,😉