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re: UPDATE: VW plans to buyback 2.0L TDI models
Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:17 pm to udtiger
Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:17 pm to udtiger
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I think it's fricking brilliant
....until they get fined billions, some heads roll, a core part of their market evaporates overnight, they alienate their customers, and they are exposed for being frauds in front of the entire world.
They got caught.
This post was edited on 4/20/16 at 9:29 pm
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Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:26 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I have a value edition TDI with a 6spd. It's about a million times nicer than anything else I test drove in that price range when I was shopping in 2014
Well....maybe they put they money they saved on engines that meet emissions into other parts of their designs.
My brother's VW is a 2012 I think. It's had some problems with interior trim (rattles, lose pieces, sagging headliner). Handles well though. It's a good commuter vehicle.
A lot of their competitors that didn't cheat either charged more for their diesels or chose not to offer diesels at all. I'm curious if VW would have even had a TDI line in their lower priced cars if they played by the same rules as everyone else.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:40 pm to member12
Oh there's no doubt they cheated and made sales because of it.
I just want to know if I'm going to have to buy another vehicle, which I am assuming I will. By the time this is settled my car will have over 75k miles on it at minimum. It'll be cheaper for them to buy it back than to fix it.
I just want to know if I'm going to have to buy another vehicle, which I am assuming I will. By the time this is settled my car will have over 75k miles on it at minimum. It'll be cheaper for them to buy it back than to fix it.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:43 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Ours is at 97k. We actually don't need the commuter vehicle anymore. So this may work out for us.
Posted on 4/20/16 at 9:45 pm to Golfer
I'm gonna be upset if I have to drive a shitty Mazda 3 every day. I like my car a whole lot.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:21 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
No, I don't.
It would cost VW much more in legal fees and loss of corporate image.
Best idea here is to fix the cars, take care of the customers, and move on.
It would cost VW much more in legal fees and loss of corporate image.
Best idea here is to fix the cars, take care of the customers, and move on.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:45 am to Golfer
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They are buying back the 2.0L TDI's
ISIS is about to be rolling around the desert in a bunch of cheap VW's.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:51 am to BottomlandBrew
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ISIS is about to be rolling around the desert in a bunch of cheap VW's.
Haha. I was thinking yesterday what developing country is suddenly going to be packed with diesel VW's.
For some reason I woke up super early this morning and couldn't sleep. Started thinking of all the options for cars if I do have to sell this back (I realize I don't have to do anything, but it would be in my best interest). I cannot think of anything I really want. I was so close to having this paid off and planned to drive it for the next several years. Any car that I'd want to drive would put me in a note I don't feel like having right now. I could always just pay cash for an old Honda Accord or something, but I'd hate driving it. VW is apparently stepping up to take care of the mistake, but it really sucks anyway since this is one of the only cars that I actually didn't mind driving (in the price range).
Posted on 4/21/16 at 7:59 am to KG6
Too bad my wife's Tiguan isn't diesel. I'd love for them to buy back that POS.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:16 am to N2cars
Well at least VW has the cash to do whatever it takes. They're a mammoth of a company.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:19 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
someone just brought up a good point on one of the tdi message boards. What if someone with a TDI gets into a wreck and totals the car? What value is the insurance company going to give a TDI? That would be pretty messed up if they are able to give you pennies on the dollar for it because of the emissions scandal. If that were to happen, I would have to lawyer up.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I'm gonna be upset if I have to drive a shitty Mazda 3 every day. I like my car a whole lot.
The Mazda3 and TDI SEL aren't exactly in the same class.
Unless you had a Jetta, you should be okay getting up to the Mazda6 range - (?)
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:39 am to Golfer
How awesome would it be if you could keep the $5K, keep the car and enjoy the low diesel prices...win/win/win.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:46 am to GRTiger
Your wife or the Tiguan?
Golfer, I saw the OP when you posted it initially. So VW went from $5,000 back to buying the car in 6 hours?
Golfer, I saw the OP when you posted it initially. So VW went from $5,000 back to buying the car in 6 hours?
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:49 am to RuLSU
I have a cheap Jetta. It's the most stripped out basic TDI you could get in 2014, which IMO is still pretty nice.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:50 am to Civildawg
Oh I'm sure they would try to write you a check for today's trade in value, which happens to be about zero dollars 
Posted on 4/21/16 at 8:59 am to Golfer
If the government not permitting you to drive around a perfectly good car you've paid for isn't America, then I don't know what is!
Posted on 4/21/16 at 9:07 am to Golfer
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Ours is at 97k. We actually don't need the commuter vehicle anymore. So this may work out for us.
I think I would hold on, get the money or whatever, get the car fixed, and if I was gonna sell, I'd wait six months.
I bet ultimately this won't hurt the car's value more than a $1K or so.
VW owners may come out waaay ahead here. Just wait until all the furor dies down before you sell. The buying public has a short memory.
ETA: And let's be honest, assuming the car is fixed and can be legally driven, most buyers don't care if the car pollutes a bit too much.
This post was edited on 4/21/16 at 9:15 am
Posted on 4/21/16 at 10:48 am to N2cars
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ETA: And let's be honest, assuming the car is fixed and can be legally driven, most buyers don't care if the car pollutes a bit too much.
It isn't going to pollute a lot after the fix. It will just have crappy MPG which is the reason why a person would pay extra for the diesel model of the vehicle.
This diesel scandal has literally dropped the value of my gasoline VW Passat.
Posted on 4/21/16 at 10:50 am to GRTiger
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Too bad my wife's Tiguan isn't diesel. I'd love for them to buy back that POS.
What's crappy about it? I heard they are a nice small SUV.
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