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Oh dear, Porsche now along with gas guzzling SUV's: VW emissions scandal widens to include Porsche claims | Business | The Guardian
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI don't get this. Can someone explain.
Suing is for recovering a loss, if I'm not mistaken.
What loss has any individual driver suffered through this?
Or is it a case of "you said the car would do 100mpg but it only does 50mpg so I will sue you to recover the extra money I've had to spend on fuel" ?
Not over worried about MPG as I never believe the printed figures any way
Resale values: again not fussed about as I will do a fair bit of mileage & drive on building sites so that is what it is
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VW cars aren't actually road-worthy
http://http://news.sky.com/story/1556950/vw-11m-diesels-in-global-emissions-scandal
[The so-called "defeat devices" meant that true emission levels, as much as 40 times the level legally allowed in the US, were hidden.
I suspect that this was unearthed in a scrum meeting and the only way they could fix it in the next sprint was to put this software fix in.Last edited by BlasterBates; 25 September 2015, 08:02.
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Surprising choice giving Robert Kilroy Silk the job of leading the company.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostThey knew something was up back in April: Exclusive: VW recall letters in April warned of an emissions glitch | Reuters
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vw.com the usa site, I was expecting an apology feed either at the bottom or top of the webpage.
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They knew something was up back in April: Exclusive: VW recall letters in April warned of an emissions glitch | Reuters
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI don't get this. Can someone explain.
Suing is for recovering a loss, if I'm not mistaken.
What loss has any individual driver suffered through this?
Or is it a case of "you said the car would do 100mpg but it only does 50mpg so I will sue you to recover the extra money I've had to spend on fuel" ?
1. Resale value -VWs, Skodas, Audis etc are now worth less
2. The loss you suffered paying more for fuel
Also companies like Zip Car advertise their hourly hire cars as being eco-friendly because they are VWs eco-whatever models. In their cases they can argue VW has damaged their reputation.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI don't get this. Can someone explain.
Suing is for recovering a loss, if I'm not mistaken.
What loss has any individual driver suffered through this?
Or is it a case of "you said the car would do 100mpg but it only does 50mpg so I will sue you to recover the extra money I've had to spend on fuel" ?
Or perhaps the mpg to you is so important that it goes to the heart of the contract you made when you purchased the VW. So now you want your money back and to return the car (free motoring for the time you had it).
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI don't get this. Can someone explain.
Suing is for recovering a loss, if I'm not mistaken.
What loss has any individual driver suffered through this?
Or is it a case of "you said the car would do 100mpg but it only does 50mpg so I will sue you to recover the extra money I've had to spend on fuel" ?
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