I wonder what happens if you total your car in between that time. Do you still get a buyback? Does insurance still pay you?

Sheesh, in the 2010s the buyback is 3x what they sell for!

The mileage variances are covered on the official court page which features total price + restitution ranges:

I posted this already but here you go.

For TDI owners, go to this link.

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/ca…

Then, go to Table 1A.
- Go to year, trim level and region.
- Adjust based on options, if applicable.
- The bigger $# is trading it back to VW, the second column is if you just want $ and an eventual fix.

Then, go to Table 2C.
- Adjust for mileage. Read the…

I don’t particularly want to get rid of my TDI right now, but if the choice is between a guaranteed amount now and questionable ability to sell later, I’ll take the cash.

TR3?

i think ill have me an e type

Same. I did a couple thousand miles in a rented Maxima, and the CVT didn’t bother me in the slightest. The car handled well, the power was there when needed, and there wasn’t much that really stood out as annoying except the lack of bluetooth streaming.

Agreed. We’ve put eight years and 80,000 miles into our Freestyle and I think the CVT is highly suited to family hauling. Super-smooth, especially in the carpool lane.

I feel similarly about our i3's “responsiveness” compared to our previous GTI. The GTI is a bit faster 0-60, but the i3 is very comparable if you’re rolling at, 30-50mph and want to accelerate quickly for whatever reason. No downshifting and instant power make it effectively quicker than the numbers indicate.

The $7,500 is a CREDIT, not a deduction from taxable income. It’s a real $7,500 discount on your taxes. Now, that being said, you have to OWE $7,500 for the year to take the full credit (not how much you owe at the end of the year after the amount taken out of your check, but the total amount owed for the year).

Seriously, drive the crap out it for 2 more years and then, here’s the keys, where’s my money?

Yeah, that part is weird, and unclear. Maybe that is the initial offer, and you get less for the car the longer you wait..

I imagine they want to deal with this as quick as possible so I would think that they would apply some kind of depreciation curve based off of previous models to encourage people to decide right away. This would have to be forthright information to the customers effected though.

The SS Orlove coming in to port

I watched this movie back in college, I was kind of stoned, it was boring and stupid, and then THIS SCENE came on and elevated it to something truly magical.

So we've confirmed it wasn't a Lambo?

$10K? Hell, no.