This. Is. What. I. Want. I don’t need a pickup everyday. I want to enjoy driving. I have a kid in tow. I live in a city. But I want the flexibility of owning a truck. I’d buy this in an instant.

Obama is in office. The Right wants States rights! The Right touts Personal freedom! The Right stands for morality!

In the off chance a decision maker at any car company is reading this: Bring back small trucks. The Colorado and Tacoma are barely mid-size. Not everyone needs a freaking monster truck to go get bags of mulch or bug things on craigslist. A small truck that will navigate downtown parking spaces would ideal...

I had a cherry 1994 4Runner that lost oil pressure resulting in the engine failing. After a month delay with it sitting at the shop (you need a new engine” they told me) I gave up on my cheap engine search and had to get the truck home so I could list it for sale. AAA wouldn’t tow it, so I convinced a friend (that…

2001 Toyota Tacoma extended cab TRD 4x4. A four banger and a 5-speed. I found one with a truck cap and in excellent shape on a NJ car lot and rolled the dice driving down to buy it. I had it for two wonderful years and packed on the miles between Montreal and New Orleans. Camped in it, moved with it, worked from…

I asked for this in writing. VW said they don’t send anything beyond what’s already been posted on line. I’ve made an appointment for the window to be repaired. Now the airbag light it on. I’ve called and rep said “that’s no issue.” The day before I go back in for buyback I will be calling multiple times and recording…

VW has final say on what is and isn’t vandalism. We had ice break out rear window. I could have put in a claim but why? VW told me it would not be an issue. Different rep told me it would look like vandalism because “it was completely broken” I’ve now got to file a claim to fix this. Fuck you, VW.

Ice fell from my roof and smashed my rear window. VW says “looks like vandalism” might not process my claim because of it.

The guy at the dealership is an Ankara Consulting rep. Not VW. I didn’t say a word about VW’s fraud. But I REALLY wanted to express my rage at how sloppily the buyback had been handled.

I’m a shmuck. I pulled the passenger seat. I wanted a souvenir. Even after my claim was denied the 1-800 folks gave me the conflicting info about the buyback and what must be returned. Some said “all original equipment” some said “it’s going to the crusher” I have a hard time being defrauded and lied to and confused…

A week before the buyback ice fell from my roof and smashed my rear window. I called VW. They assured me it would not affect buyback. If you have Allstate I saved you, didn’t put in a claim. Then took my snow tires off and kept an alloy, left the spare on. Lastly I took off the badges, passenger seat. Having…

Fraud is a crime. To certify that these vehicles complied with established standards someone, often many people, had to execute a sworn statement under penalty of perjury, a document that recites facts. Knowingly executing this document is perjury. That’s a crime.

OK, fine by me. But the regulators should also be looking to indict VW and their vendor(s) handling this claim process. VW hasn’t been able to get their act together, despite months of delays (see Jalopink story in November about delays). I’ve been waiting 8 weeks for my claim letter since filing. VW “claim…

Here’s why I’m mad. I tried to trade our TDI in during September 2015. We visited the dealer, had them figuring out terms, then the VW dealer said “Sorry. we can’t take it. Other, non VW dealers told us they’d take it for $2500 less than what we owed That was 20,000k miles ago. Can’t get rid of the car, but we’ve…

SPIRIT OF THE BUYBACK? Excuse my while I spit my coffee all over the keyboard. I’ll tell you what the Spirit of the buyback in, Mr. “settlement looks good to me” Justice Breyer. VW knew a year out the scope and scale of the buyback and they have done NOTHING but sit on their hands and let this thing drag out to the…

Volkswagen sent my my TDI claim check!

In principle I agree with VW. Getting these cars complaint and back on the road after paying a premium to buy them back is a fair and economical end game. HOWEVER VW is willingly antagonizing owners with blatant and purposeful disregard for their own buyback timetables. My own buyback is 5 weeks behind schedule. So…

Volkswagen’s 2.0l claims site (https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/) the following timeline disclaimer:

Went to VW to trade my TDI in back in 9/15. DURING the negotiation the dealer put the breaks on the deal when the scandal broke. Since then I haven’t been able to sell it. Forced to keep driving. VW dragged out the settlement, and pitiful attorneys and judge permitted VW to get away with depreciation. What kind of…

here isn’t a single Hyundai model I’m the slightest bit interested in buying. :-/