All TDI owners know that actual mpg is far higher than the EPA sticker, another reason why we loved these cars. If post-recall cars only deliver the “advertised” mpg figures this will represent a substantial loss in value.

It legally cannot go in the trunk because urea is an extremely corrosive solution. All Urea tanks are mounted under-body for this reason. An Ad-Blue retrofit will likely include mounting a smaller gas tank and other space-saving measures for all the pumps and plumbing. Plus the expense of urea fluid top-offs and…

One of the most spectacular car chases ever, probably impossible to do anything like that today without using CGI. And a great movie all around, better than the Bourne films which it inspired. Interesting fact, Natascha McElhone is my girlfriend.

Early diesel trucks were not illegal when they were sold, these cars have never been legal and there is no way that the EPA will allow them to be driven on public roads without submitting to the recall program once it is in place. They will force compliance through registrations and they will make sure that it is…

Personally, my purchase decision was based on the fact that these cars did not require Urea injection, and all of the messiness and added costs which go with that system, I had been considering trading in for a new TDI until I found out that the new cars have AddBlue and downgraded rear suspensions in order to…

Sorry, Proph, I meant to respond to Tavarish, who IMHO has been up his ass about this whole thing. To put simply, the EPA is much higher up the Federal food chain than NHTSA, and they will force real compliance. The states will have to enforce compliance, which they will be happy to do by requiring proof of compliance…

AntiLag, all 2.0L TDIs are subject, I am pretty sure your Passat is among them.

Maybe you see twenty-year old German cars all the time, and you just don’t realize it because they don’t show their age. Go to any car show and you will see plenty of old German cars and very few Japanese cars. I own a 2001 BMW that most people think is new or nearly new, and resale is more than what I paid for it. I…

What if the Government mandated that all Hellcats must be brought into compliance and you could no longer license one until you prove it has been emasculated, with heavy fines and confiscation penalties for cheating. That is more like what is happening with TDI. You are so high.

You are so high.

Not a bad idea, there.... Too bad the E250 is Automatic only, and too bad my TDI is now worth nothing in trade.

Winterkorn is already gone.

No one is going to force a crush program for over half a million cars!! There is not landfill enough to hold them all, and the environmental impact would be worse than the NOx issue. The fix is easy and not too expensive, remove the “defeat” software and screw the owners, give them a couple of bucks and free car wash…

You’re wrong about this. Age flattens the price/performance curve for German cars. They cost more to buy and you have to keep them up in service, which is not cheap either, but they will last a very long time if you do. Japanese cars need nothing except an occasional oil change, but they will eventually fail…

Performance and fuel economy and resale all go to the shitter. Yes you and all of us will be “pissed off” but there is nothing you can do about it. VW will probably give you a coupon for a free car wash and $10 as your share of a class action settlement. Please realize that this is the real world of business and…

THERE IS NO GOOD FAITH CASE! The mileage figure given on the sticker is the mileage for a car running in the test with the “defeat” turned off. When we are forced to turn it off in real world, we will be getting the mileage advertised “in good faith.”

This is a fantasy! Enforcement agency in this case is EPA, not NHTSA, and they will force nationwide compliance. All VW dealers in the U.S. will have to participate in a recall program to bring TDI’s into compliance. The states which don’t have emissions testing will demand a certificate of compliance issued by the…

And don’t take it in for new plates and registration, either, because they won’t give them to you without proof or compliance with the recall. I suppose you can just autocross it and tow it to the track from now on. :(

Dream on. You will get a class action settlement of maybe $10 at most. No one gives a damn about the people who bought the cars. You will be forced to participate in the recall in order to get registration/plates, your TDI will now get far less mileage on expensive diesel fuel, and it won’t last as long because it…

Not gonna work for several reasons. First of all, most states do not have mandatory recalls, so many, many owners (myself included) would not voluntarily spend an afternoon at the dealership just to get their cars de-tuned to run slower and use more fuel! VAG is probably not going to set up an expensive recall…