The Allante has always been one of those guilty pleasure cars for me.

This quote is taken out of context. He knew, and explained the basics as to how the system worked. Part of how it determines to enter test mode is by sensing input of the steering wheel if the wheels are rolling. If the wheels are rolling and the steering wheel is perfectly still, it enters test mode because it knows…

Horn explained that it takes inputs from the steering wheel to determine if its on a dyno. If the steering wheel doesnt move for a certain amount of time, but the wheels are rolling, it knows to switch into test mode.

Mr. Burgess just asked if Horn had been to Germany and ‘held a defeat device in his hand’. How many times is Horn going to have to explain that software code is not a physical device that was added to the car?

The most expensive thing I’ve had to do to my 02 Jetta is a clutch replacement at ~170k. I love my VW

I’m like this with super/hyper cars as well, its good to know I’m not the only one. People assume that since I’m a ‘car guy’ I know all the prices and specs of the newest hyper car out. I just can’t get that into something I know I’ll never have a chance of owning/driving/riding in. That being said I have ridden or…

I like when people have brand loyalty per product. Where I work many people have iPhones, but will only every use a windows machine. They see this as perfectly normal because iPhones are obviously the best phone, but Macs suck. I’m the opposite, with an Android phone and a MacBook, and constantly get shit for using an…

And I thought I worked with a bunch of whiny children that wanted more recognition than a pay check, continued employment and health benefits... I guess I’ll just steer clear of Toledo.

The first auto show I went to had the SL65 AMG Black Series and it’s even more crazy to see in person. The size of the rear fenders is insane, and everything about the car is just so extreme.

I’m not a TDI owner, but everyone is asking me if I am... I own an ‘02 so its not even affected if it was a TDI but that doesn’t stop people like my boss from saying “Oh you drive one of those cars built by the lying Nazis!”

My favorite part of this is when theres guys just standing around surveying people. Just watching, making sure nothing fishy is going on. The one guy thought he was playing the newlywed game with my girlfriend and I. Whats your favorite color, flavor ice cream, date spot, etc. I wanted to just tell the guy to fuck off…

This was my thought too. Typically you can’t touch a TDI, even the mk4s have held some nice value compared to gasoline engines. Maybe a bunch of people will dump their cars not wanting to deal with the hassle, or have the reputation of driving something so heinous and illegal. Perfect time for you and I to buy them…

Seriously. I’m 25 and even I know that it was the Watergate Hotel. Its not like that scandal was an issue with water. Antenna-gate, deflate-gate etc etc, all so dumb. Since when does ‘gate’ signify a scandal?!

Though I agree with you, I know full well anyone lighting the torches about this issue have already forgotten about GM. I also don’t think the intent was that different. GM engineered a cheap part, VW wrote some cheap code. GM did a great job saying it was the old them, and blaming it on old practices, but that…

Not a TDI owner, but I always wanted to try and get my hands on one. Even just owning a VW though, I’m getting all kinds of shit now. I feel your pain...

I know the Challengers had it too. A friend of mine had an 08 or 09, whatever the first year is, and he would miss shifts all the time because he’d go to shift into second and couldn’t. He had it removed as well.

I gotta start writing all this down! Thanks for the inside scoop!

Sounds like a plan. I have a buddy with an S2k and another coworker with a functionally lowered Mustang, so finding some less crowded roads to have some fun definitely needs to happen.

This idea sounds fun. We can all see the retaliation on the evening news, and no one would ever speak of who did it.

I was visiting LA and went up to Mulholland drive and couldn’t believe how many ass hats there are on that road. I saw a guy in subie breaking wayyy to late, miss the apex, and almost crash, countless idiots on motorcycles, the list goes on. Though you sound pretty familiar, so I’m sure I don’t have to tell you about…