At a certain point it becomes a wiser financial decision. VW is more than it’s American brand. It’s amputating an arm to save the patient. With more bad news inbound with the other engine Its pretty clear some radical things are going to be on the table.

Again I stand by the theory that these things can not be fixed.…

Not saying you lose VW as a whole but that it’s entirely possible you lose Volkswagen of America, Inc.

At what point do we look at the delays and all the yellow tape and seriously start to consider if VW is just buying time for a bankruptcy filing? Unless I am mistaken all the owners would be treated as creditors and most would end up SOL.

Joe will most likely win a bigger teddy bear...

That is actually a direct quote from a comment on the first story.... What’s the odd’s someone spoofed a number and is taking Joe for a ride?

Joe’s going to get paid... Hopefully he forwarded the email the the US District Court...

That’s kind of the point I was making but have not seen it get much attention. These things are not going to be put back on the road.. VW knows this and so does the US Gov. They are just saying they are working on a fix for warm and fuzzies so their PR team can try to spin the disaster. The minute these cars are…

They are never going to fix these vehicles....

If they could be fixed they would have been before VW took ownership of the vehicle. The vehicles is used. End of story. VW can’t slap the fix on it and put it back on the new side. It will have to be sold as pre-owned and VW can not sell this many vehicles on their…

Not really. The corp lawyers are going to tell VW to play nice and take the car back. The last thing they want is to open the floodgates again by failing to adhere to the settlement.

Joe Blow taking parts off his car does not equal a dismantled title. That happens when you sell your car to a salvager.

Pretty much all the title laws exist so the vehicle you buy can’t be sold as clear if it’s been flooded, totaled, is a cut and weld job of two vehicles, etc.

The reason they included this is because…

Have you ever stopped and look at the deathtraps people drive around??? This is still 100 times more roadworthy than a severely swayback frame backyard engineered convertible f-100 with home made half doors sans mirrors, no hood and raw bulbs as tail lights.... (actual vehicle I pass from time to time on my way to…

Owners yes... VW never... It would destroy their OEM manufacturers replacement parts market.

Dealers are going to go along with whatever VW says... The last thing they want is to be stripped of their franchise because some part time guy thought he was looking out for the company just violated the terms of the settlement. Don’t think there would not be lawyers lined up to take the case of whoever won that…

Dude tell him that radio is never making it off the lot if you take it in.... It’s ether you get it or the guy at the lot grabs it for Ebay...

The only way I see anyone taking an issue is dudes at the lot who already have a scheme going to yank parts themselves. If you get denied drive to another lot.

Salvaged is a title designation. The only reason that is in the clause is to keep guys from going out and buying totaled TDI’s off junkyards and getting them just roadworthy enough to get on the lot.

You can disassemble your car if you want. The car would still have a clear title. You can put it back together and It…

VW does not care... These cars are going to get the exact treatment that the E.T. game got which is to get them out of the public eye as quickly and cheaply as possible. There is no fix for the cars already off the assembly line. YOU MIGHT see a new TDI but these cars are done. VW is not in the biz of selling used…

My entire point is that we have built a house of cards around stealth and sensors with the hope that all the engagements are beyond visual range and that the bad guys don’t find a way to exploit ether of the two. It’s a modern day version of the Thud except it does not have speed on it’s side.. just stealth. It’s the…

Russia already claims that they have an integrated radar system that can detect the F35. Snipers are great until they are located. Once they are triangulated it usually ends badly for them. Considering how much these cost even if they take down 3-4 op force aircraft for every one that is downed it will still be a…

It’s a fancy fifth generation bomb truck that might be ok in a dog fight that was sold to the American people using Snake Oil techniques.

If and when Air defenses evolve to detect it (and they will) it will be relegated to a role of something like the F-117.

The trials have shown the American fourth generation…

The US super carriers will not have that problem. They are designed to launch more than one type of bird regardless. The USS Gerald Ford will most likely sail it’s first deployment without a full squadron of F35's and rely on F18's. The HMS Queen Elizabeth and it’s sister ship are helicopter carriers someone sold the…