Robroysboy Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Has the feel of it being the tip of the iceberg. Governance clearly lacking, will definitely not just be Volkswagen. Their engines are used in JEEP, audi and Scoda for a start and thats before they look at other manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Saw the story on Newsnight earlier, they were delighted to repeat a report they'd done back last year on car manufacturers frigging the emissions tests.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Who gives a ? No me, my VW diesel is a machine, a workhorse that I love and am happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Should look into something called "planned obsolescence". This shit is tip of the iceberg stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 This happens across many industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 This happens across many industries. Big companies cheating the system and being caught is unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yeah but some are better at hiding masks in their software than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The whole thing is just a total scam. Oil companies had loads of diesel and didn't know what to do with it. They got together with car companies and governments to create a market for it. Loads of folk made loads of money out of it. If somebody follows the money they will find that this corruption goes right across the board. You can't carry out such a large scale scam as this without lots of folk knowing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I never slept a wink last night thinking about it all .......... A total crisis if ever there was one ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm reading a couple of articles that the ambulance chasers are already beginning to circle like vultures on this story. This will be the new PPI. You'll be getting phone calls asking if you've ever owned a VW. And yes, I've got a VW group 2l TDi in my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm reading a couple of articles that the ambulance chasers are already beginning to circle like vultures on this story. This will be the new PPI. You'll be getting phone calls asking if you've ever owned a VW. And yes, I've got a VW group 2l TDi in my car. So have I , show me the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looks like a diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looks like a diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I'm reading a couple of articles that the ambulance chasers are already beginning to circle like vultures on this story. This will be the new PPI. You'll be getting phone calls asking if you've ever owned a VW. And yes, I've got a VW group 2l TDi in my car. I had a 130 PD in my old Fabia - doubt it'll stretch to PD engines though... (cracking engine btw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasMc1973 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I'm reading a couple of articles that the ambulance chasers are already beginning to circle like vultures on this story. This will be the new PPI. You'll be getting phone calls asking if you've ever owned a VW. And yes, I've got a VW group 2l TDi in my car. But surely the owners of the VW are safe as fumes don't get in the cab, it's the rest of us that have to suffer...wonder if I have a case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Switzerland has now banned the sale of diesel VWs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Maybe they should be looking at the ignorance of the civil servant types who made up the flawed tests. Good engineering by VW to find a way to comply with the rules. They'll need to change the test rules now. I have a 2 litre VW group diesel in my Q5. Perfectly happy with it although I'd rather have the 3 litre V6 diesel. Miss the superb V6 diesel in my semi-retired A4, silky smooth but a bit smoky first thing. My Q5 has a system where you have to add something called Adblue to a tank and that gets mixed with the diesel. Something to do with controlling emissions so maybe my car is not actually affected. I wonder if the Bugatti Veyron meets emission regs with its 1001bhp 12 cylinder petrol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Looks like a diesel. Looks like my old Mondeo Tdci to be precise. I noticed on Newsnight the other day they gave the stats that NOx emissions from diesels make you a whole 1 per cent more likely to suffer a sudden death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I wonder if the Bugatti Veyron meets emission regs with its 1001bhp 12 cylinder petrol? Veyron is a W16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Veyron is a W16 That's what they tell you, but has anyone ever actually counted the spark plug leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 That's what they tell you, but has anyone ever actually counted the spark plug leads? First thing I did when it was delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Looks like my old Mondeo Tdci to be precise. I noticed on Newsnight the other day they gave the stats that NOx emissions from diesels make you a whole 1 per cent more likely to suffer a sudden death... They reckon that the increase in NOX levels caused by this contributes to an extra 6000 premature deaths per year. I have nae idea how they manage to work that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 looks like they are going to recall and remap them. Be interesting to see how this turns out. Is the recall compulsory and enforceable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Maybe they should be looking at the ignorance of the civil servant types who made up the flawed tests. Good engineering by VW to find a way to comply with the rules. They'll need to change the test rules now. I have a 2 litre VW group diesel in my Q5. Perfectly happy with it although I'd rather have the 3 litre V6 diesel. Miss the superb V6 diesel in my semi-retired A4, silky smooth but a bit smoky first thing. My Q5 has a system where you have to add something called Adblue to a tank and that gets mixed with the diesel. Something to do with controlling emissions so maybe my car is not actually affected. I wonder if the Bugatti Veyron meets emission regs with its 1001bhp 12 cylinder petrol? The busses at work take Ablu, they also run on red diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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