I thought it was that under the emissions test the cars front wheels only turned so they made the car run in "eco mode" when the rear wheels are stationary running lower emissions?
VW massaging emission figures
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I thought it was that under the emissions test the cars front wheels only turned so they made the car run in "eco mode" when the rear wheels are stationary running lower emissions?
Had to laugh at the amount of people complaint they had bought a car they thought was kind to the environment and now feel cheated by VW that their car 8s not as kind as they thought.
Want to be kind to the environment get out of your car and walk!
Want to be kind to the environment get out of your car and walk!
Hi tried this today, but did not appear to be working with my Vin No....Julian
Having confirmed I am not a robot (a tick box that wasn't coming up on my computer) my 2010 143SE ST is not affected. I am baffled by the mixture of yes and no's, on 143's and 170's,and years, perhaps somebody could throw a light on the reasons....Julian
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I'm affected also so we will see what comes of it. My ECU was re-mapped with REVO at a genuine Seat Dealership and i'm delighted with it's performance. So i doubt any solution they come up with will leave me as happy with the car as i have now.
As I expected mine is effected, I wouldn't be surprised if all diesel Exeo's were to be honest as we're running the EA189 power plants & the car is too old for the newer EA2xx (can't rem no's). Even the Mk3 Leon's mixed with the EA189 engines.
I think it's taken the VW group a bit long to release this information - a lot of people have been left in limbo/without answers for too long.
We'll see what they'll do about it. I've seen a few things on the net showing the car still makes peak power when in the emission defeat mode but it loses out on power and torque throughout the rev range. At the end of the day nobody is going to be happy with less power no matter how they spin it; it's all about drive-ability and if they remap them so they become less flexible in every day driving everyone will notice.
I doubt there will be compensation but I bet they'll offer manufacturer backed trade in values + extra to entice us to upgrade within the brand. I can see the marketing guys at VW rubbing their hands together at the prospect ready to tap into the millions of people who like their product and didn't consider emissions when they chose the cars in the first place. Everyone likes a (perceived) bargain at the end of the day.
I could be tempted into a cupra ST to be fair
I think it's taken the VW group a bit long to release this information - a lot of people have been left in limbo/without answers for too long.
We'll see what they'll do about it. I've seen a few things on the net showing the car still makes peak power when in the emission defeat mode but it loses out on power and torque throughout the rev range. At the end of the day nobody is going to be happy with less power no matter how they spin it; it's all about drive-ability and if they remap them so they become less flexible in every day driving everyone will notice.
I doubt there will be compensation but I bet they'll offer manufacturer backed trade in values + extra to entice us to upgrade within the brand. I can see the marketing guys at VW rubbing their hands together at the prospect ready to tap into the millions of people who like their product and didn't consider emissions when they chose the cars in the first place. Everyone likes a (perceived) bargain at the end of the day.
I could be tempted into a cupra ST to be fair
That is interesting because mine is the late 2011 version and I was under the assumption the later the car the more chance of the hack......
Mine is also the 143......
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Just checked my 2012 62 reg 143 sport tech ST and I have a affected engine, suppose I just have to sit and wait now to see what happens when they contact me. Bit gutted as I've just payed to have a remap installed last month lol.
Quite like decadant's idea about being offered better trade in price or discount on new seat incentives. Im itching for a Cupra 280 ST lol....but that's me day dreaming again
Quite like decadant's idea about being offered better trade in price or discount on new seat incentives. Im itching for a Cupra 280 ST lol....but that's me day dreaming again
Seeing that clearly not all engines are identical, it makes me wonder if that could be why people have been reporting such variations in achieved fuel efficiencies on here.
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