The only people who should be out of pocket in this are VAG. This is all their doing by effectively lying to their customers and the regulators. I'm contacting Seat directly with some questions about the direction they are taking and what options are open to the car owner and I'll be making it clear that I will pursue legal action if I feel they will not be dealing with this effectively.
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VW massaging emission figures
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The only people who should be out of pocket in this are VAG. This is all their doing by effectively lying to their customers and the regulators. I'm contacting Seat directly with some questions about the direction they are taking and what options are open to the car owner and I'll be making it clear that I will pursue legal action if I feel they will not be dealing with this effectively.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...n-to-announce-tdi-goodwill-program-next-week/
Not sure if this will come over here too?
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Mmm i am betting not!
Would be a good tho, get a service and discs and pads changed for that!
In the space of 10 minutes have seen a news story talking about VW giving dealers £1500 to entice customers to trade up/out of existing VW, and then get an email from my SEAT dealer with an invitation to 'special' weekend with extra offers etc.
Coincidence?
Coincidence?
I believe that has been done in an attempt to stop the slide of sales from the VW group.
There are now rumours that VW are offering to buy back any of the 2016 cars where the CO2 figures have been underestimated. As for the older cars, they are still debating as to whether they have actually done anything wrong, as the EU rules appear to have a loophole..... According to the minutes from a 2012 meeting of the EU type approval authorities: “A manufacturer could specify a special setting that is not normally used for everyday driving.”
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I believe that has been done in an attempt to stop the slide of sales from the VW group.
There are now rumours that VW are offering to buy back any of the 2016 cars where the CO2 figures have been underestimated. As for the older cars, they are still debating as to whether they have actually done anything wrong, as the EU rules appear to have a loophole..... According to the minutes from a 2012 meeting of the EU type approval authorities: “A manufacturer could specify a special setting that is not normally used for everyday driving.”
If not anything wrong from a testing perspective then surely something wrong from a sale of goods view. They are supposed to quote typical emission figures and if that figure is incorrect then they surely have a case to answer as they have deliberately misled the buyer.
Certainly for the new models which miss the stated CO2 and mpg targets, but for the older cars and the Nox defeat device, to hear a quote mentioning that a special setting can be specified surely defeats the purpose of having targets to hit? Not only are the manufacturers trying to massage numbers, but it seems the EU also....
Just seen this news story on the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34857404
Think I will watch Panorama tonight to see what the test looks like.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34857404
Think I will watch Panorama tonight to see what the test looks like.
I would doubt very much that vw, would have the AA carry out any rectification work on their behalf, warranty and recalls have to be carried out by licensed technicians (vw), some thing thats only available to dealer technicians.
I'm a licensed Toyota technician, and only certain warranty work can be carried out the relevent technician.
I'm a licensed Toyota technician, and only certain warranty work can be carried out the relevent technician.
Yeah I would agree with you that most people will expect to go to a vw dealer and have it worked on by a qualified technician but it might be that vw have done the numbers and come to the conclusion that they wouldn't be able to cope with the number of vehicles to be fixed in addition to the day to day servicing their dealer network already do...
Now there's something I'd like for Christmas! I've been putting it off since this whole emissions thing kicked off..
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