My brother is fuming mad these days. As an owner of a '14 Jetta TDI wagon, he is mad as all get out with VW. Some (most?) of you know that VW is in a world of hurt right now. Justifiably so, because they decided to cheat on the emission controls of their diesel cars. The cheat, which in some ways was pretty smart...was to install software that recognized when the car needed to be smogged and ran the car differently to accomplish this. As soon as the car passed, the software turned off and the car ran great, BUT polluted like crazy!
An interesting thing is that now we have millions of cars on the road from this manufacturer, that were and are, essentially violating the emission laws of the various countries they are sold in. I drove this car tonight to see its driving characteristics...it drove very well - very like a far more powerful gas engine. The car currently can do 35-40 mpg in city! Once the recall happens, it will be interesting to see if the drivability of the vehicle suffers ( and the fuel economy as well)...as my brother and many others fear it will.
Anyone on the forum own one of these vehicles, thoughts on the potential fix....
Do we also think that there are other manufacturer's who are/have done the same thing?
Interesting times in the automotive biz....what's to come next?
An interesting thing is that now we have millions of cars on the road from this manufacturer, that were and are, essentially violating the emission laws of the various countries they are sold in. I drove this car tonight to see its driving characteristics...it drove very well - very like a far more powerful gas engine. The car currently can do 35-40 mpg in city! Once the recall happens, it will be interesting to see if the drivability of the vehicle suffers ( and the fuel economy as well)...as my brother and many others fear it will.
Anyone on the forum own one of these vehicles, thoughts on the potential fix....
Do we also think that there are other manufacturer's who are/have done the same thing?
Interesting times in the automotive biz....what's to come next?