I don't care about VW polluting (every manufacturer has probably cheated at some point) and their pollution is not the reason we chose the buyback. We are participating in the buyback for the simple reason that once we receive our money (we put over 1/2 down) we will be debt free. As in totally, no house payment, no land payment, no car payment, or CC payments....
We chose the W123 wagon simply because it is the coolest wagon on the road, Period. No other wagon comes close. It also has an incredible engine for longevity when cared for properly. We did not choose it for it being a diesel, just a bonus for us as my truck is a diesel (polluting bastard that is is "ROLL COAL!") and my tractor on the farm is a diesel (Roll Coal Jr.). We have to have a station wagon, and the modern wagons suck. They look like crap sandwiches. We rarely travel on the interstate, and local roads are pretty slow going. Safety is great in a W123 wagon, for what it is, and most likely will survive a minor fender bender better than our VW would have with it's plastic parts and exploding airbags. I cannot speak for others participating in the buyback, but there are other concerns as well. Long term support, parts availability, EPA approved fix, and dealer support. Let alone if the EPA does not approve a fix and you keep the car and cant register it... Too many questions and easier to get out now than wait for the hammer. For my family at least. Kyle On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bingo. Kyle is one example, trading his modern VW diesel for a 123 diesel > thirty years old. > > Which pollutes more? > > How many other VW owners will make a similar choice? Net pollution > generated going up or down? > > We haven't even touched on passenger safety. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On December 27, 2016 7:50:44 PM EST, Dimitri via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >I agree it's total bs. I mean lets get real here- the current vw > >diesels don't smoke or stink. If they don't smoke or stink then they > >are polluting a whole lot less than older diesels. And they get like > >45-50 mpg which means that less fuel gets consumed which means fewer > >greenhouse gases get produced as compared with almost all gas and > >probably most hybrid powered vehicles. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com