I just read an article regarding this issue. The issue was first uncovered by a small laboratory in Virginia. They were conducting some random testing unrelated to the EPA. At first they thought there had to have been some flaw in their testing. They retested the vehicles in question two more times before they concluded that there was a real problem. They reported their results to the EPA, who verified the issue. That's when it was made public, and VW was notified. The EPA has reported that they will now begin performing random testing on vehicles that they will rent or borrow. I believe that Bosch is innocent of any wrong doing, since as they stated, the individual manufacturers utilize their own software. It's ashame that VW messed with the EPA and as a result has damaged their public image. I really like TDI's in general, and think diesels are a very viable option for improving fuel economy and controlling emissions.
~Holland On Sep 28, 2015 9:09 AM, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone have any thoughts on this whole VW diesel issue? I am not > surprised to hear that it might be spreading to Audi and Porsche since they > all use the same Bosch systems to control emissions. I guess Bosch can > protect themselves by saying that each customer can use any settings they > want in their sub-systems. > > It is a mar in the image of a brand we all probably like here. > > Best rumor I heard was that if VW were to give everyone affected a free > electric car - they would come out of this a winner and the overnight > leader in electric cars, after spending many billions. > > Anyone here affected by this, what are your thoughts on all this? > > I don’t own any diesel vehicles so not directly impacted. > > -Larry > 91 GTI 16V > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/ab669d3076d64c39957d4f925192af55%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/ab669d3076d64c39957d4f925192af55%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKB%3DYNsEmXnz0VLTNX53rhgs9zSAEgyU2TMQVud7jjN0nxQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
