jcart
Veteran Member
Anyone done the Phase 1 reprogram recall and if so any difference in power, fuel and/or addblue consumption?
Thanks,
jrc
Thanks,
jrc
Thanks to you and all other reportsOk - so we had the Phase I (Sw update) done on our 2015 Golf right when it became available.. Car has been fine since then - running good, no significant change in MPG, etc. Today, at 28800 miles we have FINALLY seen the "Low DEF" warning - refill in 1500 Miles. So my guess is that the car is probably using more DEF than before the fix.
Just reporting for peoples knowledge.
But the warrenty and the fact they will be replacing the "wear parts" of the emissions system midlife for free is a HUGE thing. No fix, I bet they were hoping to make the parts last. But now, they must work, and if they don't, VW pays. Yes, the standards are SLIGHTLY less for the 2015 cars that they were supposed too meet new, no cheat. Actually the improvement is pretty slight vs pre scandal.Just throwing this out there....
You think that if there was software that made the cars WAY Better, AND were better for the environment... WHY DID VW CHEAT?????
There is CLEARLY a reason why the cars were made non compliant in the first place, and for one, am fairly confident that is wasn't because VW was lazy and just didn't want to create better software.
I'm also fairly confident that the new software will greatly impact the hardware elements of the emissions systems, hence why hardware is part of the fix.
You cannot make one part of a closed system 'better' without making some part 'worse'...
But the warrenty and the fact they will be replacing the "wear parts" of the emissions system midlife for free is a HUGE thing. No fix, I bet they were hoping to make the parts last.
But now, they must work, and if they don't, VW pays. Yes, the standards are SLIGHTLY less for the 2015 cars that they were supposed too meet new, no cheat. Actually the improvement is pretty slight vs pre scandal.
Biggest change is 15-20 more DEF usage according to VW, and this brings DEF use more in line with other diesels that use DEF.
IMO the original choice of keeping the DEF use so low was simply marketing. They didn't want anything that would make people feel the car was not like it's gas powered version.
Honestly, adding DEF on a 2015 is a simple thing if you go to a location with DEF pumps. Cheap too.
My choice became simple...I just had to be honest with myself.I was-am in the hopper for a buyback.
But after searching for a suitable replacement, I have reopened the possibility of the FIX.
One negative point on getting a new replacement, is the cost of a new TT&L
With the FIX thee is no (new) TT&L issue.
Hoping you get the added BOSCH $350 added to the first 2/3 check.. That would raise my (2/3) from $4,466 to $4,816 ~~ Extrapolating to include the benefit of no TT&L ~~ I come up with 'bout $5,725
Main reason I am in flux about BB vs FIX is I can't find a really satisfying replacement unit at a price I want to pay